Overview

You’ll work within a supportive study environment. This will help you develop crucial skills for independent and collaborative learning. Learn from people influencing social care. We work with local social welfare agencies on joint projects. These include development, training and research initiatives.

Careers

The Social Work graduates from University of Sussex have gone on to work in the field of professional social work and are highly sought after by employers, working with children and families and in adult social care.
Many pursue learning through continuing professional development courses and progress to take leadership roles in the profession.
Other awards associated with the Social Work MA:
The course may lead to any one of four awards:

Applied Social Care PGDip, with satisfactory completion of all elements of the course except the placements and dissertation
Applied Social Care MA, with satisfactory completion of all elements of the course except the placements
Social Work PGDip, with satisfactory completion of all elements of the course except the dissertation
Social Work MA, with satisfactory completion of all elements of the course.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Development and Social Relationships
Law and Social Policy
Social Adversity, Risk and Resilience
Social Work Practice
Theory, Methods and Values in Practice
Research Methods and Dissertation

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Duration

Full-time
- 22 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brighton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Social Work 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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General requirements

You should have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above.
Subject-specific requirements: Your undergraduate degree can be in any subject. You must have GCSE Mathematics and English (or equivalent) at grade C or above.

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Tuition Fees

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16900 GBP / year

≈ 16900 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

7850 GBP / year

≈ 7850 GBP / year

Living costs

Brighton

United Kingdom

815 - 1383 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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