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Social Work – (M.A.)
Lancaster University
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| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,436 - ≈ € 13,946 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lancaster / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Lancaster University
The MA Social Work and PgD Social Work are professional qualifications. Graduates will be eligible to register as social workers with the General Social Care Council (GSCC). The professional aims of the schemes are to develop students' ability to become social work practitioners, who are prepared to practise critically in order to help individuals, families and groups in need, by giving them insight into the following aspects of social work practice:
* The need for social workers to practice in a disciplined way.
* Social work as a resource and case management.
* Social work in a team context, both within the agency and across agency boundaries.
* The use of research in changing practice and organisational policy.
* The ambiguities of welfare and the need for honesty and clarity - e.g. about social work as surveillance and control.
* The need for social workers to be aware of social divisions and inequalities, and to incorporate this awareness into their practice.
The schemes involve students and staff in an active debate about the nature of social work based on research evidence and professional experience, in order to illuminate its various purposes - support, maintenance, protection, control and bringing about change.
Contents
The MA Social Work is a full-time 24 month course and the PgD Social Work is a full-time 21 month course. Full-time postgraduate students are normally expected to study for 45 weeks a year.
Students undertake a mix of taught courses within the University and two practice placements within local social work agencies. The structure of these years is as follows:
* Michaelmas and Lent terms year 1 - Full-time study in University
* Easter to July/August - 16 week placement
August to January - Dissertation study
* Michaelmas term year 2 - Taught courses and independent study
January to August - 26 week placement
September year 2 - Exam board
(PgD students do not undertake the dissertation and so will start their second placement in October and their work will be considered by the June Exam Board).
Year 1 Taught Courses
* Preparation for Practice
* The Legal and Policy Contexts of Social Work
* Social Divisions and Social Diversity
* Disability and the Life Course
* Social Work and Mental Health
* Social Work and Drug Use
* Practising Equality in Social Work
* Social Work with Children and Families
* Social Work with Young People
* Social Work and Information Technology
Year 2 Taught Courses
* The Reflexive Practitioner
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Applicants should have a Second Class Honours degree, an Honours degree with postgraduate experience or a qualification recognised as being at an equivalent level, and experience of work, paid or voluntary, in a helping capacity. We aim to recruit up to 40 students each year.
Social work entrants are also expected to hold at least Key Skills 2 in both Communication and Application of Number. This is equivalent to English and Maths GCSE grade C, or O-Level or CSE grade 1.
Criminal Convictions
All members of social work courses are required to apply for enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau, which will reveal details of any cautions or convictions. Whilst a caution or conviction may not be a barrier to access to the programme, some agencies may refuse to provide placements. Failure to declare cautions and convictions, including driving offences, is viewed very seriously and will normally result in students being asked to withdraw from the course.
English Language Requirements
* IELTS: require 6.5 minimum
* TOEFL: 237 minimum score on the computer-based test, 580 minimum on the paper-based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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