MA Social Work

The Social Work MA course at Northumbria University is designed for students to learn and reflect on their practice in a supportive educational environment. The course is a combination of teaching and placement-based learning, which enables students to develop their skills, theoretical knowledge and understanding required for social work practice.Course Content: The course content offers a blend of focused teaching and practice placement experience. Theoretical teaching, practice learning, and personal academic tutoring ensure well-rounded development. Students will engage in a range of learning activities, including lectures, seminars, workshops, group-based learning activities, e-learning, virtual learning environments, and independent study.Key Modules: The syllabus of the course consists of two stages - the Postgraduate Certificate and the Master's stage. The Postgraduate Certificate includes fundamentals of Social Work, Social Work Law and Policy, Introduction to Social Work Practice, and Social Work Practice Learning Opportunity 1. The Master's stage includes Advanced Social Work, Mental Health and Social Work, Research-informed Practice, Social Work Practice Opportunity 2, and a dissertation on a negotiated topic. Accreditations: The course is approved by Social Work England, which means the course content is relevant, contemporary and benchmarked against the Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Proficiency and the Professional Capability Framework for Social Workers. Future Careers: Upon completion of this course, students can pursue careers in multi-disciplinary teams, specialist teams, and voluntary agencies. They will also have the skills to deal with a wide range of fields such as youth justice, mental health provision, children's and adults' statutory social work.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.