MA Social Work
Our MA Social Work course will help you become a highly effective social worker through a combination of teaching and practice placements.
Our course meets the requirements of the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) for social work practice in England, the Knowledge and Skills Statements for children, adult and mental health social workers, and the regulatory requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
You will be eligible to apply to register as a qualified social worker with the HCPC upon completion of the course. Our generic qualification enables you to work in all areas of social work practice.
You will benefit from particularly high quality placements and greater input from practising social workers through our membership of the Greater Manchester Social Work Academy, a government-sponsored Teaching Partnership that ensures close links between local employers and universities across Greater Manchester.
You will learn in small cohorts with a supportive and inclusive teaching ethos and benefit from innovative and effective teaching and learning methods, including the use of simulation suites to improve your practice skills.
Each student is allocated an individual Academic Adviser who offers academic and pastoral support across the two years of the programme.
Overseas students will, in addition to the support above, receive support from the language centre and our well established international student services. The course proactively supports overseas students.
You will have the opportunity to work on an MA dissertation in a social work area you are most interested in with support from an allocated individual supervisor
Both placements and taught elements will help you learn how to work with a variety of user groups in a range of settings
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Our course offers a professional qualification that is nationally and internationally recognised.
You will gain the skills to take up challenging and stimulating social work posts in a variety of fields within the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.
You will also have opportunities to practice across a range of settings and with different service user groups, including working within children, adult and mental health services.
Your future career prospects may also be enhanced through statutory experience within our Teaching Partnership.
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Academic entry qualification overview
We normally require you to have an Upper Second class degree or above. This can be in any subject area. Relevant employment and/or personal experience within a health or social care setting is highly desirable.
If you have a Lower Second classification degree, your application will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on your experience.
Students must also have GCSE English grade C by the start of the course.
We do not accept qualifications at level 2 as equivalents to GCSE English or Maths, and will only consider international and pre-GCSE qualifications as equivalents.
English language
International students must demonstrate English proficiency through a secure and approved testing system.
We ask for English language proof if you are from non-majority English speaking countries (a list of majority English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Home Office, can be found here ).
Specifically, we require a minimum of:
- IELTS overall score of 7 or above with no element below 6.5, or
- TOEFL minimum of 600 (paper-based); 250 (computer-based); 100 (internet-based), or
- GCSE English grade C (a Grade 4 in the newly reformed GCSEs in England) or above, or
- evidence of equivalent learning that is accepted by the University.
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
38000 GBP
Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
Application Fee: N/A
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