Courses

The division offers a range of up-to-date employment focused professional and academic courses for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional students.

Undergraduate

• BA (Hons) Social Work
• BA (Hons) Health and Social Care
• BA (Hons) Youth Justice*
• BA (Hons) Youth in Society

Professional

• Postgraduate Diploma in Career Guidance (PG Dip CG) / Qualification in Careers Guidance
• BA (Hons) / Postgraduate Diploma Childcare Practice
• BA (Hons) / Professional Qualification in Social Work (Employability-based)
• MA Professional Practice
• MA Professional Practice in Childcare
• MA Professional Practice in Career Guidance

*subject to validation

The division has considerable experience of delivering a range of relevant and academically rigorous subjects at undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional level. A range of student-centred teaching and learning approaches are used to reflect the division's teaching philosophy - that theory underpins practice and practice underpins theory.

The Division of Social Work and Professional Practice has a high proportion of mature students, many of whom combine study on a part-time basis with employment and other responsibilities.