MA Social Work
- IELTS 6.0 Overall not less than 5.5
- PTE 59 Overall not less than 59
- IELTS Waiver : 12th English - B(Theory) or 60%
Overview
This MA Social Work degree equips you with the skills, knowledge and reflective capacity you need to practise as an effective social worker.
You will develop a sound knowledge base that encompasses theory, the ethical and legal bases for practice, social policy and an understanding of how social work fits into organisational contexts.
The course promotes relationship-based practice and is unique because of the link with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
This course is delivered at both the Docklands Campus and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
The opportunity to study both at the University of East London and the Tavistock allows you to experience university culture and a working clinic. As part of the course, you will participate in a week-long Group Relations Conference as well as weekly work discussion groups.
Because the course attracts students from different cultural backgrounds and a range of disciplines – including psychology, law, sociology, criminology, business studies and even science – the knowledge our students bring enriches the course experience as much as the teaching.
The accreditation agreement between the University of East London and Social Work England means that your degree will make you eligible to register as a social worker.
Your future career
We are the principal social work training provider in east London. Choose this course and you will have a head start when it comes to finding a job in social work in the area.
The MA Social Work has been developed in collaboration with local employers so it reflects the priorities and needs of contemporary social work practice in east London. Local employers trust the training given to our graduates and regularly employ them once qualified.
There are good employment opportunities in social work in London, often in children and family contexts but also in other service groups and in a variety of settings – voluntary and statutory, for example.
After gaining a professional and academic qualification in social work at the postgraduate level, you are required to continue your professional development as part of your professional registration.
This will firstly be through the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment and may also be through further post-qualifying awards in specialist areas of social work at the University of East London and the Tavistock.