MA Social Work

• A relevant undergraduate degree (ideally a 2:1 classification) or other recognised equivalent qualification. A Pass or 3rd will not be considered.
• Applicants are advised to discuss the relevance of their Degree in their personal statement.
• All applicants must have GCSE’s grade C/4 or above in English Language and Math or certified equivalencies Key skills Level 2 will be accepted, regardless of other qualifications. Applicants without these will not be considered.
• Applicants must have 6 months of relevant social care or social work focused work experience, ideally 2/3 days a week (and be able to evidence this). This could be paid or voluntary work.

Students yet to graduate should ideally provide an academic reference (although a professional reference would be acceptable).

Students who have already graduated should provide a professional reference.

All offers of a place on the programme are subject to:

• satisfactory Occupational Health Screening (OH),
• satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) report (this does not mean an applicant must have a ‘clear’ DBS. However any DBS issues will need to be discussed prior to your interview (where possible) and full enrolment on to the programme) and;
• successful interview by the University.

Please note, entry requirements must be maintained as the programme is endorsed by the Social Work England.

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Employment prospects for Social Work graduates are excellent and you will be able to pursue various social work careers across the country. Successful graduates will need to apply to Social Work England for registration. As Social Worker is a protected title, you need to have this registration before you can practice as a social worker. Only those graduating from a social work course can apply for this.

If you leave the course before completion, you may be able to be awarded an intermediate award, but you will not be able to register as a social worker.

Clearly this programme is designed specifically to prepare and train for the Social Work profession and it can be utilised to develop onward skills in specific/specialist roles that link to the core Social Work qualification.

• Readiness for Practice
• Social Policy and Law
• Psychological and Sociological Perspectives on Human Behaviour
• 70 Day Practice Placement
• 100 Day Practice Placement
• Professional Project