Close icon

Personalise what you see on this page.

Choose from the options below. We'll show you information based on your current location as default.

I'M FROM

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LIVING IN

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LOOKING FOR

  • Postgraduate courses
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.
Viewing as a student from United States living in United States interested in Postgraduate courses

Social Work MA

University of Staffordshire

Add to favourites
University of Staffordshire

Course options

  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Stoke-on-Trent Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    11-JAN-27

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Social Workers play an important role in supporting individuals and families to achieve positive change in their lives. Our pre-registration postgraduate Social Work degree will prepare you for a rewarding profession with human rights and social justice at its core.Regulated by Social Work England, our course will equip you for a career in social work within a diverse range of social welfare settings. On completing the course, you will be able to evidence and demonstrate the standards and capabilities required for registration with Social Work England as Social Worker. The course will enable you to develop the core skills, knowledge and values fundamental to social work practice.This pre-registration course is available to graduates already holding a degree from any discipline, looking to gain a social work qualification and registration with a professional body in approximately two years rather than three or four, providing an accelerated route into the profession. You will also be eligible to apply for the NHS Social Work bursary.Teaching and learning are focused on a critical approach that considers both the structural and individual factors that impact on the lived experiences of those who require social work intervention. You will also complete a total of 200 days of practice-based learning across a range of engaging placements to demonstrate your capability as a social work practitioner.In your first semester of year one, you will gain the knowledge, skills and values essential to evidence 'readiness for supervised practice.' This include modules focused on core skills, social work law, values and theory. The next semester consists of an 80-day practice-based learning placement.CareersThis pre-registration course is available to graduates already holding a degree from any discipline and looking to gain a social work qualification and registration with a professional body in approximately two years as opposed to the usual three or four, providing an accelerated route into the profession. Our course is therefore ideal for anyone who is caring and compassionate and looking for a change in career direction to really make a difference in peoples’ lives. Upon successful completion of the MA Social Work, graduates will be eligible to apply to register with Social Work England as qualified Social Workers. This internationally recognised qualification opens up a whole world of opportunities. Many of our Social Work graduates gain employment with our placement providers studying at postgraduate level can lead to a wider range of job roles at a higher level.

Explore universities

Discover more universities offering degrees related to Social Work.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 9,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Staffordshire

University of Staffordshire

  • University League Table

    111th

  • Campus address

    Stoke-on-Trent Campus, College Road, University Quarter, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DE, United Kingdom

VIEW PROFILE

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Social Work

    26th out of 75 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 178
    117 66%

    34th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    94.0 94%

    16th

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.27 82%

    27th

    10

Suggested courses

University of Strathclyde
SIMILAR RANKING

PhD Social Work and Social Policy

University of Strathclyde

Social Work league table

24
University of Greenwich
MOST VIEWED

Social Work, MA

University of Greenwich

University league table

102

Is this page useful?

Yes No

Sorry about that...

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE IT?

SUBMIT

Thanks for your feedback!