Applied Social Work Practice

Entry requirements

The course and the modules constitute Continuing Professional Development for qualified social workers. You must therefore be undertaking primary social work tasks in your employment (or be eligible to do so in the case of newly qualified students). In order to enter the course and achieve the MSc, PgDip or PgCert, candidates must hold:

• A Bachelor’s degree normally with a 2:2 honours or professional qualification (if applicable) from the UK or elsewhere.
• A Professional Qualification in Social Work (CQSW/DipSW).
• In addition, you must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a social worker.

The course modules can be accessed as standalone modules for Continuing Professional Development purposes or built towards PGCert/PGDip or MSc in Applied Social Work Practice. You must, therefore, be undertaking primary social work tasks in your employment (or be eligible to do so in the case of newly qualified students).

Months of entry

February, April, September

Course content

The course modules can be accessed as standalone modules for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes or built towards PGCert/PGDip or MSc in Applied Social Work Practice.

Social Workers are required to intervene in the lives of vulnerable people and people in crisis making decisions which impact directly on individuals, families and society. The emphasis in this course is on the application of skills (practical, critical and intellectual), knowledge and research to social work practice, with the aim of improving opportunity and outcomes for service users and communities.

Modules are offered which are relevant at whatever stage of your career you are at – from modules to support you at the outset of your social work career to modules which develop supervision and management skills. All modules have been developed in collaboration with regional stakeholders.

You may enter the course as a sponsored student from your employer or maybe self-funding.

You will:

• Have flexible access to modules which equip you will the critical skills needed for contemporary practice to improve the lives of service users.
• Enhance your career, professional credibility and employability with the scope to take one module or progress to the awards of PgCert, PgDip or MSc.

Information for international students

English language requirements

If your first language is not English you must possess a current qualification deemed acceptable by the University as evidence of proficiency in the English Language. Such a qualification must equate to a minimum average score of 6 or above (and for each component 5.5 or above or complaint with UKBA guidance) from the Cambridge / British Council English Language Testing Service (IELTS) which provides a common international basis for the elaboration of language syllabuses, curriculum, examinations etc. This is broadly comparable to a classification of C1 under the Common European Framework (CEF).

International applicants will be required to show proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 (no element below 5.5) is proof of this.