Overview

Learn from expert academics and gain first-hand experience from service users, carers and practitioners, and graduate prepared to start an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling career.

Benefit from a truly unique, practice-led experience that puts lived experience and real-world impact at the heart of your studies. You’ll learn from leading academics, work directly with service users, carers, and practitioners, and complete two placements that bring your knowledge to life.

Ranked among the UK’s top social work courses, the Social Work degree offered at the University of Birmingham leverages Birmingham’s vibrant, diverse community connections to offer hands-on experience, and its global recognition means you’ll graduate ready to make a difference—locally and worldwide.

Career opportunities

There is a clear progression from the social work programme to professional practice in a range of settings such as statutory social work, voluntary organisations and the private sector, with employment opportunities both in the UK and overseas.

Upon graduation, our students take up positions such as:

Social Worker (children and families, adults, mental health)

Social Work and Social Care Leadership

Social Researcher

Advanced Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)

Education Welfare Officer

Youth Offending Team

Community Development Worker

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Advocate

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Social Work Practice with Children, Families and Adults

Journeys through the Life Course

Law and Social Policy for Social Work

Placement One for Professional Practice

Social Work in Practice: Context, Values and Skills

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-03 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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95

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76

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7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Your application will be reviewed by the course’s Admissions Tutor, who will decide whether your application should receive an offer.
If you have a conditional offer for Birmingham where English is a requirement, you can take a Presessional English course as an alternative to retaking IELTS or a similar qualification.
2:1 Honours Degree (or international equivalent) in any subject, and 3 months (minimum 400 hours) of full-time work experience in a social care setting, either in a paid of voluntary capacity.

Applicants with a 2:2 degree classification may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C/4 or certificated equivalent level two numeracy and literacy qualification
A minimum of 3 months' related practice-based experience. This can be in a variety of fields and does not have to be in a social work setting.

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Tuition Fees

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27090 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9130 GBP / year

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Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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