MA Social Work (SCST18) FT

2018 - 2019

Year 1

The programme of study will be pursued full-time for two years.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
SCS6059 CCo-requisites: SCS6058	Law and Social Policy for Social Work	AUT SEM	30 credits
Full academic year
SCS6061 CCo-requisites: SCS6058 SCS6105	Social Work Practice - Contexts, Values and Skills	ACAD YR	15 credits
SCS6062 CCo-requisites: SCS6105	Human Growth and development through the Life Course for Social Workers	ACAD YR	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units

A student will take

Semester 1
SCS6057 + Restricted to students studying on the MA in Social Work..	Readiness for Practice Placement One	AUT SEM	0 credits
Full academic year
SCS6058 CCo-requisites: SCS6059 SCS6061 + Restricted to students studying on the MA in Social Work..	Practice Placement One	ACAD YR	0 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

The following unit will be studied across both years.

A student will take

Any Semester
SCS6140	Dissertation	GRAD YR	60 credits

In the event of failure of SCS6057, a student may not progress to SCS6058.

A student may not progress to the second year of study unless all units listed at 1A and 1B have been successfully completed.

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
SCS6063 CCo-requisites: SCS6041	Safeguarding in Social Work Practice	ACAD YR	30 credits
SCS6064 CCo-requisites: SCS6041	Skills for Social Work Practice	ACAD YR	15 credits
SCS6065	Social Work Professional Development	ACAD YR	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units

A student will take

Full academic year
SCS6066	Practice Placement Two	ACAD YR	0 credits

In the event of failure of either SCS6058 or SCS6066, no further repeat placement will be offered unless a recommendation supported by Special Circumstances is approved by the Board of Examiners.

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of all 1A, 1B, 1C, 4A and 4B and successfully completed SCS6058 and SCS6066, shall be eligible for the Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work.

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect to 1A but either fails or successfully completes SCS6058, shall be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Social Care Studies (non-professional). The award will NOT confer eligibility for registration with the professional regulator.

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect to 1A, 1B and 4A but who fails SCS6066 (4B), shall be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Social Care Studies (non-professional). The award will NOT confer eligibility for registration with the professional regulator.

A student who have been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect to 1A, 1B, 1C and 4A but who fails SCS6066 (4B), shall be eligible for the award of Masters in Social Care Studies (non-professional). The award will NOT confer eligibility for registration with the professional regulator.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2018/19 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.