MA Social Work

Course Overview

The course focuses on developing your skills to engage with a diverse range of people, both adults, and children, to address complex life challenges and enhance wellbeing. This will equip you to work in an exciting profession, promoting the rights and wellbeing of people, families, and communities, through establishing and maintaining the trust and confidence of those people while acting with professional integrity and promoting ethical practice. The social work program meets current Social Work England Qualifying Education and Standards as well as Professional Standards and BASW. The program and is led by research-active academic staff with contributions from social work practitioners, service users, and carers as well as other professionals.

General Eligibility

Normally a 2.1 classification in an undergraduate Honours degree. A lower degree classification may be considered, on a case by case basis, depending on other postgraduate qualifications or experience.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS - An overall score of 7 is required with no less than 6.5 in each subtest taken in one sitting.