Social Work (2 year accelerated route for relevant graduates) - BSc (Hons)

The BSc Honours Degree in Social Work is a professional qualification that meets the requirements of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council. Training to become a social worker involves a mixture of academic study and professional practice learning opportunities for a total of 185 days during the Degree. During Practice Placements (two episodes of 85 days and 100 days) students will work full time alongside social work practitioners and supported and assessed by a Practice Teacher. A range of placement opportunities are provided by a wide range of agency partners from Health and Social Care Trusts and other voluntary and statutory agencies and these providers are integral to the development and delivery of the programme.

The design and delivery of this ‘fast track’ degree programme is premised on the relevant graduate qualities of the applicant in meeting the demands of this accelerated learning programme.

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements.

This 2 year accelerated Social Work course is for relevant graduates only and is not open to school leavers. Applicants must be graduates with at least a second class honours degree in a cognate area.

English language requirements for international applicants:

The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5.

Graduates from this course are now working for:

With this degree you could become: