Master of Arts by Research in Social Work and Social Care

Course Description

The Master of Arts by Research in Social Work and Social Care has a team of staff with expertise in various health and care fields, including nursing, allied health professions, social work, and social care. This allows them to provide supervision for research projects across a wide range of subject areas and disciplines. The program also provides a broad research environment for candidates from a variety of health and care settings. 

The program offers supervision for cross-disciplinary projects that relate to a variety of fields, including management, public health, health promotion, education, and social care. The program also has particular strengths in certain areas, such as workforce development, health and wellbeing, mental health, intervention design and evaluation, and public health. This suggests that the program is well-equipped to support research projects in these areas

Successful completion of this program provides eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC. It is a legal requirement that anyone who wishes to practise using a title protected by the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001 is on the HCPC Register.

Applied research has been carried out for a variety of organizations including Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Hospice, Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Skills for Care, and the Greenwich Primary Care Trust.