MSc Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice (Social Work) / Application and selection
Year of entry: 2025
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How to apply
Applicants must apply online . See the Application and selection section of this page for more information.
Advice to applicants
Overseas (non-UK) applicants
Please note, due to the legal and policy content of some units, this course is not suitable for international applicants not currently registered in the UK. International students may be interested in our two year MA Social Work course .
To achieve the aims and individual clinical unit outcomes for this MSc, you will need to be able to reflect on your current/recent practice and demonstrate how your role can develop, enhance or propose change to patient care and service delivery.
Applicants must have one year post qualifying clinical experience.
When completing your application, please include the following in the 'Further Information' section of the application form:
- the focus of your current/recent social work practice and an overview of your role;
- your areas of clinical interest and the units you are interested in studying.
Portfolio requirements
UK applicants who do not hold a first degree (or equivalent qualification) may be admitted on the basis of a health/social work professional qualification. To do this, you must demonstrate the ability to study at postgraduate level.
If you do not have a first degree, you will be required to undertake a stand-alone level 7 unit to test your ability to study at this level. If successful, this unit would be incorporated into your degree pathway.