BSc (Hons) Social Work at Birmingham City University

"My name's Clare Graham, I am currently the Head of Service for Contextual Safeguarding based at Birmingham Children's Trust. My role within this service means that I oversee a multi-agency partnership team that looks at reducing, mitigating, responding and intervening to risks to children outside of the family home. So this involves children who go missing from home or care, children exploited criminally and sexually, children who may be vulnerable or groomed into gangs, and children who are involved in serious youth violence.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences  |  Department: Social Work and Community Studies  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

We provide an academic learning with you as students at the centre of our planning. While we do deliver some online lectures, most of your time will be spent in sessions on campus and in service delivery settings within the community on practice-based placements, reflecting the nature of social work as both an academic and practical discipline. You will learn in a range of ways, including lectures, workshops and seminars, complemented by online resources and independent study. Modules include Introduction to Social Work, Equality, Diversity & Identity in Social Work (EDI), Foundation Law and Social Policy, Theories of Human Growth and the Life Course, Social Work Skills for Practice 1, Social Work Skills for Practice 2, Social Work Practice Safeguarding 1: Adult, Social Work Practice Safeguarding 1: Children.

Career pathways

After successfully completing our social work degree, you are eligible to register with Social Work England, enabling you to practise as a professional social worker. With half of the course taking place in practice settings, this course is highly regarded by employers.

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