Overview

This Professional Development and Practice course from The University of Lancashire is especially suited for social work and social care practitioners working in child, adult and mental health care. It’s also a great development opportunity for anyone working in areas such as youth offending services (YOS), homeless services, domestic violence, learning disabilities and substance misuse.

Why study with us?

On this course you’ll be encouraged to critically reflect on and review your professional development with a view to enhancing your performance and service delivery.
We’ll provide you with learning opportunities to explore complex challenges, current issues and new evidence-based practice research

Future careers

Completion of this course will enable you to advance your career across the social care and social work professions.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Reflection on Professional Learning and Development

Management Coaching Skills

Collaborative Research with Children and Young People

Social Research

Childhood in Law and Welfare

Safeguarding Children

Theorising Childhood and Adolescence

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-10 00:00:00 , International

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• UK students can apply all year round.

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Preston, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Social Work Sustainable Development View 163 other Masters in Social Work in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

First degree at 2.2 or above in a relevant subject, but non-standard entrants with suitable extensive work experience in health and social care and evidence of recent study will be considered
International applications must have an IELTS score of a minimum of 7.0 with no component score of less than 6.5 to have been taken within two years prior to course start date
Applicants will normally be practitioners in an area of social work or social care

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

1050 GBP / module

≈ 1050 GBP / module
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

1050 GBP / module

≈ 1050 GBP / module

Additional Details

Per 20 credits

Living costs

Preston

United Kingdom

751 - 1425 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Why study with us?

Future careers

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Preston

Funding

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