- The programme is transitionally approved by the Health and Care Professions Council. - Students enjoy first-rate facilities in the new Mary Seacole Building. - We are one of the leading providers of university-based social work and social policy research in London and have attracted funding from, amongst other sources, the ESRC, the AHRC, Nuffield Foundation, the Rowntree Trust, the European Union, the Department for Education and Skills and the NHS. - Students benefit from close links with social care providers in local government and in the voluntary sector. - Service users and carers are crucial to our work, and our BEEC (Brunel Experts by Experience Committee) enables them to be involved at all stages of the MA, from interview to assessment. - Recent groundbreaking research into personalisation, service user involvement, Family Drug and Alcohol Courts, young onset dementia and youth and religion, amongst other areas, feed into our taught programmes, making them highly relevant and up-to-date. Our academics include the authors of best selling books on citizenship, community care and child protection. - Anti-oppressive practice has been at the core of our education and training philosophy for some years and this emphasis is evident in the teaching of this programme. - Brunel University has a long history of securing a range of quality placements across London and surrounding areas. We have substantial experience in working across the statutory and independent sector and have strong partnership links.

Bachelor Degree) or Specialist Diploma, 4 years Bachelor degree (Baklavr) 2:1 A minimum score of GPA 4/5 or GPA 6/10 (if ECTS Grading System) from a well ranked higher education institution. 2:2 A minimum score of GPA 3.5/5 or GPA 5/10 (if ECTS Grading System) from a well ranked higher education institution.