Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 2 years full-time (with placements)
Want to make a rewarding and positive contribution to society? Gain the skills and knowledge to become a social worker. You will link theory to practice through well-supported placements across a range of social work interventions. You will focus on legal literacy; social work values; contemporary theory, methods and models; evidence-informed research, as well as professional practice. Peer learning will develop your professional ability as a critically reflective and ethical social worker.
All candidates are interviewed before an offer is made.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
From scholarships and loans, to grants from charitable trusts, you can fund your postgraduate study at Plymouth in a number of ways.
Social workers support people experiencing difficult times of change and circumstances, by offering guidance and acting as an advocate for people who are vulnerable. Specialising in supporting children, adults, or adults with a range of issues, they use social care legislation to improve outcomes in people’s lives and safeguard their rights.
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