Social Work*

Overview

Qualify as a social worker through this professionally accredited two-year MSc programme by developing the practical skills and knowledge you need to play a crucial role in improving people’s lives.

What’s covered by students on the programme?

The programme offers a challenging and stimulating range of learning opportunities that will equip graduates with the key attributes necessary to work effectively in an increasingly globalised and pluralistic working environment.

Under the supervision of a practice teacher you will undertake 85 days of practice placement in year one and 115 days in year 2 of the programme. In year one you will also complete three taught modules. To complete the MSc you will undertake a dissertation.

Please note: placement settings are subject to availability.

Overview

What’s covered by students on the programme?

Please note: placement settings are subject to availability.

Course details

Our MSc in Social Work builds upon a long tradition of providing social work education dating back over 40 years. Social work education at UWS has a reputation second to none for promoting excellence in practice.

Two years of taught study and practical placements culminates in a research/practice-based dissertation that will allow students to explore their chosen area of social work practice in considerable depth.

Note that this is a 200 credit Master's degree run over two academic years.

For the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) stage, you will study the following core modules:

Social Work Theory: Application in Practice (core, 40 credits)
Assessed Practice 1 (core, 40 credits)
Applied Law for Social Work Practice (core, 20 credits)
Assessed Practice 2 (core, 40 credits)

Successful completion of the PgDip allows you to proceed to the master's module:

MSc Social Work Dissertation (60 credits)

Teaching & Assessment

The modules selected for inclusion in our course have been carefully chosen to reflect the changing requirements of professional social work practice.

LEARNING AND TEACHING

Scheduled learning: 10%
Independent study: 43%
Placement: 47%

ASSESSMENT

Exam: 10%
Practical: 0%*
Coursework: 90%

^*Note: both placement elements (modules) have a pass / fail mechanism for the assessment of practice, plus an academic assessment at the end of the module. The academic assessment counts as 100% of the recorded academic mark for the module; however, the pass-fail of the practical placement must be taken into account. It is not shown here as the emphasis is on the academic assessment; but it is significant. In order for each placement to be passed, both elements of the placement must be successfully completed i.e. the practice element and academic assessment.