Social work degrees

186 courses at 95 UK universities offer social work for 2027 entry: most ask for between 64 and 112 UCAS points; 19 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often See entry requirements.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 104, BSc (Hons) 42, CertHE 7, FdA 7
Study full-time 169, part-time 17

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing social work with another subject.

• childhood and youth studies 7
• applied social science 4
• environmental and public health 3
• public services 3
• health studies 2
• social theory 2
• counselling 2
• psychology 2
• criminal justice 2
• mental health nursing 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• L5 social work 124
• X3 education studies 4
• B7 nursing 2
• C8 psychology 2
• L4 social policy 2

Universities

• Open University 8
• Birmingham Newman University 7
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 6
• Anglia Ruskin University 5
• Cardiff Metropolitan University 5
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 5
• Ulster University 5
• City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College) 4
• Coventry University 4
• Goldsmiths, University of London 4
• University of Lancashire 4
• City College Plymouth 3
• London Metropolitan University 3
• Sheffield Hallam University 3
• University Campus Oldham 3
• University of Greater Manchester 3
• University of Plymouth 3
• University of Sunderland 3
• Wrexham University 3
• Blackpool and the Fylde College 2
• Bucks New University 2
• Canterbury Christ Church University 2
• Keele University 2
• Kingston University 2
• Leeds Beckett University 2
• London South Bank University 2
• Nottingham Trent University 2
• Plymouth Marjon University 2
• Queen's University Belfast 2
• Teesside University 2
• The University of Edinburgh 2
• University Centre Calderdale College 2
• University of Bradford 2
• University of Bristol 2
• University of Chester 2
• University of Derby 2
• University of Dundee 2
• University of Essex 2
• University of Gloucestershire 2
• University of Greenwich 2
• University of Huddersfield 2
• University of Hull 2
• University of Portsmouth 2
• University of Salford 2
• University of Suffolk 2
• University of the West of Scotland 2
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David 2
• University of Worcester 2
• Barnsley College University Centre 1
• Birmingham City University 1
• Bournemouth University 1
• Bradford College 1
• Bristol, UWE 1
• De Montfort University 1
• Edge Hill University 1
• Glasgow Caledonian University 1
• Lancaster University 1
• Liverpool Hope University 1
• Manchester Metropolitan University 1
• Middlesex University 1
• New College Durham 1
• Newcastle College University Centre 1
• North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College 1
• NPTC Group 1
• Oxford Brookes University 1
• Robert Gordon University 1
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 1
• South Eastern Regional College 1
• Southampton, Solent University 1
• Swansea University 1
• Trafford & Stockport College Group 1
• University Centre Weston 1
• University of Bath 1
• University of Bedfordshire 1
• University of Birmingham 1
• University of Brighton 1
• University of Chichester 1
• University of Cumbria 1
• University of East Anglia UEA 1
• University of East London 1
• University of Hertfordshire 1
• University of Kent 1
• University of Leeds 1
• University of Lincoln 1
• University of Northampton 1
• University of Nottingham 1
• University of South Wales 1
• University of Staffordshire 1
• University of Stirling 1
• University of Strathclyde 1
• University of Sussex 1
• University of Winchester 1
• University of Wolverhampton 1
• University of York 1
• Yeovil College University Centre 1

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