BSc (Hons) Social Work

Level One

• Values, Ethics and Equality
• Service User and Carer Participation
• Social Work Processes
• Contemporary Policy and Society
• Mental Health and Well-being
• Child and Adolescent Development in Context
• Social Work Theories and Methods
• Communicating and Engaging with Others

Level Two

• Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children
• Working with Adults
• Knowledge Informed Practice
• Practice Placement One

Level Three

• Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Social Work
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Diversity and Difference
• Practice Placement Two

Students study with the combination of lectures and seminars. Students from year 2 have the first period of 100 days of practice and year 3 the final practice period of 100 days, both of which are assessed in the workplace. The aim of the placements is to provide learning opportunities within which students develop their skills, values and knowledge of social work practice. A small number of students undertake placements overseas.

The School is committed to the meaningful participation of service users and careers in the planning, monitoring and delivery of programmes. An active Service users group is currently being established that will have a formal role in the School’s decision-making processes.

Opportunities are made available for students to have brief study trips to social work programmes and to visit welfare services in conjunction with European partner institutions.

We also work collaboratively with local and national agencies and have long established partnerships with local authority children’s services and adult services, health trusts and with voluntary and independent agencies.

Bursaries are available for all eligible full time UK students of approximately £4,575 per year (2008) for each year of study and are non means tested.

International students who are not living in the European Community will need to pay the international tuition fee that is relevant for the year in which they apply.

Set against the backdrop of Lincoln Cathedral, the Lincoln Brayford campus is situated at the heart of this historic city. Facilities include a state-of -the-art Learning Resource Centre, Sports Centre, The Engine Shed which houses the Student Union bar and meeting space, as well as the newest building the LPAC building which is home to Lincoln Performing Arts.

The University of Lincoln is accredited by the General Social Care Council to offer qualifying degrees in Social Work.

The course is right for you if you want to make a difference; you have patience and feel you want to help people. The course can be tough and can touch on very emotional issues. If you can cope you will be prepared to be an excellent Social Worker.

You will need to be caring, patient, and have an experience of working with others this can be in the voluntary sector or previous social care work. Students would require at least 6 weeks work prior to the start of the programme.

The programme uses continuous assessment as the basis for determining the level of student performance. Some small use is also made of class-based tests.

You will gain a lot of friends for life from this programme, understanding and knowledge which underpins the practical activities related the career aim. In many cases students have said that this course is life changing.

We look for someone with an enquiring mind and who is able to offer opinions, but yet listen. Students would be required to have undertaken some sort of work with people prior to application.

• 260 UCAS points inluding a minimum of 2 6 unit Awards (eg. Key Skills)
• Three GCSEs at grade C or above, to include English Language and Maths (or equivalent). GCSEs must be obtained prior to application
• 45 level 3 credits at merit or above
• All students must demonstrate some form of experience of social care practice (either paid or voluntary) in their personal statement in the UCAS application form

Apply via UCAS on-line at www.ucas.com

Early application is strongly recommended. Applicants received after the 15th January 2011 UCAS deadline are unlikely to be considered.

Interview process

• All students are assumed to have a basic awareness of social work, which they will be require to demonstrate at interview
• The interview process will involve a group exercise, a written test and an individual interview.
• All applicants who have been invited for interview will be notified of the University’s decision within three weeks of the interview date. Applicants are advised to check UCAS Track.

The University of Lincolns Social Work programme has an excellent reputation for gaining employment after graduation. Currently it stands at 95% of students are in graduate placed posts 6 months after graduation. This is one of the best in the country. Many students go straight into Social Work, others work within Social Care, some students have gained employment through their placement visits.

For further information and funding your study please see our Fees & Funding pages.

Fees and Funding