Course Overview - Social Work MA (Postgraduate Entry)
The MA in Social Work gives students with a first degree a professional social work qualification at Masters level.
The course 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-calibre workers. Our course is designed, managed and delivered by a Programme Management Board that includes practice placement agencies, students, lecturers and practitioners. Stakeholder involvement ensures that our course maintains a dynamic, outward-looking approach towards social work...
The MA in Social Work gives students with a first degree a professional social work qualification at Masters level.<br/><br/>The course 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-calibre workers. Our course is designed, managed and delivered by a Programme Management Board that includes practice placement agencies, students, lecturers and practitioners. Stakeholder involvement ensures that our course maintains a dynamic, outward-looking approach towards social work education with a clear focus on the needs of service users.<br/><br/>The course is built upon the following standards and requirements for social work training:<br/><br/><br/>- the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency for social care workers)<br/><br/><br/>- the DOH (Department of Health) Requirements for social work training<br/><br/><br/>- the College of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework<br/><br/><br/>- the QAA (Quality Assurance Agency) benchmark statements for social policy administration and social work<br/>