This hugely popular course, one of UEL's flagship degrees, will give you a rewarding insight into contemporary social work and train you to become a reflective, capable, and effective practitioner. You’ll learn how to support, protect, and speak up for people in significant personal difficulty.We'll give you the theory and information you need through lectures and seminars, but this course is all about hands-on experience - or 'learning by doing', as we call it.On your journey from student to practitioner, you'll learn everything you need to know for a career in social work. This covers current legislation and government policy, information sharing and confidentiality requirements, ways of communicating, social policy theories, and research methods. But knowledge is just one side of the coin. Hands-on skills and experience are an equally important part of a social worker's toolkit. That's why 'learning by doing' is at the heart of our course.Our staff have relevant experience and practice to help you learn from real-life experience and research. We encourage an educational experience that is active, social, collaborative, engaging, and student-owned. You will have access to a variety of resources so your learning experience goes beyond the classroom.We have more than 1,000 applicants for places on this course every year and limited places. Just to be accepted onto our programme is a massive achievement, and you'll be well on your way to a rewarding career in social work. Because we're the principal social work training provider in east London, you can rest assured that you'll be in very safe hands when it comes to finding a job after graduating.