Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 75
Overview
We offer a postgraduate degree in
social work, successful completion
of which enables you to apply for
registration as a Social Worker
in England with the Health and
Care Professions Council (HCPC).
The MA Social Work, in addition
to fulfilling the professional
requirements, provides
opportunities for you to develop
your empirical research skills and
to develop the analytical and
critical thinking skills expected at
master’s level.
The programme will prepare
you at postgraduate level for
employment as a professionally
qualified Social Worker and
lays the foundation for your
continuing professional
development. It also provides an
academically rigorous education
at master’s level, focusing on
critical, research and evaluative
skills. In order to qualify, you
will need to demonstrate the
integration of knowledge, values
and skills through academic study
and assessed practice.
recommended. Admission is via
the UCAS website, followed by a
written task, group exercise and
interview at the university.
We are unable to consider
international candidates for
the MA Social Work.
Module titles
The following is a list of
indicative modules:
First year:
• Power and Discrimination
• Introduction to Legal
Processes
• Social Work Theory
and Methods (1)
• Area of Practice (1) Working
with Children and Families
• Area of Practice (1) Working
with Adults
• Life Course Development
• Personal and Professional
Development (30 days skills
based learning)
You are expected to successfully
complete a readiness for practice
assessment &Vf