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Study Details: MA Full Time: 22 months; January start.
You gain the skills and knowledge to meet the challenges and developments in the social work environment, equipped to undertake any role suitable for a newly-qualified social worker.
It is a course requirement to complete supervised placements. The majority of local authorities who work with the University to provide placement opportunities require you to have access to and use of a car and adequate insurance covering business use to attend visits.
Further details will be provided at interview stage and you will be asked to sign a suitability declaration which also includes confirmation that you hold a valid driving licence. If, due to individual circumstances, you are unable to drive or have particular difficulties in accessing your own transport, these circumstances will be considered but should be discussed with the University at interview.
You should typically have an honours degree – normally 2:2 or above. You must also have a GCSE in English at grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent. Applications should include a personal statement to support an application to social work.
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Achievement of an MA in Social Work gives you eligibility to apply for registration as a social worker with the regulatory body. The programme includes two assessed placements in social work settings. The placements will be in different settings with different service user groups and at least one placement will normally be in a statutory setting or in a placement where statutory work can be experienced
Core modules
Final Project
Introduction to Social Work
People, Environment, Welfare and the Law
Practice Placement 1
Practice Placement 2
Research for Practice
Social Work: Culture and Contexts
Think Family 1: incorporating Practice Placement 1
Think Family 2: incorporating Practice Placement 2
Modules offered may vary.
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