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171 Master's degrees in Social Work in United Kingdom

Social Work
This two-year Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Portsmouth will equip you with the skills and experience you need to become a professional social worker and make a real difference in the lives of children and families, mental health patients, people with disabilities or vulnerable adults.
Comparative Social Policy
The MSc in Comparative Social Policy programme at the University of Oxford explores welfare systems and policy developments across a range of countries with an OECD focus. The comparative element is a key part of the course, and is one feature that makes the course at Oxford unique.
Social Work
The Social Work MSW programme offered by Durham University is a 21 month course engaging students with the knowledge, skills and values that underpin social work practice with individuals, groups and communities.

Public Health (Palliative and End-of-Life Care)
This Public Health (Palliative and End-of-Life Care) programme from Northumbria University is a unique course designed to fill this gap, aligning with public health policies and addressing workforce needs in end-of-life care.

Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care (Online)
Increasingly, practitioners are being called upon to lead effective change, implementing key leadership and management skills to improve both clinical and patient delivery within their health and social care organisation. Earn a Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care (Online) degree at University of Derby.
Advanced Social Work Practice
Enhance your professional social work skills and develop your capacities in critical reflection, supervision and professional leadership with this Advanced Social Work Practice program at Middlesex University, so that you can practice at a specialist level and improve outcomes for users of services.

Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (Distance Learning)
Become a specialist in SEND Education. Focus your studying around your own areas of interest within Special Education. Pursue your SEND career through a clear progression route, by joining the Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (Distance Learning) programme at University of Sunderland.
Advanced Practice
Built upon long-standing partnerships with employment agencies and service user groups, the MSc in Advanced Practice course at Royal Holloway University of London offers post-qualifying education to individuals working in social care or health services.

Leadership in Health and Social Care (Distance Learning)
The Leadership in Health and Social Care (Distance Learning) programme from University of Bradford is designed to help you progress as a healthcare professional. It will give you both the skills and the professional qualification you need to apply for more senior leadership and management positions within health and social care.
Sociology and Social Justice
Do you want to make a positive impact on society? On this course you’ll understand a range of contemporary social problems and inequalities. This qualification can be a route to career progression or further academic research. Learn more with this master of Sociology and Social Justice from Staffordshire University.
MBA with Diploma in Health and Social Care Management
Forget traditional business school programmes. If you're considering earning an MBA, LSIB is the place to learn proven business practices directly. The MBA with Diploma in Health and Social Care Management program at London School of International Business delivers the right mix of modules which will help you go up the corporate ladder.
Social Work
Through both academic and practice-based modules, the Social Work programme from Glasgow Caledonian University prepares you to effect real change through research-based practice.
Advanced Professional Practice (Negotiated Specialism)
These Advanced Professional Practice (Negotiated Specialism) MA/MSc/PGCert work-based learning programmes at Middlesex University are purposely flexible and are designed to be responsive to the changing work force development needs of the health, social care and education sectors and to the professional development needs of individual practitioners.

Cross-Cultural Communication
Enhance your understanding of language, culture, and communication - and prepare to make a difference in multicultural workplaces worldwide with this Cross-Cultural Communication course from Newcastle University.
Social Work
The MA in Social Work at the University of Salford is a two-year full-time programme that prepares students for a rewarding career in social work. This degree equips graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to work effectively across various sectors, including voluntary and statutory organisations, while focusing on social justice and empowerment.
Social Work
The MSc in Social Work at Bucks New University is a comprehensive two-year programme designed to equip students with the skills necessary for a successful career in social work. This full-time course combines theoretical knowledge with practical experience, ensuring graduates are well-prepared to support marginalised communities.
Health
Health from University of Chichester hastwo named routes are Social Care/Work and Integrated Caring Science.
Advanced Professional Practice
The Advanced Professional Practice programme at University of Chichester is ideal if you want to achieve a qualification that meets your professional CPD requirements whilst gaining academic credits.
Community Care
The Community Care programme from University of Kent offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability and community care leading to higher degrees. The Tizard Centre has a strong track record of attracting University and ESRC research studentship funding.
Social Work
Anglia Ruskin University's full time Social Work Masters degree is designed for graduates with at least six months’ relevant work experience, who want to qualify as professional Social Workers.