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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 10th April 2025

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Degree Programme Table: Social Work (BSc Hons) (UTSOWRK)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Social Work: Making A Difference

Must be passed

SCWR08003 20 credits
Social Policy and Society

Must be passed

SCPL08004 20 credits
Politics of the Welfare State

Must be passed

SCPL08005 20 credits
Creative Social Work and the Arts

Must be passed

SCWR08008 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.
Our Changing World
BIME08006 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (UG)
EDUA08116 20 credits
Sustainable Development Goals: History, Progress and Beyond 2030
EFIE08008 20 credits
Living in the Anthropocene
GESC08004 20 credits
Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World
SSPS08012 20 credits
Healthy Eating for People and Planet
VETS08016 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits and passed all required second year courses for their registered degree are entitled to progress to BSc Social Work honours. This is subject to successfully meeting additional requirements such as evidence of work in the field of social welfare.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Working and Relating: Developing Your People Skills

Must be passed

SCWR08007 20 credits
Human Rights and Social Justice: social work and the law

Must be passed

SCWR08009 20 credits
From Research into Practice: Landmarks in Social Work Research

Must be passed

SCWR08005 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 40 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.
Our Changing World
BIME08006 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (UG)
EDUA08116 20 credits
Sustainable Development Goals: History, Progress and Beyond 2030
EFIE08008 20 credits
Living in the Anthropocene
GESC08004 20 credits
Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World
SSPS08012 20 credits
Healthy Eating for People and Planet
VETS08016 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits are entitled to progress to BSc Social Work honours. This is subject to successfully meeting additional requirements such as evidence of work in the field of social welfare.

To undertake their third year courses students must be registered as Student Social Workers and hold a current PVG membership.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Understanding Care and Control in Social Work (UG)

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10029 20 credits
Social Work with Individuals and Families

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10034 20 credits
Working with Self & Others: Skills Theories & Methods (UG)

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10031 20 credits
Professional Practice in Social Work 1 (UG)

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10030 40 credits
Social Work in Communities (UG)

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10035 20 credits
Social Work Dissertation Preparation Course
SCWR10037 0 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
To undertake these courses students must be registered as Student Social Workers and hold a current PVG membership.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Working with Risk, trust and Complexity (UG)

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10032 40 credits
Social Work Dissertation (UG)

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10036 40 credits
Professional Practice in Social Work 2 (UG)

Must be passed for professional purposes

SCWR10033 40 credits
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