Social Work

Entry requirements

An undergraduate honours degree at 2:1 or higher in any discipline (we will also consider applicants who hold a Master's level qualification).

Demonstrate that you have relevant work experience equivalent to a minimum of six months full-time work (approximately 910 hours).

This may be paid or voluntary work and could have been undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis. Applicants are usually expected to have had a substantial part of such experience during the past two years and to have had experience which includes working with vulnerable groups. Applicants who have limited experience or who have had little or no relevant experience during the past two years should consider seeking relevant employment or volunteering via organisations, such as their local Council for Voluntary Services, local Children’s or Adult Services Departments, or local voluntary sector agencies.

Or:

An undergraduate honours degree at 2:2 in any discipline.

Demonstrate that you have relevant work experience equivalent to a minimum of 12 months full-time work (approximately 1820 hours).

This should be within a local authority social services team and could have been undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis. Applicants are usually expected to have had a substantial part of such experience during the past two years and to have had experience which includes working with vulnerable groups. Applicants who have limited experience or who have had little or no relevant experience during the past two years should consider seeking relevant employment or volunteering via organisations, such as their local Council for Voluntary Services, local Children’s or Adult Services Departments, or local voluntary sector agencies.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MA in Social Work gives students with a first degree a professional social work qualification at Master's level.

The programme will enable you to be a confident, competent, qualified social work practitioner. We offer a well-established course with a national reputation for producing high-caliber workers. Our course is designed, managed, and delivered by a programme management team, in partnership with people that use services, the Bradford Social Work Teaching Partnership (Bradford Council, University of Bradford and Bradford College) and includes students, practice placement agencies, lecturers, and practitioners.

Stakeholder involvement ensures that our course maintains a dynamic, outward-looking approach toward social work education with a clear focus on the expertise and experience of people who use services. Students are supported to shape the curriculum and engage in community activism; we have an active Social Justice Society and strong international links.

The programme is built upon the following standards and requirements for social work training:

• Social Work England Standards
• BASW Professional Capabilities Framework
• BASW Code of Ethics
• QAA (Quality Assurance Agency) benchmark statements for social policy administration and social work