Overview

The MA Social Work course from The University of Manchester meets the requirements of the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) for social work practice in England, the Knowledge and Skills Statements for children, adult and mental health social workers, and the regulatory requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

You will benefit from particularly high quality placements and greater input from practising social workers through our membership of the Greater Manchester Social Work Academy, a government-sponsored Teaching Partnership that ensures close links between local employers and universities across Greater Manchester.Both placements and taught elements will help you learn how to work with a variety of user groups in a range of settings.

Aims

The course aims to:

qualify you as a registered social worker;
prepare you to work safely and effectively with service users and carers;

produce social work practitioners who are intellectually inquisitive and motivated to pursue further learning and research and professional development throughout their career.

Career opportunities

Our course offers a professional qualification that is nationally and internationally recognised.
You will gain the skills to take up challenging and stimulating social work posts in a variety of fields within the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.
You will also have opportunities to practice across a range of settings and with different service user groups, including working within children, adult and mental health services.
Your future career prospects may also be enhanced through statutory experience within our Teaching Partnership.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Foundations of Research

Safeguarding Children, Adults and their Families

Social Work Interventions with Adults, Families, Children and Young People

Social Political and Organisational Context for Social Work Practice

Law for Social Work Practice

The Life Course and Social Relationships

Practice Learning and Professional Development

Practice Learning and Professional Development Year 2 - MASW

MA Social Work Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-26 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

We normally require you to have an Upper Second class degree or above. This can be in any subject area. Relevant employment and/or personal experience within a health or social care setting is highly desirable.
If you have a Lower Second classification degree, your application will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on your experience.
Students must also have GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English grade C by the start of the course.
We do not accept qualifications at level 2 as equivalents to GCSE English or Maths, and will only consider international and pre-GCSE qualifications as equivalents.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26500 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10000 GBP / year

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Living costs

Manchester

United Kingdom

645 - 1197 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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