This course offers a range of academic learning and practice placements to prepare you to enter your career with knowledge and confidence. Social Workers come to public attention when they play leading roles in contentious and often sensationalised criminal cases, working closely with the legal and medical professions and police forces. Their less visible day-to-day work is, however, fundamental to the operation of successful, just and participative societies. Our course draws on the expertise of users of social work services and carers, as well as stakeholders including local authority, voluntary agency and private agency staff. Users of social work inform many aspects of the course and also work alongside lecturers to deepen your understanding of their needs and role in co-producing social services. The current need for qualified social workers means that the vast majority of graduates find employment within a short time of leaving university. You may find that you can secure employment within one of your placement agencies in advance of finishing your studies.