Social Work (MSc)

Overview

PLEASE NOTE: This course is not accepting any entries for September 2011 as it is oversubscribed.
Aims of the course
This programme offers a professional training to qualify as a social worker and the opportunity to study for a Masters degree. The qualification is designed to emphasise the development of skills in analysis and assessment, build the confidence to apply knowledge to practice, and increase practitioners' ability to create opportunities for users, and to work collaboratively with other professions.

The award has been designed in partnership with key stakeholders representing employers and service users who will play an important role in the ongoing development of the course. An important aspect of the programme is its inter-professional curriculum, designed alongside Community Health professionals to reflect practice, and informed by service users' and carers' experiences.

This University has many years of experience in offering postgraduate courses in Social Work, and has been accredited by the General Social Care Council (GSCC) as an approved institution to offer this award.

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Applying and entry

PLEASE NOTE There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.

Tel: 020 7133 4202
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

All applicants must specify on the UCAS application form that they have a second class Honours degree or above (normally in a social science subject) and hold, or are in the process of taking, GCSE Mathematics and English grade C, or Key Skills Communication level 3 and Numeracy level 2, or another English/ Mathematics qualification deemed by the University to be equivalent to GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English grade C or above. Please note that we are not offering University equivalence tests to students offered a place on this course.

You must have a minimum of 6 months previous experience (at the point of application) either in a paid or voluntary capacity of working directly with vulnerable people normally within a social care or health context. You will also be required to provide a reference from a current or previous employer/organisation in which the candidate gained the above-mentioned experience.

All offers of places are subject to satisfactory health and police checks and suitable references. All students who are offered a place will also be required to show original documentation confirming their stated qualifications in order to receive an unconditional offer of a place.

We are only offering entry to year 1 of this course, and are not offering advanced entry (year 2).

**PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION HIGHLIGHTS HOW YOU MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA. GIVEN THE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS PER YEAR ANY FORM THAT DOES NOT MEET THE ABOVE CONDITIONS WILL UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE PROCESSED**

Course contents

The primary focus is on the development of practice skills, informed by up-to-date research, theories, policies and legislation.

The course includes:

• Knowledge of: social work theory; human growth and development; mental health and disability; communication and assessment processes; and law
• Research and theory relevant for practice - in the final year you will be required to undertake a piece of sustained independent study through a dissertation

Read more details about the modules

Assessment
Assessment will involve essays; presentations; video and project work; examinations and work based practice assessment. A key aspect is acquisition of the necessary practice skills in a diverse range of practice settings relevant to social work. You will undertake supervised practice within at least two different practice settings over a minimum of 200 days during the course. Your previous learning and experience may exempt you from some modules, but not any part of the 200 days assessed practice.

Careers

You will have qualifying status to practice social work (subject to the requirements of registration with the GSCC) and be eligible to become a member of the British Association of Social Workers. Further study opportunities are available through a number of post-qualifying and MA/MSc courses (for example, in practice teaching, childcare and management).