Master of Social Work (MSW)
Kingston UniversityKingston Hill, United Kingdom
Course overview
Learn life-changing skills in real-world settings Be a part of someone’s life journey Studying Social Work at Kingston will accelerate your path towards a career with the potential to change lives for the better. Social workers are highly sought after, and this qualification will open opportunities in everything from children’s services and community care to criminal justice and mental health. You’ll learn from social work academics, researchers, expert practitioners and people with lived experience across a range of specialist social work fields.
Through a blend of theory and practice, you’ll deepen your expertise in your chosen specialism and equip yourself with a range of skills. Prepare for transformative learning experiences in a supportive, inclusive environment. You’ll follow a psycho-social and life-course approach, encouraging critical thinking and anti-discriminatory practice in response to people and community needs.
Teaching will come from fully qualified experts, many of whom are also practitioners. On successful completion of this course, you’ll be able to apply to register with Social Work England to work as a qualified social worker. Many of our graduates have even transferred their qualification across the globe, with former students currently working in the USA, Canada and Australia.
Throughout the course, you’ll benefit from Kingston University’s Developing Together Teaching Partnership with local authorities and voluntary organisations. The partnership creates a leading community of social work education, academic research and frontline practice.
Key highlights
- Graduates can apply to register with Social Work England
- Taught by academics, practitioners and people with lived experience
- Psycho-social and life-course approach with anti-discriminatory practice
- Teaching partnership with local authorities and voluntary organisations
- Graduates now working as social workers in USA, Canada and Australia
Entry requirements
- GCSE: C/4 or above — to include English Language
- Degree: 2:2 — to include science subject; or above
- Additional condition: dbs_check — Additional requirements for Master of Social Work (MSW): Open DBS and checks Admission is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, including checks against the Adult and Child Wo…
Scholarships
Alumni Discount
Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.
Up to 10% of feesChelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award
The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.
Up to £2,500Chevening Scholarships
Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.
International Merit-Based scholarships
The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.
Up to £5,000Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship
The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.
Postgraduate Progression Scholarship
The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.
The Kingston Impact Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.
Up to £5,000The Kingston MBA Scholarship
Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- Social worker
- Children's services social worker
- Mental health social worker
- Adult community care social worker
- Criminal justice social worker
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,250 per year | International: £16,600 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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