Course summary
Social work research involves a wide variety of methods and topics, often geared at understanding the experiences of those who are disadvantaged, alongside exploring challenges in social work practice, or contemporary social problems. While many of our students are qualified social workers, we also have a large number of students who are not, but who study social issues, policy practices or experiences that are related to social work. Our social work researchers have expertise in a range of domains including:
- mental health
- children and their families
- forced migration and refugees
- criminal justice
- creative research methods
- evaluation approaches, including advanced quantitative analysis
- discourse analysis
- documentary analysis
- longitudinal research
- narrative and biographical methods
- numerous other types of qualitative methods
Modules
See the University of Edinburgh website for detailed programme information.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL