Social Work BSc (Hons)

**Your first step towards a career as a registered social worker this course equips you with the knowledge skills and resilience needed to improve the lives of vulnerable adults children and families.**<br/><br/>Approved by Social Work England this degree offers graduates eligibility to join the professional register after which you can pursue a career in social work across a range of settings.<br/><br/>The course prepares you to work in a rapidly changing complex and unpredictable sector offering the most up-to-the-minute knowledge skills and practice. It combines work-placement experience practical skills development and academic study with a focus on applying theory to practice.<br/><br/>You first study the foundations of social work including social policy; human growth and development; relevant legislation for professional practice; and working with people. Later units explore issues contexts and interventions in social work along with two work-placement opportunities and a final-year research project.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- The quality of our teaching ranked top for student satisfaction out of 77 HE institutions offering the subject (Complete University Guide 2023)<br/><br/><br/>- Explore every aspect of the professional social work role; how it relates to other areas; and the ethical challenges of balancing initiative with accountability<br/><br/><br/>- Progress with the support of academic staff who have all been practising social workers some of whom continue to practise alongside their academic work<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from the University of Bedfordshire’s new Health & Social Care Academy run in partnership with local councils and NHS Trusts to recruit and train the next generation of health and social care workers<br/><br/><br/>- As a graduate you can apply for professional registration as a qualified social worker with Social Work England<br/><br/><br/>- Open up career paths across a variety of sectors including local authorities the NHS education authorities prison service private agencies and voluntary organisations<br/>