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Why study social work?

Social workers can make a significant difference to people dealing with major problems.

You'll work with individual people and families to help them tackle challenges such as living independently and protecting vulnerable children and adults from harm.

The MA Social Work course at Manchester is for graduates who want to make the move into a social work career.

Through our postgraduate course, you'll learn how to become a highly effective social worker through academic and practical learning.

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Social work at Manchester

High-quality placements and rigorous teaching

Study social work at Manchester and you'll gain the knowledge and skills you need to make a difference to the lives of individuals and families, with scope to pursue specialisms in the future.

Our MA will give you a nationally and internationally recognised professional social work qualification, and eligibility to register as a qualified social worker with the Health and Care Professions Council.

You will learn through academic teaching and placements that benefit from our membership of the Greater Manchester Social Work Academy, a government-sponsored Teaching Partnership that fosters close links between employers and universities in Greater Manchester.

Practice learning

You'll undertake placements in a variety of local authority, voluntary or private agency settings.

Read more : Practice learning.

Practise learning scene

Teaching and learning

Develop the knowledge you need to succeed as a social worker through blended online and on-campus learning informed by research.

Read more : Teaching and learning within Social work.

Social workers

From an MA to social work research

Josh talks about his journey from qualifying as a social worker to exploring his research interests.

Read the blog : From an MA to social work research

Josh Devlin is a graduate from the two-year MA Social Work

From our students

Skills preparation and placements on the Social Work MA

Katherine discusses the academic and practical learning that forms the MA at Manchester.

Read the blog :Katherine discusses the academic and practical learning that forms the MA at Manchester.

Katherine Almond

A degree full of support

Simmy talks about the support on offer to MA Social Work students at Manchester.

Read the blog : Simmy talks about the support on offer to MA Social Work students at Manchester.

Simmy

MA Social Work: an international perspective

Jack explains what it was like to study at Manchester as an overseas student.

Read the blog : How embracing my stammer helped me to fulfill my dreams.

Jack

Course information

For 2023 entry

Find out more about studying social work at Manchester on the course page.

  • Social Work (MA)

Making an application

Apply for the MA in Social Work

You will need to apply for this course via UCAS. More information can be found on the MA Social Work course page: Application and selection.

If you have any questions, please email us at pgtaught.socialwork@manchester.ac.uk.

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Email: pgtaught.socialwork@manchester.ac.uk

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