This MA Social Work combines classroom learning and practical experience. This course will cover the context of social work, legal and policy frameworks, social work theory, psychological and sociological theory, power, discrimination and anti-oppressive practice. Throughout this course, students will consolidate their theoretical knowledge with two placements. As a social worker, one will be making a real difference to some of the most marginalised and at-risk people in society. Social workers could work in child protection, with young people in care, older people, people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health difficulties, homeless people, people with drug dependencies, or with any other group of people with specialist needs. Social workers help people access essential social services, your interventions can literally be the difference between life and death for extremely vulnerable people.