Course summary
Our MA Social Work course will help you become a highly effective social worker through a combination of high quality teaching and excellent practice placements. Our course meets the requirements of the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) for social work practice in England and the regulatory requirements of Social Work England, including the Standards of Education and Training and the Professional Standards. This course is approved by Social Work England. You will be eligible to apply to register as a qualified social worker withSocial Work England upon completion of the course. Our generic qualification enables you to work in all areas of social work practice. 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. You will learn in small cohorts with a supportive and inclusive teaching ethos and benefit from innovative and effective teaching and learning methods, including the use of simulation suites to improve your practice skills. Each student is allocated an individual Academic Adviser who offers academic and pastoral support across the two years of the programme. Overseas students will, in addition to the support above, receive support from the language centre and our well established international student services. The course positively welcomes and supports overseas students. Youwill have the opportunity to work on an MA dissertation in a social work area you are most interested in with support from an allocated individual supervisor Both placements and taught elements will help you learn how to work with a variety of user groups in a range of settings
Entry requirements
We normally require you to have an Upper Second class honours 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. You must also have GCSE English grade C/4 by the start of the course. We do not accept other Level 2 qualifications as equivalent to GCSE English (eg Functional Skills) and will only consider specific international qualifications as equivalents.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | Overall score of 7 or above with no element below 6.5 |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 100 |
International students must demonstrate English proficiency through a secure and approved testing system. We ask for English language proof if you are from non-majority English speaking countries (a list of majority English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Home Office, can be found at Gov.uk ). Specifically, we usually require a minimum of: IELTS overall score of 7 or above with no element below 6.5, or TOEFL minimum of 600 (paper-based); 250 (computer-based); 100 (internet-based), or GCSE English grade C (a Grade 4 in the newly reformed GCSEs in England) or above, or evidence of equivalent learning that is accepted by the University.
See further information about requirements for your country.
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/country-specific-information/
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
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL