If you want to become a registered social worker, you need to gain a BSc (Hons) Social Work degree
Essential Info
The University of Glamorgan’s Social Work degree was recently judged the top social work course in Wales and seventh in the UK in the Guardian League Tables 2008. What’s more, in the National Student Survey, 2010, completed by final year students, the University of Glamorgan came top in Wales for Social Work.
Evaluations of our social work degree by external examiners, local authority partners and other stakeholders have all been positive. We are committed to involving service users and carers in the teaching and management of this social work course. This means you will get an insight into their needs and experiences, and students have found their input very valuable.
You can either apply as an employee of a partner social service agency (Rhondda Cynon Taf) or a direct-entry student. If you are a direct-entry student, you will be eligible to apply for a bursary from the Care Council for Wales (subject to their conditions). The selection process includes a group interview observed by a practitioner, a service user and a tutor, a written response to a relevant scenario and an individual interview. Deferred applications are not accepted.
What You Will Study
Our Social Work degree based on the All Wales Assessment Framework for Social Work, which incorporates the National Occupational Standards for Social Work. Students will work to the Care Council for Wales Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.
Year One Social Work degree
- Social work processes
- Social science applied to social work
- Foundations for practice
- Law and social policy
- Communication skills
- Health and social care organisations
- 20-day Fitness to Practice element in the winter terms
Year Two Social Work degree
- Law in social work
- Welfare policy and management of resources
- Integrating research
- Assessing and approaches to solving social problems
- 80-day practice element in the autumn/winter terms
Year Three Social Work degree
- Competence in social work practice
- Individuals, families and communities
- Integrating research with social work and social care practice
- Interprofessional and multi-agency working
- 100-day practice element in autumn/ winter terms
How You Will Study
The Social Work degree is taught through traditional methods such as lectures, group debate and presentations, as well as more experiential ones such as role play and courtroom debate, or online learning. In practice, you will learn and be assessed through direct observation and supervision. You must pass both theory and practice elements of the course to qualify as a social worker.
Prospects
Possible Career Options
When you graduate, you can register as a qualified social worker. There is an on-going demand for social workers, so you can expect to find employment soon after graduation. Postqualification social work and other opportunities exist here at Glamorgan and within a national framework.
