PG Dip/MA Social Work

Key Information

Duration & delivery:

2 years full-time with statutory placements

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £8,000

Overseas: £16,750

Entry requirements:

A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:1 in any subject, or equivalent. Relevant experience in social work and/or social care is required. Applicants with a 2:2 may be considered if they have strong relevant work experience

This practical two-year degree blends a powerful combination of academic study with essential practical experience. As this is a Master’s course, you’ll be required to develop a sound understanding of the research underpinning social work practice and attendant areas. You’ll develop your capacity to act as a research-minded, aware and capable practitioner, undertaking a dissertation or final project and creating knowledge for social work.

• Statutory placements mean you will gain relevant experience and develop strong working relationships

• Thanks to our close ties with neighbouring local authority social services departments and local voluntary sector agencies you can network with employers and potential future colleagues www.bournemouth.ac.uk/maswf

• Develop specialist skills from a range of experts including service users and practising social workers.

Accreditations: Social Work England.

Units of study: Law for Social Work | Developing Professional Relationships (Readiness for Direct Practice) | Psychosocial Perspectives of the Life Course | Professional Practice with Children & Their Families | Professional Practice with Adults | First Substantive Placement | Final Substantive Placement | Dissertation* | Team Working for Service Improvement* | Critical Literature Review*.

PG Dip/MA Social Work (Children & Families)

Key Information

Duration & delivery:

PG Dip: 14 months full-time, MA: 17 months full-time, both with statutory placements

Tuition fees: See website for details

Entry requirements:

This social work course – focusing on children, young people and their families – will enable trainee social workers to build upon their existing knowledge and skills, and develop the expertise required for social work practice.

• An intensive full-time training programme that could see you start a career as a social worker in just 14 months, whilst receiving a Department for Education bursary in addition to course fees

• Covers all aspects required to be eligible for registering with Social Work England as a social worker www.bournemouth.ac.uk/maswcfp *Optional

• The Department of Education funds this course through local authorities including Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, Dorset and Wiltshire councils, with all applications being made directly to them.

Accreditations: Social Work England.

Units of study: Developing Professional Relationships in Social Work (Readiness for Direct Practice) for Social Work with Children & Families | The Child’s Journey | Law & Social Policy for Social Work with Children & Families | Applying Social Work Models & Methods for Social Work with Children & Families | Parenting Capacity for Social Work with Children & Families | Working with Children & Their Families | Two Statutory Placements (70 & 100 days) | Dissertation/Critical Literature Review/ Team Working for Service Improvement*.