Through assessing risk and need, promoting social justice and promoting social justice, social workers make an immense contribution to people's lives. We are also seeing growing demand for dedicated social workers with empathy, patience, practical skills and social skills.
The MSW in Social Work is a two-year, full-time postgraduate degree course recognised throughout the UK. In due course, it’s expected to meet the criteria for recognition in the EU and elsewhere overseas.
Based on the Standards in Social Work Education (SiSWE) and validated by social work's professional body in Scotland, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the course provides a stimulating blend of university-based teaching and agency-based learning opportunities across both years.
Your Career
Recent graduate job titles include:
Criminal Justice Social Worker
Mental Health Social Worker
Prison Social Worker
Social Worker
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
The following entry points are available for this course:
Second-class Honours degree, preferably in a social science discipline but graduates in other disciplines with an understanding of social sciences are welcome.
Maths National 5 C/Applications of Mathematics National 5 C (or equivalent) or above.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate sufficient numerical, statistical and budgetary competence to deal with the demands of study and placement.
An English qualification at the minimum of SCQF level 5 or equivalent is also required (or evidence of an Honours Degree). Where English is a second language, an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 overall is required with no score below 5.5.
Suitable candidates must be able to demonstrate at least six months directly relevant experience in social work, social care, community work or a closely-related activity at the point of application or twelve months equivalent part-time experience. This is compulsory.
In exceptional cases where an applicant does not have a degree, the applicant may be considered if they have extensive professional experience showing career development and can demonstrate academic ability at postgraduate level, equivalent to SCQF Level 10 or above.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
Historical entry grades data is not currently available for University of Strathclyde - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
For further information on tuition fees, additional costs and funding for this programme, please view the "Fees and funding" section on the programme website.
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