Overview

You will learn from the very best during your Master's in Social work.

The MA Social Work at Northumbria University has both a national and international focus and offers the opportunity to gain experience across cultures. Trips previous students have undertaken include observing social work practice in Greece, Turkey and Northern Ireland.

Key facts

This Social Work Master’s programme has excellent placements within local networks providing excellent practice learning opportunities (70 days in Year 1 and 100 days in Year 2).
Students are offered two, high-quality, contrasting placements in order to offer the very best and most varied work experience to prepare you for qualified practice. Students are supported by a placement team focused on your learning needs during placements.

Careers

The MA Social Work is the qualification required to practice as a professional social worker. In addition to equipping you with a professional qualification, gaining the MA award allows you to progress on to post qualifying courses or to apply to continue with your academic studies at PhD level.

Completing the MA Social Work results is an international qualification which will not only enable you to register with Social Work England here in the United Kingdom, it may also support you working abroad.

Several of our UK-born MA Social Work Graduates have went on to practice in New Zealand and overseas graduates have returned to practice in their home country.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Academic Language Skills (ALS) for PG Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing Students

Social Work Knowledge

Intervening in People's Lives

Social Work Knowledge in Complex Practice

Professional Social Work Practice

Critical Social Work Enquiry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-06 00:00:00 , International

More details

UK: The standard application deadline is 6 October. We strongly recommend that you apply in time to enrol for the start of your programme.

Language

English

IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of a 2.2 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area, and GCSEs at Grade 4 (Grade C) or above in English Language and Mathematics.

Applicants will be required to attend an interview. Admission is subject to a suitable DBS Enhanced Certificate and a satisfactory health check. Applicants must meet Social Work England's suitability for registration requirements.

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 with 6.5 in each component.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

36940 GBP / year

≈ 36940 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

15920 GBP / year

≈ 15920 GBP / year

Living costs

Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom

560 - 991 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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