Social Work
University of Salford
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Peel Park

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SEP-26

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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SEP-26

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3 Years

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Our BSc (Hons) in Social Work provides cutting-edge approaches to teaching and learning. By engaging you in a critical and meaningful approach to practice, the course will provide you with the knowledge, values and skills needed to begin to recognise and address some of the most difficult social problems facing individuals, communities and societies today.This course comprises periods of academic study and practice learning in a social work or social care setting. These practice learning ...Read more

Our BSc (Hons) in Social Work provides cutting-edge approaches to teaching and learning. By engaging you in a critical and meaningful approach to practice, the course will provide you with the knowledge, values and skills needed to begin to recognise and address some of the most difficult social problems facing individuals, communities and societies today.This course comprises periods of academic study and practice learning in a social work or social care setting. These practice learning opportunities enable you to safely apply and develop the learning that has been advanced in practice.You will:Study at one of the largest and most reputable providers of social work education in the UKGain experience through placements provide by our partner agencies for experiential learning that may boost employment prospectsLearn about leading developments and gain a solid foundation from which you can build practice, wisdom and the ability to work with safety and effectively with others

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  UCAS
WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
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93/279
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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20th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2026
79th
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Rhiannon
11 Feb 25

parking is really difficult to get to, often making us late to lectures...Read more

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Megan
11 Feb 25

No parking..Read more

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120 Grades / Points required

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£15,720 per year

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Accommodation - 129.00 per week

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Rhiannon
11 Feb 25
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parking is really difficult to get to, often making us late to lectures....
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Megan
11 Feb 25
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University of Salford
University of Salford , Salford

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