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University degree

Social Work

New College Durham · Durham
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

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Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
55% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels55%
an Access course20%
Other10%
another degree5%
other higher education5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
90%
Continue past first year
82%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£33,000
After 15 months
£30,000
3 years on
£33,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Welfare ProfessionalsHighly skilled80%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
82%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching88%
Assessment & feedback93%
Academic support88%
Well organised83%
Learning resources71%
Student community79%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on New College Durham's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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