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Qualification

MSc - Master of Science

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Location

Royal Holloway London Graduate School

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Study mode

Full Time

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Start date

Sep 2026

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Duration

2 Year

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Course info

Society needs skilled and empathetic social workers – and they’re made at Royal Holloway. Take this professional course to register with Social Work England and start making a difference.With soaring inequality and rising poverty there are diverse contexts where people face extreme hardships. With two practice placements, you’ll learn what it takes to advocate for people’s basic rights and needs.To design course content, we consult an advisory group of people with lived experience. Alongside our teaching team of academics and qualified professionals, they’ll contribute in the classroom too.

Modules

Modules (Year 1)
Academic Integrity - Core

This module will describe the key principles of academic integrity, focusing on university assignments. Plagiarism, collusion and commissioning will be described as activities that undermine academic integrity, and the possible consequences of engaging in such activities will be described. Activities, with feedback, will provide you with opportunities to reflect and develop your understanding of academic integrity principles.

Critical Social Work Interventions - Core
Human Development in the Social Environment - Core
Law for Social Workers - Core
Practice Learning 1 - Core
Practice Learning 2 - Core
Research Methods and Dissertation - Core
Social Policy for Social Workers - Core
Theories and Knowledge for Social Work Practice - Core
Understanding and Working in Organisations - Core
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Tuition fees
Student living
£10,100 per year
Students from Domestic

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Royal Holloway, University of London
11 Bedford SquareLondonLondonWC1B 3REUnited Kingdom
Nearest train station:Holborn 0.2 miles away
Nearest tube station:Goodge Street 0.1 miles away
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