Social Work MA

This degree 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.Approval and registration: This programme is approved by the regulatory body for the profession, Social Work England. Graduates are able to register as social workers once their qualification has been published by the University.Real-world experience: You will experience high-quality placements in both adult and children’s services including a final 100-day placement where you will undertake statutory interventions.Strong industry links: We have excellent relationships with local employers through our long-standing stakeholder group. As a result, some of your teaching will be co-delivered by practising social workers and service users.Applied learning: You will 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.High-quality teaching: You will be taught by staff from within our Department of Mental Health and Social Work, where prominent and pioneering research projects in the disciplines of social work and mental health is undertaken.