Practice Learning Opportunities - Course Specific

Social work students are now required to spend 200 days in practice learning throughout their training, 160 of these must be spent in supervised direct practice in service delivery settings.

BA (Hons) Social Work Full Time Degree - 3 Practice Learning Opportunities
2nd Year - 40 days
3rd year - 60 days
4th Year - 80 days
Course Leader - Terry McLean e-mail: t.mclean@rgu.ac.uk or Tel: 01224 263206

BA (Hons) Social Work Distance Learning - 2 Practice Learning Opportunities
2nd year - 60 days (this can usually be undertaken in own workplace)
3rd year - 100 days
For fast track students only, 3rd year - 100 days
Course Leader - Robert Buckley e-mail: r.buckley@rgu.ac.uk or Tel: 0124 263218

MSC/Post Graduate - 2 Practice Learning Opportunities
1st year - 80 days
2nd year - 90 days
Course Leader - Steven Hothersall e-mail: s.hothersall@rgu.ac.uk or Tel: 01224 263227

Scottish Institute of Residential Child Care BA (Hons) in Social Work Distance Learning - 2 Practice Learning Opportunities
Year 3 - 80 days
Year 4 - 80 days
Course Leader - Janine Bolger e-mail: j.l.bolger@rgu.ac.uk or Tel: 01224 263352

The remainder of the allocated 200 days are used within the University setting towards preparation for practice and social work skills teaching.