B Social Work Social Work at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The BA Social Work is a four-year professional degree programme. Social workers work in various fields of service such as community development, child protection, child and family welfare, youth programmes, disability, health, education, the workplace, and social policy development. Promote social change, and the development and wellbeing of people. The Social Work Department strives to be a centre of excellence in promoting social change, development, and the wellbeing of people, through research, teaching, and community service.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Human and Community Development | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First-year; Psychology I; Sociology I; Social Work I; Select one elective from the following:; Anthropology; IsiZulu/Sesotho/Sign Language; Philosophy; Second-year; Psychology II; Sociology II; Social Work II; Third-year; Social Work III; Psychology III; OR; Sociology III; Fourth-year; Field Instruction; Social Work Theory; Research Report

Career pathways

Marriage and Divorce Counsellor Substance Abuse Counsellor Development Planner Working with disadvantaged communities Lecturer Personnel Manager Probation Officer Social Welfare Manager Social Welfare Researcher Social Worker in the fields of: Child and Family Welfare Geriatrics Occupational Medical Educational Social Work

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 36. APS 36+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Wait-listing Applicants with an entry requirement of at least 34-35 APS points are wait-listed, subject to place availability. International applicants Additional Information Only 60 places are available in the first year of study for the Bachelor of Social Work degree. Applicants are selected on the basis of academic merit within various school Quintiles. This aligns with the University’s transformation policy for student selection.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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