Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice (Social Work)

University of Manchester
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Social work, childhood, and youth studies

About this course

Our MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice course gives social workers the knowledge and skills they need to enhance their practice and prepare for leadership roles.

The course is aimed at registered social workers. You will study content that reflects professional, UK-wide government and international benchmarks for advanced level practice in health and social care, enhancing your suitability for revalidation.

This includes contemporary knowledge and skills in practice, leadership and collaborative practice, improving quality and developing practice, and developing self and others.

You will learn how to develop efficient and ethical ways of working that offer a better quality of life and care by placing service users and carers at the centre of decision-making and service redesign.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 12 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: Manchester

Part-time

Duration: 24 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: Manchester

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2461 Social workers
1172 Social services managers and directors
3314 Prison service officers (below principal officer)
4112 Local government administrative occupations
2464 Youth work professionals
1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
12 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Manchester
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Social work, childhood, and youth studies