BA (Hons) Social Work at Keele University

Begin your journey to become a social worker making positive changes in people’s lives on Keele's Social Work BA. Support diverse groups of people of all ages, and promote human rights and social justice in a flexible, varied and challenging, yet rewarding, career in which you will learn how to become an autonomous professional within your chosen field of practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences  |  Department: School of Medicine  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Introduction to Professional Learning and Development, Social Justice, Ethics and Values, Life Course Development, Introduction to Law, Policy and Safeguarding. Year 2 compulsory modules: Social Work Practice Placement (1): Practice, Theory and Methods, Children and Families Social Work, Social Work with Adults, Understanding Contemporary Society: Key Concepts, Research Mindedness. Year 3 compulsory modules: Authority, Leadership and Partnership in Social Work, Research for Social Work: Individual Project, Contemporary Social Work Practice: Issues and Approaches, Social Work Practice Placement (2): Practice, Ethics and Critical Approaches.

Career pathways

There are a range of social work career opportunities open to you once you qualify. You will be able to apply your knowledge and expertise acquired on the course to work for a local authority, the NHS or in the voluntary sector.

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