Social Work (Postgraduate Entry)

The MA in Social Work gives students with a first degree a professional social work qualification at Master's level.

The course will enable you to be a confident, competent, qualified social work practitioner. We offer a well established course with a national reputation for producing high-calibre workers. Our course is designed, managed and delivered by a Programme Management Board that includes practice placement agencies, students, lecturers and practitioners. Stakeholder involvement ensures that our course maintains a dynamic, outward-looking approach towards social work education with a clear focus on the needs of service users.

The course is built upon the following standards and requirements for social work training:

the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency for social care workers)

the DOH (Department of Health) Requirements for social work training

the College of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework

the QAA (Quality Assurance Agency) benchmark statements for social policy administration and social work