Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Social Work (L501)

Train to become a social worker with this degree, accredited by Social Work England. This course offers hands-on experience of social work and a foundation in ethics, diversity, psychology, sociology, social policy and law. Students will study mental health, disability, adoption, fostering, substance misuse, youth justice, and domestic violence.

Students will learn directly from people with lived experience and teaching consultants currently in practice. Kingston University is part of a teaching partnership network with seven local authorities and two voluntary organisations. This means that students will be taught in the classroom by practising social workers who will bring theory to life with their front-line experiences.

Kingston University have a wide range of placement opportunities throughout South West London and Surrey, including child protection, youth justice, mental health, vulnerable adults settings, schools, drugs and substance misuse services.

Students will be expertly prepared for social work practice with placements in field, residential, day care, hospital, prison and service user-run settings. Placements will be supported by studies of assessment, intervention, evaluation, safeguarding, evidence-based practice, research and law. Employment skills workshops are provided by the partnership to maximise students' chances of securing employment within the partnership at graduation.

Kingston University will pay for students' professional student membership of the British Association of Social Workers during their degree.