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MA - Master of Arts
Docklands Campus
Full Time
23-SEP-24
2 years
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MA - Master of Arts
Docklands Campus
Full time
23-SEP-24
2 years
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Course Summary
This MA Social Work degree equips you with the skills, knowledge and reflective capacity you need to practise as an effective social worker. You will develop a sound knowledge base that encompasses theory, the ethical and legal bases for practice, social policy and an understanding of how social work fits into organisational contexts.
The course promotes relationship-based practice and is unique because of the link with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The opportunity to study both at the University of East London and the Tavistock allows you to experience university culture and a working clinic. As part of the course you will participate in a week-long Group Relations Conference as well as weekly work discussion groups. Because the course attracts students from different cultural backgrounds and a range of disciplines - including psychology, law, sociology, criminology, business studies and even science - the knowledge our students bring enriches the course experience as much as the teaching.
validated
You will graduate with a master’s degree which allows you to register as a social worker with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). The course is validated by the HCPC and endorsed by the College for Social Work.
Your Future Career
We are the principal social work training provider in east London. Choose this course and you will have a head start when it comes to finding a job in social work in the area. The MA Social Work has been developed in collaboration with local employers so it reflects the priorities and needs of contemporary social work practice in east London. Local employers trust the training given to our graduates and regularly employ them once qualified. After gaining a professional and academic qualification in social work at postgraduate level, you are required to continue your professional development as part of your professional registration.
Students need to have minimum 2.1 Honours degree in any discipline; Alternative students need to have minimum 2:2 (Hons) degree classification and a post graduate qualification or extensive relevant experience may also be considered. Applicants are required to have Grade 4 / C in GCSE English and Maths or equivalent. All suitable applicants are also required to attend an interview and pass a literacy test.
Students living in
Domestic
£8,700 per year
Students from Domestic
Tuition fees are subject to annual change.
£15,780 per year
Students from EU
Tuition fees are subject to annual change.
£15,780 per year
Students from International
Tuition fees are subject to annual change.
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