Department: School for Business and Society. This Master of Arts (MA) degree is a two-year program designed to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge needed for effective professional practice as a social worker. The course focuses on professional practice and includes two placements in different areas of social work. The curriculum is informed by a critical approach that recognizes how individual problems are shaped by social structures and inequitable power relations. The School is centered around human rights, social justice, and anti-oppression.

This professionally accredited degree prepares you for a rewarding career as a qualified social worker. Graduates are eligible to register as social workers and work in various settings, including child protection, adult safeguarding, homelessness, mental health, and youth justice. Potential career paths include: Social worker, Child protection social worker, Outreach worker, Crisis practitioner, Social care assessor, and Mental health practitioner. Graduates develop a range of transferable skills, including communication, critical analysis, understanding of human behavior, and the ability to exercise authority in complex social situations.

The University of York is a member of the UK's prestigious Russell Group, indicating its status as a research-intensive university with world-class teaching. It has many highly ranked subjects and great graduate prospects. York is a historic city in northern England and is known for being friendly. The School for Business and Society is committed to teaching from a critical approach which recognizes the ways that individual problems are shaped by social structures that reflect deeply inequitable power relations in society. The university has invested £100 million in recent years to transform its facilities and provide students with the best possible learning environment.