BA Social Work(with registration)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features in a range of aspects of social work;
- apply generic and social work specific intellectual qualities to standard situations outside the context in which they were originally studied;
- appreciate and employ the main methods of enquiry in social work and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry;
- use a range of techniques to initiate and undertake the analysis of data and information relevant to social work;
- adjust to social work professional and disciplinary boundaries;
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms;

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment in social work;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;
- decision making in social work;

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of social work to complex, albeit standard, situations and simple, albeit novel or atypical, instances;
- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;
- demonstrate competence in the Professional Capabilities Framework and HCPC Standards of Proficiency relevant to the end of first placement

Assessment procedures

The conduct of assessment will conform to existing general regulations and faculty norms within the University of Leeds, incorporating the rules and regulations of Ordinance IX taught Undergraduate Awards

Criteria for a Pass

Successfully undertake 240 credits of assessment of which 120 credits must be obtained at Level 2 to gain the Diploma of Higher Education in Social Studies

Students who exit with the Diploma in Social Studies will not be able to practice as a social worker


A pass mark of 40 or above must be obtained in order to receive module credits


Compensation between the elements within modules is allowable where stated in the module descriptor, otherwise there is no compensation.

Reassessment.

A mark of 40 will be the maximum obtainable upon reassessment

Reassessment will normally be by the same method as the initial assessment and must be taken by a date specified by the Module Assessment Board for the relevant module or by the School Board of Examiners

At the discretion of the school Board of Examiners, students will normally be given an opportunity of a maximum of two attempts to resubmit module assessment at all levels, unless otherwise stated.

Except in exceptional circumstances to be determined by the Exam Board there will only be two attempts allowable for the placement element of the Professional Practice 2 module. This will normally be by way of an extension to the current placement up to a maximum of 30 days.

Progression

The School Board of Examiners will consider the performance of all students registered to undertake the BA (Hons) Social Work programme at the end of level 2.

Normally students will only be allowed to proceed to level 3 of the programme provided they have obtained 90 credits at level 2, which must include the successful completion of the practice placement element of Professional Practice 2.

Students who carry over reassessment of modules will not be allowed to proceed to the next practice placement, until they have a provisional successful pass mark for the outstanding work

Progression should normally take place before the end of Semester 1 in the following year.