Careers & Training – NISCC Approved Courses in Social Work

This section contains contact details and links to the education institutions approved to deliver the Honours Degree in Social Work in Northern Ireland .

Click on one of the titles below, or scroll down to find details of the relevant institutions.

Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) – The Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB)

Contact: Greg Kelly, Senior Lecturer/BSW Programme Director
QUB
School of Social Work
7 Lennoxvale,
Belfast
BT9 5BY

Telephone: (028) 9097 5426
Website: www.qub.ac.uk or go direct to http://www.qub.ac.uk/sw/courses/bsw.html
Email: [email protected]

BSc (Hons) in Social Work – University of Ulster at Magee Campus (UUM)

Contact: Mary McColgan, Head of School
UUM
School of Sociology & Applied Social Studies
Magee Campus, Northland Road , Londonderry
BT48 7JL

Telephone: (028) 7137 5434/5301
Website: www.ulster.ac.uk or go direct to http://www.ulster.ac.uk/prospectus/course?id=1491

The University of Ulster also offers the Degree in Social Work in partnership with four Institutes of Further and Higher Education (F&HE) as follows:

BSc (Hons) in Social Work – Belfast Institute of Further & Higher Education , Belfast (BIFHE)

Contact: Jim McParland, Course Coordinator
Department of Continuing Education
BIFHE
Millfield Building , Belfast
BT1 1HS

Telephone: (028) 9026 5000/5482
Website: www.belfastinstitute.ac.uk or go direct to
http://www.belfastinstitute.ac.uk/courses/course_search/detail.asp?course_id=619

BSc (Hons) in Social Work – East Tyrone College of Further & Higher Education , Dungannon (ETCFHE)
Contact: Ken Montgomery, Head of Department
Department of Academic Health and General Studies

ETCFHE
Circular Road, Dungannon
BT71 6BQ

Telephone: (028) 8772 2323
Website: www.etcfhe.ac.uk or go direct to
http://www.etcfhe.ac.uk/Courses/Course.asp?CourseID=294

BSc (Hons) in Social Work – North Down & Ards Institute of Further & Higher Education , Newtownards (NDAI)
Contact: Marie Fox, Course Coordinator
Faculty of Health and Social Care

NDAI
Victoria Avenue , Newtownards
BT23 7ED

Telephone: (028) 7127 6022/6590/6529
Website: www.ndai.ac.uk or go direct tohttp://www.ndai.ac.uk/courses/prospectusfulldetails.asp?cid=10489

BSc (Hons) in Social Work – North West Institute of Further & Higher Education , Derry (NWIFHE)

Contact: Rosemary McGill or Geraldine Laverty, Principal Lecturers
Department of Care and Health
NWIFHE
19 City Factory, Derry
BT48 7ES

Telephone: (028) 7127 6022/6590/6529
Website: www.nwifhe.ac.uk or go direct to
http://www.nwifhe.ac.uk/courses/fulltime/search/CourseDetail.asp?ref=114

NB: Students who chose to undertake the Degree in Social Work through the institutions of F&HE will complete the first two years at their chosen institution, with the final year being completed at UUM or BIFHE, which will be used as an outreach centre by the University of Ulster for this purpose.

Accelerated Route to the Degree in Social Work in Northern Ireland :

Applicants, who have a relevant degree*, may be eligible to apply for the ‘Accelerated Route’ to the Degree in Social Work, which can normally be completed in two years.

*A Degree (second class lower division or higher) will be deemed to be a relevant degree where at least 33% of the course passed at Honours level comprises one or more of the following; Sociology, Psychology, Social Policy/ Social Administration, Law, Teaching, Nursing, Community Work, Youth Work, Early Childhood Studies and other cognate subjects at the discretion of the course provider.

Queens University , Belfast and University of Ulster at Magee campus were approved to offer the accelerated route to the Degree in Social Work.

For more information on the Accelerated Route go to the institutions direct or click on to
Training to be a Social Worker in NI – Detailed Information Pack – July 2005 (16 pages)

If you do not need further information about social work education and training and simply want to apply to a course in Northern Ireland , all applications including the F&HE institutions are through the UCAS system. UCAS application forms will be available from September 2005 for courses starting in 2006. Visit the UCAS website at w ww.ucas.ac.uk or telephone 0870 1122211 to request an application form.

For confirmation of UCAS course codes, contact the relevant university or institution for details, or go to the UCAS web site ‘Course Search’ section. This information should also be available in the universities/institutions prospectuses and on their websites.