Social Work with Foundation Year

About this course

Social work is a profession built on a commitment to human dignity, social justice, and the right of people to live free from harm and oppression. Social workers support individuals and families facing some of the most difficult circumstances in human life: poverty, abuse, neglect, mental illness, disability, domestic violence, and the many forms of social exclusion that prevent people from living well. The role requires empathy, resilience, rigorous professional knowledge, and the capacity to act with both care and authority in complex, often high-pressure situations. At Keele University, this four-year full-time BA includes a foundation year that gives students who need it the academic grounding to succeed in the main degree. The programme prepares you to become an autonomous professional social worker, capable of supporting diverse groups of people of all ages and of promoting human

Where its graduates go

The 4 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 15 / 100Welfare Professionals · 65% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 5% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Caring personal services · 5% of graduatescards →

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