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MA - Master of Arts
Colchester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
21 months
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MA - Master of Arts
Colchester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
21 months
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Social work is a human rights profession; be part of it.
This course, unique to the UK, provides an opportunity for you to qualify as a social worker while at the same time engaging with debates around the importance of human rights and social justice in the context of social work practice.
Building on the success of our existing Social Work programmes and the global reputation of the University's outstanding human rights research, we’ve designed a new postgraduate approach to social work education. Our Social Work students will not only acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to practice as social workers, but they will also can learn about the importance of human rights in an inter-professional manner, alongside students and tutors from the University's Law Clinic. Moreover, through our work with the United Nations, governments, human rights organisations, and corporations all over the world, we bring a global outlook to our teaching.
We’ve blended theory and practice throughout to nurture you from a trainee social worker to a confident professional practitioner. You will explore the fundamental principles of human rights and equality and examine how these doctrines will underpin your practice. You will also cover topics including:
Service users’ autonomy
Your future
We are first university in the UK to sign a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). This creates internship and research opportunities for our postgraduate students and is based on our long-established expertise in international humanitarian law.
We also work with the university’s Employability and Careers Centre to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.
You should have: A 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in any discipline. Applications from students with a third class degree or equivalent will also be considered where applicants also have significant vocationally relevant experience; have some paid or voluntary work experience in health or social care in a relevant social care or child care/education setting. Successful performance at interview. You must also have: One satisfactory reference (either academic or professional).
Students living in
Domestic
£10,000 per year
Students from Domestic
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£21,700 per year
Students from EU
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£21,700 per year
Students from International
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
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