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Sheffield Hallam University: Social Work
| Institution | Sheffield Hallam University |
|---|---|
| Department | College of Health Wellbeing and Life Sciences |
| Web | http://www.shu.ac.uk |
| Telephone | (+44) 0114 225 5533 |
| Study type | Taught |
Master of Social Work - MSW
Summary
**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**Course Summary**
- Study contemporary knowledge, legal responsibilities and duties of social workers.
- Apply ethically sound professional judgements to social work practice situations.
- Undertake practice placements in a range of social work areas and settings which meet Social Work England (SWE) standards and guidance.
- Develop problem-solving and shared-decision-making skills to address complex social work practice issues – required for your registration as a social worker.
Over two years you’ll expand your knowledge and practice skills, integrating legal frameworks which impact upon individuals and communities within local and global social work interventions. Through direct practice you’ll develop social work expertise to analyse and interpret research, evidence and statute effectively – presenting an appropriate course of action and recommendations in an anti-oppressive, rights-based manner in the multi-cultural context of the UK.
**How you learn**
Our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. We take a global approach to social work – both individually and with student project groups – encouraging collaboration, professional curiosity, problem-solving skills and critical reflection.
You’ll explore case studies and real-world examples with practitioners and people with lived experience – intellectually challenging social work problems at national and global levels. You’ll develop evidence-based solutions, portfolios of evidence and transferable employability skills – preparing you to successfully register as a professional who makes ethically sound assessments and research-informed decisions.
You learn through:
- Lectures and seminars
- Specialist lectures from social work practice, carers and experts
- Interactive workshops
- Learning through reflection on practice
- Professional portfolio
- Presentations
- Use of digital technologies
- Directed learning
- Independent learning
**Course topics**
On this course you’ll integrate the underpinning knowledge base of social work practice, contemporary policy and legal frameworks which affect individuals and communities. You’ll learn to exercise initiative to address global social work practice issues, preparing you to register as a social worker.
You’ll utilise practice skills required in a contemporary employment setting within professional social work standards/guidance from Social Work England (SWE), and codes of ethics from the British Association of Social Work (BASW). These include planning and implementing tasks, adaptability, autonomy, leadership and reflective practice.
During your final year you’ll undertake a research project in a field of social work practice – with the potential to disseminate your research project further afield and within practice partnership forums.
**Applied learning**
**Placements**
Practice-based learning is a core element of this course. We work in partnership with five statutory sector, local authority social work providers, three NHS Foundation Trusts, and third sector organisations. It’s through working in partnership with these provider organisations that we’re able to allocate your placements. While our dedicated placement team manages the placement finding process, academic staff are key in supporting you in your placement application.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English language or literature or equivalent*, plus an honours degree recognised in the UK at 2.2 or above in any subject, together with relevant personal or professional experience of social care. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. GCSE English equivalents are: International and European Union entry qualifications: If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent. If your level of English language is currently below IELTS 7.0 we recommend you consider an appropriate Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required level of English. Please note that the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) require IELTS 7.0 with no element below 6.5 for registration. Helping your application succeed: Experience of interacting with members of the public from a range of backgrounds in different settings is essential when applying to a health or social care course. This is so you will have an understanding of the diversity of the population who access health and social care. It is important to be able to understand and explain how your experiences relate to the activities and qualities which are required for the profession at your interview. Reference: Course enrolment - professional requirements: Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Criminal Record Check: Occupational Health Screening: Immunisations: |
| Location | Main Site City Campus Howard Street Sheffield S1 1WB |
Summary
**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**Course summary:**
- Gain the knowledge, skills, methods and values that inform social work.
- Work with other professionals, service users and carers in practice placements across the social care sector.
- Experience and engage in a variety of learning activities aimed at developing you as a professional social worker.
Prepare for a career in social work with a course that is well connected with social work and social care service providers in the region.
**How you learn:**
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
You split your study time between acquiring the latest knowledge and necessary skills at university, and then putting it into practice on professional work placements. You spend a total of 200 days working in professional settings and attending specialist skills days.
You engage with a range of topics which includes:
- assessment, planning, intervention and review
- skills development
- psychosocial knowledge applied across the life course
- professional ethics
- law and policy
- social work theory and practice models
- research methods and evidence based practice
**Applied learning**
Theory will prepare you for practice learning experiences are designed to help you not only to apply theory to practice, but to develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice in order to become life-long, competent professionals. You are required to attend the practice learning experiences provided on the course to achieve the course practice learning outcomes.
You’ll undertake a range of practice learning experiences, helping you to build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity and curiosity. This will take place in different practice learning environments, reflecting the range of ways in which services are currently delivered. This might include simulated learning and virtual placements alongside real world experience of services delivered face to face to service users.
The university will ensure that the practice learning element of your course will be compliant with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) governing your chosen profession. This is so that by the end of your course, you will have been provided with the opportunity to demonstrate attainment of the requirements to register as a professional with your chosen profession.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English language or literature or equivalent*, plus • an honours degree recognised in the UK at 2.2 or above in any subject, together with relevant personal or professional experience of social care You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. |
| Location | Main Site City Campus Howard Street Sheffield S1 1WB |
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