Social Work : MA
Master
In Lancaster
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Lancaster
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Duration
24 Months
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Start date
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This programme, which offers both an academic award and a professional qualification in social work, prepares you for a career in a broad range of social work agencies and settings. Having acquired your degree, you can apply to register as a social worker with the regulatory body for social workers in England.
The teaching emphasis throughout this MA is on issues relevant to social work practice in contemporary Britain, and explores the ways in which sociology, law, social policy and psychology inform and enhance professional social work.
We work in partnership with local stakeholders, including the main statutory and voluntary social work agencies in the North West, and as part of the your degree you will complete a total of 200 days of placement practice learning (170 days on placement and 30 skills development days in the University). The skills, insights and understanding you will acquire through these practical placements in more than one social work setting not only complement your academic learning at Lancaster but will be critical in informing your development as a social worker and your subsequent professional practice.
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About this course
2:1 (Hons) degree (UK or equivalent)
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Subjects
- Social Worker
- Social Work
- Practice Placement
- Policy
- Contexts of Social Work
- Legal Contexts
- Social Diversity
- Social divisions
- Children and Families
- Adult Social Care
Course programme
You will study a range of modules as part of your course, some examples of which are listed below.
Core
- Social Work Practice Placement 1
- Policy and Legal Contexts of Social Work
- The Research-minded Practitioner
- Preparation for Practice I
- Social Divisions and Social Diversity
- Social Work with Children and Families
- Social Work and Young People
- Social Work in Adult Social Care
- Preparation for Practice II
Core
- Independent Social Work Research Study
- Mental Distress and Health
- Social Work and Drug use
- Social Work Practice Placement 2
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.
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Social Work : MA