Master of Arts - Social Work

When students join the Social Work MA, they jump right in from day one. Through a combination of study and placement work students will gain the knowledge, skills and confidence they need for their career.

Students will have access to placements across a range of settings, allowing them to develop their practice and research skills and apply their knowledge to practice. Kent has close links with employers such as Kent County Council, Medway Council and Avante Care, who not only provide student practice learning opportunities but are also engaged in joint research projects with us. This close link means the practitioners who students learn from are leaders in the field, bringing students with them as they break new ground.

Kent's learning community also includes service users and carers who work to ensure that this programme and research work represents a wide range of perspectives, including those of people who receive services.

Social work graduates from Kent become confident, competent practitioners, ready to go out into the world, improve lives, and effect change in the places they want to see it.