Bachelor of Social Work
Wits APS 36 points
- English: level 5 if it is your Home Language, level 5 if it is your First Additional Language
About 60 places.
Source: View the official page (wits.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Careers › People & society
How to become a Social Worker
Supports individuals, families and communities through crisis and change.
What does a Social Worker actually do?
More about this career
Supports individuals and families through crisis – abuse, poverty, addiction, foster care – usually for the Department of Social Development, an NGO, a hospital, or a school. It’s emotionally demanding work with high demand and, honestly, stretched public-sector resources, so many social workers specialise (child protection, substance abuse, school social work) to focus their caseload.
Where this degree can take you
- Child Protection Social Worker
- School Social Worker
- Medical/Hospital Social Worker
- Community Development Worker
This is our general description of the role and related jobs, not from an official source – it’s here to give you a fuller picture, not as a careers-counselling guarantee.
Subjects that usually help
- English
- Life Sciences or History (helpful)
This is our general guidance about which school subjects suit this career. It is not an admission requirement and not from an official source – the real requirements are on the degrees below.
Where to check this yourself
- The subject requirements on the degree pages below
- Your school’s guidance teacher
Degrees that lead here
1 degree at 1 university. More are added as we verify them.
University of the Witwatersrand
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