Social Work

Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

• An undergraduate (honours) degree at 2.2 or above
• GCSE English and mathematics at grade C or above, or equivalent
• A minimum of one year's full-time or part-time experience or equivalent in a social care or advocacy related activity, either paid or voluntary.

To apply for this course, please apply through UCAS Undergraduate. Our UCAS Course Code for the MA is L502 and for the PGDip is L503.

For more information, use our contact form or call us on 020 8331 9000.

You can also read our admissions policy.

Further information about entry

Suitable applicants will be required to:

• Complete an online assessment and attend an interview.
• Provide recent evidence of one year's full-time or part-time experience or equivalent in a social care or advocacy related activity, either paid or voluntary.

Applicants will also be required to:

• Provide an academic or professional reference.
• Demonstrate an interest in, or and understanding of, the programme they are applying to within the personal statement.
• Pass an Occupational Health check.
• Pass an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Meet the challenges and difficulties of modern social work with practical solutions and advice by studying a Master's in Social Work.

Our master's in Social Work will help you to develop the skills and resilience to meet challenging roles. You will learn how to advise and support people at times of difficulty and deal with a wide range of problems. We offer a variety of inspiring and motivating learning activities led by academics, expert practitioners and service users. This involves the opportunity to learn with students from other health and social care disciplines.

By the end of the course, you will have developed your skills in line with Knowledge and Skills Statements for either adults or children and families social work. You will also have a vision towards the Assessed and Supported Year in Practice.

We offer an employment-based route where applicants are sponsored by their social care employer to complete the course in three years. The employer would be responsible for finding the placement.

What you should know about this course:

• This course is accredited by Social Work England
• It is taught at our historic Greenwich Campus, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the banks of the River Thames
• You can study full-time or part-time. Our part-time route is employment-based; students must be sponsored by their employer, who provides their placement
• You will learn the values and skills needed for relationship-based and ethical practice
• Team members draw on their experience of social work and teaching in research and academic publications.

For more information about this course, please visit our website.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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