This course is now closed for 2025/26 applications.
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Social work is an exciting, rewarding career which trains you to support people and families through difficult times. Our BA Social Work will aid you in developing the specialist skills needed to provide assistance and support to a variety of people in society. A combination of formal university teaching and practical real-world placements will provide you with the knowledge, experience and expertise you need to start a successful social work career. You’ll prepare for a vocation helping those on the margins of society and across the spectrum in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and, to some extent, class, with full integration with service users and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds and traditions. There is a strong emphasis on critical reflection and problem solving on this course, which will enable you to navigate the exciting and challenging career of a social worker. Success in this course can lead to registration with Social Work England.
To learn more about a career in Social Work, listen to our podcast "A Day in the Life of a Social Worker", where our academic team interview LSBU Social Work alumni now working in the sector.
Why Social Work at LSBU?
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- Ranked 1st in London for Graduate Prospects in Social Work (Complete University Guide 2025).
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- 100% of students on this course rated the teaching as excellent and that staff make the subject engaging (National Student Survey, 2025).
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- The course is approved by Social Work England. Practical experience on two placements, at suitable settings from a variety of social work sectors.
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- Our industry relevance means we produce reflective social work practitioners ready to practice in the rapidly changing and developing world of social work.
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- LSBU graduates have the highest average salaries, one year, three years and five years after graduating. The Office for Students (Ofs) 2024