MA Social Work

Applicants should have an honours degree or possess a professional qualification (e.g. teaching, nursing) equivalent to honours degree level

Additionally, it is a requirement laid down by the General Social Care Council (GSCC) that all students entering a social work course must have a minimum of GCSE Maths and English at grade 'C' or equivalent (e.g. Key Skills Level 2 – Application of Numbers), or be in the process of acquiring or planning to study these qualifications.

Candidates for paces on the course will also need to:

• Demonstrate professional and personal suitability to undertake professional social work training
• Have satisfactory police clearance
• Have received satisfactory medical clearance to undertake professional training.

We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.

Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

English Language Requirements

International students must provide evidence of proficiency in English - IELTS 7.0 band score with no score below 7.0. 

If your current English language qualification is below this level, you may be able to take one of the many pre-sessional English courses in our School of Languages.

Suitable For

Students who want to achieve the professional qualification in Social Work validated by the General Social Care Council (GSCC)

Applicant profile

Students applying for the course come from a myriad of backgrounds which include the police, teaching, social care, business and direct from undergraduate study.