MA Social Work
University of Bolton
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If you’re an ambitious graduate, the University of Bolton’s Social Work England-approved Master’s in Social Work offers you the skills and knowledge you’ll need for a successful career supporting people in complex and challenging situations. Combining university learning, work-based practice placements and ongoing professional skills development, our expert team will support you as you learn to bring about positive changes for individuals, families and communities.Course DetailsSocial work is a ...Read more

If you’re an ambitious graduate, the University of Bolton’s Social Work England-approved Master’s in Social Work offers you the skills and knowledge you’ll need for a successful career supporting people in complex and challenging situations. Combining university learning, work-based practice placements and ongoing professional skills development, our expert team will support you as you learn to bring about positive changes for individuals, families and communities.

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Social work is a varied and rewarding profession centred on people. It offers careers working with children, young people and adults, supporting families, care leavers and older people, as well as those with mental health issues, learning difficulties or physical disabilities. As a social worker, you’ll work in multidisciplinary environments alongside professionals from other agencies, such as housing services, the police and health and social care teams, to empower individuals, families and communities within society.

Our MA Social Work focuses on helping you learn to use your professional judgement and build relationships, both with the individuals and communities you serve as well as with colleagues from other professions and services. Our passionate and knowledgeable staff will support you to develop a sound knowledge of social work theory, models, legislation, policy, ethics and interventions that will underpin your professional decision-making. We’ll cover areas such as the impact of injustice, demography, social inequality, safeguarding and the signs of harm, abuse, neglect, and exploitation. We’ll guide you as you gain key skills, values and behaviours, including professional curiosity, interpersonal and communication skills, initiative, leadership, research and critical reflection, partnership working, self-care and resilience, record keeping, and workload management.

Our focus is on preparing you to become a confident, highly competent, compassionate and professional social worker. On successful completion of this qualification, you’ll be able to use your professional expertise to work, assess, plan, implement, evaluate and intervene, putting the needs of people first, and ensuring their voice is central to decision making. You’ll be ready to maintain professional and ethical standards while supporting positive change in people's lives to improve their wellbeing and independence.

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The University of Bolton’s MA Social Work is approved by Social Work England. On successful completion of this programme, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with Social Work England as a Social Worker.

You’ll gain first-hand work experience and have the opportunity to develop an invaluable network of professional contacts during your two work placements. You’ll undertake a first-year placement of 70 days and a final year placement of 100 days. Placements are available in a diverse range of social work areas, helping prepare you for the changing environments you’ll encounter during your career.

We offer 30 skills development days that focus on helping you learn specific skills, such as interviewing families, communicating with children, family group conferencing, solution-focused approaches, ‘clarifying, probing and challenging’, resilience for practitioners, case recording and giving evidence in court.

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Joanne
02 Feb 24

It's a great campus with lots of modern aspects, it's warm in winter which always helps! The study pods and silent areas are a great idea. Later start times, say 9.30am would help..Read more

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Lisa
30 Jan 24

The overall experience has been great so far. Both staff and fellow students are friendly, supportive and helpful. I love the attention they give to how a course is taught and how..Read more

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You should have at least an upper second class honours degree (2.1) in any subject (or equivalent). We may consider applicants with a lower second class honours degree (2.2) in certain circumstances. You should also have GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent) in English Language. While you don’t need to have prior experience, some experience of working in a helping capacity would be an advantage.

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Joanne
02 Feb 24
Social Work BA (Hons)
It's a great campus with lots of modern aspects, it's warm in winter which always helps! The study pods and silent areas are a great idea. Later start times, say 9.30am would help...
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Lisa
30 Jan 24
MA Social Work
The overall experience has been great so far. Both staff and fellow students are friendly, supportive and helpful. I love the attention they give to how a course is taught and how...
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