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94% of students were positive about the quality of teaching on their course – National Student Survey, 2023.

Why choose Social Work BA Honours at 91ÇéÉ«?

With a high demand for qualified social workers, this approved programme will give you the skills to build a career enabling people at risk to live fulfilled and independent lives. You will learn from a dynamic social work curriculum co-designed by academics, service users and practice partners. A supportive and friendly teaching team with ongoing links to social work practice will guide you every step of the way.

What you will gain

After graduating you will be able to register as a Social Worker with Social Work England. You will be confident in communicating effectively with a range of service users and professionals in various situations. You'll be able to present arguments confidently based on academic evidence in specialist areas of social work practice.

You'll acquire strong problem-solving skills, advanced IT skills and will be able to critically analyse the latest research findings. You will be able to apply these skills in a variety of social work settings.

We have over 145 years of experience delivering professional, creative and technical education that prepares students – like you – for success in global careers, so find out more today.

Accreditations

This degree is approved by Social Work England (SWE), the statutory body regulating the social work profession.

SWE believes in the power of collaboration and shares a common goal with those they regulate – to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people’s lives. ​

Social Work England has created professional, education and training standards in partnership with everyone interested in social work, including 91ÇéÉ« University. These standards set out the requirements that they expect social workers and social work courses to meet.

This course is professionally recognised for being of the highest quality, focusing on developing the knowledge and skills that employers require.

What you will learn

With the social work sector expanding rapidly, there’s never been a better time to enter a career that will positively impact some of society’s most vulnerable people.

Through a mix of teaching sessions, interactive workshops and e-learning resources, you’ll become familiar with current law, policies and theory, and be able to communicate effectively with service providers, service users and their carers.

A huge part of this course is on-the-job learning through work placements where you'll get to grips with what it's actually like to do the job of a social worker.

By joining us on this hands-on and fulfilling course, you'll benefit from:

• Research active academic and innovative teaching: several academics hold Senior Fellowship status that recognises their dynamic approaches to teaching, learning and assessment
• Personalised support throughout your course from your academic advisor
• Excellent career prospects: our graduates have an average starting salary of £30k+, and have gone on to work in a wide variety of roles across London boroughs and further afield
• The opportunity to apply to Social Work England to register as a qualified social worker once you graduate.

Student support

We offer lots of support to help you while you're studying including financial advice, wellbeing, mental health, and disability support.

Additional needs

We'll support you if you have additional needs such as sensory impairment or dyslexia. And if you want to find out whether 91ÇéÉ« is the right place for you before you apply, get in touch with our Disability and Dyslexia team.

Wellness

Our specialist teams will support your mental health. We have free individual counselling sessions, workshops, support groups and useful guides.

Work while you study

Our 91ÇéÉ« Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above. .

Financial support

You can apply for scholarships and bursaries and our 91ÇéÉ« Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.

We have also reduced the costs of studying with free laptop loans, free learning resources and discounts to save money on everyday things. Check out our guide to student life on a budget.

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Fees and funding

The fees below are for the 2024/25 academic year:

UK students¹

Full-time: £9,250

Part-time: £77 per taught credit

International students²

Full-time students: £16,600

Part-time students: £138 per taught credit

Additional costs

The following study tools are included in your fees:

• Free access to the resources, learning materials and software you need to succeed on your course
• Free laptop loans for up to 24 hours
• Free printing for academic paperwork
• Free online training with LinkedIn Learning.

Scholarships and bursaries

To help make uni affordable, we do everything we can to support you including our:

• 91ÇéÉ« Excellence Scholarship offers grants of up to £2,000 per year for UK students
• Regional or International Merit Awards which reward International students with up to £2,000 towards course fees
• Our 91ÇéÉ« Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.

Find out more about undergraduate funding and all of our scholarships and bursaries.

Fees disclaimers

1. UK fees: The university reserves the right to increase undergraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions. The tuition fees for part-time UK study are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

2. International fees: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.

We’ll carefully manage any future changes to courses, or the support and other services available to you, if these are necessary because of things like changes to government health and safety advice, or any changes to the law.

Any decisions will be taken in line with both external advice and the University’s Regulations which include information on this.

Our priority will always be to maintain academic standards and quality so that your learning outcomes are not affected by any adjustments that we may have to make.

At all times we’ll aim to keep you well informed of how we may need to respond to changing circumstances, and about support that we’ll provide to you.