To provide students with the knowledge, skills and competencies to become professional social workers in various settings within the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.
To support students in developing a critical awareness of current issues facing society and generate innovative ideas to support the resolution of such issues.
To facilitate students to develop an understanding of professional accountability and the legal and regulatory framework within which social work operates.
To equip students to reflect and practise ethical, innovative and effective social work practice that actively promotes social justice in a diverse society.
To develop learners who recognise and understand the importance of evidence and research in and to practice and who can contribute to this debate and apply it to social work practice.
To develop civic and social responsibility as an informed learner.
To ensure the required competency of ATU graduates, this programme does not accept a request for advanced entry,