MSocW (Hons) Social Work
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 31 points overall BTEC: DDM We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Merit in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus B at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus BB at A level Distinction, Merit in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level
About this course
MSocW (Hons) Social Work, a social work degree centred on professional training and social policy analysis. Core topics include Research Methods and Policy Analysis. Successful completion of the course enables graduates to apply for professional registration with Social Work England. The first year establishes foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Social Work, Power, Policy and Social Progress, Contemporary Issues in Social and Public Policy, Social Science and the Chocolate City, and The Psychological Mind in a Social World, alongside optional choices like Theorising the Social World. Year 2 advances into Community Practice Experience, Communities, Participation and Creating Change, Enabling Spaces and Places: Exploring Social Perspectives on Disability and Mental Health, Researching Policy and Society, and Creative Approaches to Working with Children, Young People and Families. The third year shifts toward professional application with Social Work Practice Skills, Social Work Across the Lifecourse - Part 1, Social Work Across the Lifecourse - Part 2: Knowledge into Practice, Law and Policy for Social Work, and Practice Learning Placement I. The final year concludes the programme through Applying Knowledge in Social Work, Practice Learning Placement II, and an independent Research Dissertation.
Modules
- Introduction to Social Work
- Power, Policy and Social Progress
- Contemporary Issues in Social and Public Policy
- Social Science and the Chocolate City
- The Psychological Mind in a Social World
- Theorising the Social World
- Criminal Justice and Inequality
- Social Harm and Injustice
- Community Practice Experience
- Communities, Participation and Creating Change
- Enabling Spaces and Places: Exploring Social Perspectives on Disability and Mental Health
- Researching Policy and Society
- Creative Approaches to Working with Children, Young People and Families
- Social Inequalities
- Victimology and Victimisation
- Future Worlds of Work
- Social Work Practice Skills
- Social Work Across the Lifecourse - Part 1
- Social Work Across the Lifecourse - Part 2: Knowledge into Practice
- Law and Policy for Social Work
- Practice Learning Placement I
- Applying Knowledge in Social Work
- Practice Learning Placement II
- Research Dissertation