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    PGDip 14 months full-time

Masters Degree Description

The Postgraduate Diploma 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 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.

 

Entry Requirements

We normally require an upper second class degree (2:1)

Relevant experience requirement

 

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Once qualified, our graduates have gone onto work as Social Workers in a range of settings working closely with vulnerable people from groups such as:

Older adults and later life
Teenagers with mental health problems
Young offenders
Adults with learning disabilities, mental health problems or physical disabilities
People with alcohol, drug or other substance misuse problems
Refugees and asylum seekers
Children who are at risk of abuse or neglect

Our Social Work graduates have gone onto work in local authorities, charities, voluntary sector organisations and private/ independent sector organisations, with many finding employment with our placement partners within neighbouring London boroughs and beyond.

Module Details

Readiness for Direct Practice (15 credits)
Social Work Theory (15 credits)
Social Work Law (15 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Social Work (15 credits)
Understanding the Life Course (15 credits)
Social Work Research (15 credits)
First Professional Practice Placement (15 credits)
Final Professional Practice Placement (15 credits)

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