Bournemouth University - MA Social Work

Bournemouth University

MA Social Work

This master's degree qualifies you for both academic and professional work. After successfully completing the course, you will be qualified to apply for registration as a social worker because it is approved by Social Work England. According to the Guardian League tables for 2021 and 2022, this course is ranked first in its subject area for the second year in a row. This practical degree combines academic study with crucial real-world experience in a potent way.
You will gain a ton of relevant experience working in real-world settings and will forge strong working relationships with those already in the profession thanks to mandatory placements throughout the course.
You can network with employers and potential future coworkers thanks to our close ties with neighboring local authority social services departments and local nonprofit organizations.

Entry Requirements

  • A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:1 in any subject. Applicants with a 2:2 may be considered if they have strong relevant work experience. 
  • If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component of writing, speaking, listening, and reading.

Career Prospects

You will have the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to start a career as a social worker in a range of positions in the statutory, independent, and volunteer sectors, both in the UK and abroad.
As your career progresses, you might become:

  • Social Worker
  • Community Care Officer
  • Team Leader
  • Service Manager
  • Academic Lecturer.

Course Details

To understand people and societies in context, you'll finish core units about the social and behavioral science disciplinary foundation. The next step is to delve deeply into areas that deal with childcare and safeguarding while working with adults who are vulnerable due to a variety of factors. You will be ready for modern social work practice after completing this. Since ethics and values are at the heart of this preparation, you'll study a unit that examines the conflicts and tensions that arise from working in difficult, unknowable circumstances.
A variety of staff members with expertise and knowledge pertinent to the unit's content will be instructing you in this course. Senior academic staff, licensed professionals, and research students will all be included in this.

Year 1

Core units:
Law for Social Work
Applying Social Work Models and Methods
Developing Professional Relationships (Readiness for Direct Practice)
Psychosocial Perspectives of the Life Course
Professional Practice with Children and their Families
Professional Practice with Adults
First Substantive Placement

Year 2

Core units:
Final Substantive Placement
Optional units:
Dissertation unit
or,
Team Working for Service Improvement
and,
Critical Literature Review

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