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Study Details: MA 14-months full-time
The Masters in Social Work is an academic and professional qualification where you will experience an integration of practice and research. Social workers have a key role in working with other professionals to offer support to some of society’s most vulnerable citizens.
This innovative and accelerated postgraduate social work course, approved by Social Work England, offers the opportunity to engage with an intensive and immersive programme of teaching and learning integrating practice placements. Over the duration of the programme, you will develop into a competent and enthusiastic social work practitioner ready to engage with the rigours of this dynamic and exciting profession.
We have excellent relationships with local employers through our long-standing stakeholder group. As a result, some of your teaching with be co-delivered by practising social workers and service users.
This programme offers an accelerated route to becoming a professional social worker for highly motivated recent graduates or for career changers looking for new challenges and opportunities. You will be able to develop into an excellent and valued social worker with the capacity to work in all statutory social work settings and in a wide variety of private and voluntary workplaces in the UK and abroad. You will also be able to take advantage of high quality placements in both adult and children’s services including a final 100 day placement where you will undertake statutory interventions.
We normally require an upper second class degree (2:1)
Relevant experience requirement
Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to the profession with previous paid or voluntary work experience of at least three months. This should have been gained over the past five years in a part-time or full-time basis.
We consider experience to be relevant where you have been in a responsible position looking after the welfare of children or vulnerable adults. We have presented a few examples below of the sorts of experience we might consider.
Example 1: I have been working as a care assistant in a residential home for older people for the past 6 months
Example 2: I have been volunteering at my local church run youth centre most Saturdays for the last year offering advocacy and support to young people who are asking for help
Example 3: I have volunteered at a help-line offering support to members of the community.
Further requirements
GCSE Maths and English at grade C or higher or an equivalent qualification
Enhanced DBS check
You are also required to provide evidence of study within the last 5 years
Eligibility
UK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.
Please note, due to restrictions placed on students with a Student route (formerly tier 4) visa undertaking part-time study by the UKVI, courses requiring a placement cannot be studied by International students.
Interviews, entrance tests, portfolios and auditions
Entry onto this course requires a written work submission and if successful, followed by a face to face interview.
Applicants are required to demonstrate their suitability for social work training which aligns with the Professional Capabilities for Social Work entry level expectations.
Our admission team will contact you within four weeks of your UCAS application to inform you of the next steps.
If you pass the written work, you will then be invited for an interview which will be held virtually or at our Hendon campus depending on Government guidelines.
If you are successful at interview, you will then be offered a place on the course subject to academic, health and DBS requirements.
Please view a more detailed summary of what you should expect throughout the application process.
For more information about the interview process and additional information about how this course compares with our Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work, please read the document: Information for Applicants to MA/PGDip Social Work.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
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