MSc Social Work

University of Bristol

This two-year professional programme is designed for people who want to qualify and practise as a professional social worker. The programme leads to a nationally and internationally recognised qualification in social work and graduates are eligible to register as a social worker with Social Work England. Completing the social work programme at Bristol means that you can work with both children and adults. You will support people to identify their strengths and build their self-confidence, help them to overcome problems in times of crisis, and link with other services. The teaching staff at Bristol include experienced practitioners who have worked in a variety of social work settings including child and adult safeguarding, domestic violence and abuse, school social work, foster care, physical and learning difficulties, mental health, youth offending, and hospital social work. At our research-intensive university, the programme's teaching team is also active in research, holding a wide range of funded social work research projects nationally and internationally. Working as a social worker requires an ability to appraise complex and difficult situations, drawing on social science research, social work theories and intervention methods. The MSc in Social Work combines university-based learning with two extended periods of supervised practice across two contrasting practice settings, together with skills training. You will develop values and skills as a reflective practitioner, appraising relevant evidence - including research - to evaluate your own and other people's work and to contribute to the development of policy and practice. Upon completion you will have a thorough understanding of social policies and a firm grasp of the legal powers and duties that underpin practice in England.