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SOCIAL WORK MA - MA (INCORPORATING THE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION IN SOCIAL WORK)

The course focuses on developing your skills to engage with a diverse range of people, both adults and children, to address complex life challenges and enhance wellbeing. This will equip you to work in an exciting profession, promoting the rights and wellbeing of people, families and communities, through establishing and maintaining the trust and confidence of those people while acting with professional integrity and promoting ethical practice.

The social work programme meets current Social Work England Qualifying Education and Standards as well as Professional Standards and BASW. The programme and is led by research-active academic staff with contributions from social work practitioners, service users and carers as well as other professionals.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

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

Careers directly related to this degree include:

Social worker
Family support worker
Careers where your degree would be useful include:

Careers adviser

Community development worker
Counsellor
Equality, diversity and inclusion officer
Youth worker

PSW Opportunity

2 Years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The following entry criteria must be met:

Normally a 2.1 classification in an undergraduate Honours degree. A lower degree classification may be considered, on a case by case basis, depending on other postgraduate qualifications or experience.

English Language and Maths GCSE Grade C or above (or Functional Skills Level 2)
a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (Enhanced and Barred Lists) check

A satisfactory health check is undertaken through a student self-declaration and an Occupational Health referral, if appropriate, to meet the Social Work England requirements for registration.

You would be expected to have some general knowledge of social services and broad social problems before you start your course. Although it is not a requirement for entry, relevant experience is recommended. You should possess a driver’s licence by the time of your first placement, to support your placement experience.

Postgraduate 2.2

From a min. 3 year Bachelor degree - 55% or above OR CGPA 6.0/10.0.
The institution must be recognised on NARIC.

Postgraduate 2.1

From a min. 3 year Bachelor degree - 60% or above OR CGPA 6.5/10.0.
The institution must be recognised on NARIC.

English Requirements

CISCE/CBSE Class XII: 70% or above in English if completed within the last 5 years.
All other State Boards Class XII (except Punjab or Mohali School Education Board): 75% or above in English if completed within the last 5 years.
Study should be taught in English. Otherwise IELTS is required.

Keele University

Keele , England ,United Kingdom