BA (Hons) Social Work
Chatham, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 19,300 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for EU and International| UK: GBP 9,250
Introduction
Social work is about changing lives for the better - and this is the core of our teaching at Kent. Our degree has been designed with professional practice in mind, helping you to develop the knowledge and practical skills you need to become a confident, competent social work practitioner.
You'll gain a thorough understanding of the issues and trends in adult services and social care for children and families. You critically examine how to work with individuals experiencing mental distress and the role of mental health services. You'll also explore partnership working, interventions and skills, research skills and critical and reflective practice. This 360 approach means you graduate ready to step into social work and make a real difference.
Successful graduates of this course are eligible for professional registration with Social Work England (SWE), the regulatory body for social work, meaning you are ready to jump into a meaningful and successful career in social work.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.
Curriculum
Stage 1
- Social Work Context 1
- Communications Skills
- Social Work Context 2
- Law Rights and Ethics
- Theoretical Perspectives
- Life Span
Stage 2
- Placement 1 and Practice Skills Development (70 days plus 5-day teaching block)
- Children and Families
- Social Work with Adults and Families
- Making Sense of Mental Health
- Advanced Intervention Skills
Stage 3
- Critical Policy & Critical Reflection
- Research for Social Work
- Practice Social Work
- Practice in a Multi-agency Context 5-day Teaching Block (5-day Teaching Block: explicitly counting 5 'Skills Development Days')
- Placement (100 days)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
With recent developments in computing, automation, and artificial intelligence, many of today's jobs will give way to new types of careers and opportunities. This course will develop your critical, analytical, communication and research skills to prepare you for this contemporary, ever-changing world of work, giving you lots of career options when you graduate, and in the years beyond.
Many of our graduates take their concern with people, society and social justice into their career trajectory and move into roles that allow them to affect real-world impact. Our Social Work graduates are highly sought after and have gone on to work for companies such as:
- The NHS
- Local authority adults and children's services
- Charities and other voluntary organisations
- Private agencies eg fostering agencies
- Social research
Program delivery
Contact hours
For a student studying full-time, each academic year of the program will comprise 1200 learning hours which include both direct contact hours and private study hours. The precise breakdown of hours will be subject-dependent and will vary according to modules.
Methods of assessment will vary according to subject specialism and individual modules.