Sessions
Below are the sessions that are available for this course.
Full-Time
Campus: Dungannon
Week Starting: 07 September 2020
Day: Subject to Timetable
Duration: 2 Year(s)
Number of Weeks: 30
Hours per Week: 16
Total Hours: 480
Fee: £4395.00
Places Available: 15
Course Coordinator: Louise.McStravick@swc.ac.uk
Description
The BSc Honours Degree in Social Work is a professional qualification that meets the requirements of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council. Training to become a social worker involves a mixture of academic study and professional practice learning opportunities for a total of 185 days during the Degree.
Terms & Conditions
Students are required to:
Comply with College Policies and procedures, rules and regulations (available in your Student Diary/Higher Education Handbook, on-line: www.swc.ac.uk and on the College VLE).
Submit all coursework and assessments by specified dates, coursework submitted
without consent after the deadline shall not normally be accepted.
The minimum overall pass mark of 40% is required to be achieved in all modules.
Course Content
During Practice Placements (two episodes of 85 days and 100 days) students will work full time alongside social work practitioners and supported and assessed by a Practice Teacher. A range of placement opportunities are provided by a wide range of agency partners from Health and Social Care Trusts and other voluntary and
statutory agencies and these providers are integral to the development and delivery of the programme.
Core Modules
This Honours Degree will require students to study a variety of specialist modules to develop knowledge, skills and values relevant to professional social work practice.
Year 1 Modules:
Research and Academic Skills for Social Work
Introduction to Social Work Practice
Introduction to Service User Groups
Building and Maintaining a Professional Identity
Introduction to Life course Psychology
Preparation for Practice Learning
Theories and Methods and Law.
Year 2 Modules:
Practice Learning Placement
Assessment and Risk Assessment in Practice Settings
Working in Organisations
Critical Perspectives and Skills for Contemporary Practice.
The programme also includes underpinning learning within the Social Sciences, such as
Social Policy, Psychology and Sociology.
Assessment Method
Assessment methods include assignments, individual and group presentations, logbooks,
examinations, group work and individual reflections.
Progression Opportunities
Students will undertake the first two years of this Honours Degree at SWC, Dungannon
Campus. In the third year students will transfer to Ulster University, Magee Campus.
Following this, students may progress into the Social Work Profession on completion of their academic award. Students will complete a further assessed year in employment to become a fully qualified and registered social worker with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.