Course summary
If you have a degree and experience in the Health and Social Care sectors and you wish to become a qualified social worker then this is the course for you. The course will provide you with an opportunity to both study and work in Children and Families as well as Adult Social Work giving you the freedom to plan and take forward your career the way you want to. The Social Work Masters degree is a two-year full-time course which is approved by Social Work England (SWE). Therefore if you successfully complete it, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with Social Work England. We work closely with employers in the statutory and independent social care sectors to ensure that the course and placements provided reflect the latest developments in practice in terms of legislation, policy and multi-agency working.
Modules
Year One modules include: Preparing for Professional Social Work Practice; Human Growth and Development - Promoting and Protecting Individual Development within Social Contexts; Practice Learning Opportunity One. Year Two modules include: Theories, Methods and Models of Social Work Practice - Assessing and intervening in order to achieve best outcomes for service users; Social Work Law and Policy - practicing ethically within legislated frameworks; Practice Learning Opportunity Two; Dissertation - research skills for effective social work practice.
Assessment method
Assessments will take place through both academic (essays) and practical (verbal presentations and report writing) methods, allowing you to practice skills relevant to your future career.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council
Entry requirements
You will need: an undergraduate degree (minimum 2.1) or other recognised equivalent qualification; approximately 100 days (or equivalent) of social care related experience - you may be working towards the 100 days of experience at the time of application but the experience must be completed before the start of the course and this must be stated in your personal statement; to provide one reference - this reference should show evidence of relevant social care related experience; GCSE English and maths grade C or above. You will be interviewed as part of the admissions process and you will need to meet a number of other criteria.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ