Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

⁽¹⁾ Ord: ordinary call, Ext: extraordinary call. Cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic year
⁽²⁾ Tuition fees for the ECTS credits of the first year. Other fees not included
⁽³⁾ Discount equivalent to 99% of the tuition fees for first-time enrolment, under a decree of the Xunta de Galicia

Description

The Bachelor's Degree in Social Work will qualify students to practise professionally as social workers. They will intervene in situations of conflict in the different social spheres of individuals, take part in the design and planning of social policies, services and initiatives, and work on the prevention of problems and conflicts between people and/or groups.

Applicant profile

Students interested in working for and towards the removal of the social barriers, inequalities and injustices of today's society, and who are sensitive to the integration and inclusion of groups of people who are discriminated against, vulnerable or at risk of becoming so.

Access and admission

• Baccalaureate with the university entrance exam (PAU) passed
• Higher vocational training qualifications
• Entrance exam for people over 25 or over 45
• Previous university degree

Career opportunities

• Care and support: dealing with requests from individuals or groups related to social needs; guidance, information and advice on social rights and society's resources; organisation and management of social services; support and advisory services for the general population and specific groups
• Prevention and advocacy in situations of social injustice, to prevent social problems and shortcomings from arising and to promote human rights
• Social inclusion: with any population in a situation of vulnerability or social exclusion
• Teaching and social research: in relation to the social problems being addressed; analysis and intervention in the social sphere (nature, scale and priorities, problems and shortcomings, strengths, etc.); research into and analysis of the factors that condition social welfare
• Mediation: family, social and community mediation...
• Management and direction of services, social programmes and human resources
• Planning and evaluation of programmes and services
• Coordination with other professionals, administrations and resources