SINGLE HONOURS
UCAS codes: L500 BSc/SW
Typical offer: 280-320 points
International Baccalaureate: 26 points
Degree duration:
3 years full-time
Additional entry requirements:
• CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) enhanced clearance takes place when you accept the offer of a place on the course
• Medical ‘Fitness to Practice’, which is assessed by an Occupational Health Adviser
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL iBT score of 87 or equivalent
Selection process: Suitable applicants attend a group/individual interview and complete a written exercise
Course Enquiries and Applications
Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234
Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk
The programme aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills and values to respond effectively and professionally to the different challenges and dilemmas which may be experienced by the service users and carers with whom they work. Over the three year period of study, students gain requisite knowledge of human behaviour and social processes. In addition, they explore critically the different forms that oppression and inequality assume in society and develop an understanding of the effects of disadvantage and
marginalisation. Students are encouraged to select, implement and evaluate social work interventions that engender empowerment and build on people’s strengths.
Accreditation
The programme has been approved by the General Social Care Council (GSCC). Therefore, on successful completion of the full programme of study, its graduates are eligible to register with the GSCC and to use the legally protected title of ‘social worker’. Registered social workers are employed in a range of services, statutory and independent, and in different sectors, for example health, education and the personal social services.
Year 1
• Introduction to Social Work
• Human Growth, Behaviour and the Social Environment (Children and Adolescents)
• Human Growth, Behaviour and the Social Environment (Adults)
• Introduction to the Social Policy and Legal Contexts of Social Work
Year 2
• Direct Methods of Social Work – Individuals, Families, Groups and Communities 2
• Social Work Practice with Specific Service User Groups
• Social Work Research
• First Practice Learning Experience
Year 3
• Second Practice Learning Experience
• Direct Methods of Social Work – Individuals, Families, Groups and Communities 3
• Contemporary Issues in Social Work
Graduates go on to careers in social work or related professional roles in the social care, health and education sectors. The programme provides a firm grounding for postgraduate study and for entry into post-qualifying social work awards.