Disability and Mental Health Social Work MA

at York St John University

Core Modules

• Children and Young People
• Adults and Older People
• Family Contexts and the Hostile Environment
• Preparation for Practice
• Practice Placement 1
• Advanced Practice in Disability and Mental Health and Social Work
• Society, Culture and Political Context of Social Work
• Trauma and Grief
• Dissertation
• Preparation for Practice 2
• Practice Placement 2

English Language requirements

• If English is not your first language you must show evidence of your English language competence.
• For most courses, you should have IELTS level 6.0 (with no skill below 5.5) or an equivalent qualification.

For Indian undergraduate applicants, we can also consider the following: 

• All India Senior School Certificate (including English core, English Communication, Functional English): 60% or higher
• National Education Boards (CBSE/CICSE): 60% or higher
• All other State Boards: 65% or higher

International Tuition Fees

The tuition fee is £14,800
 

This will be split across the 2 years, so you will pay £7,400 per year.

Many people reduce social work to statutory child or adult safeguarding roles. While these roles are essential, there is much more to social work than this. Social work can include work in: 

• Mental healthcare 
• Youth justice 
• Transitions 
• Trauma 
• Bereavement 
• Foster care 
• Adoption 
• Working with refugees and asylum seekers
• Substance misuse recovery 
• Advocacy 
• Housing and homelessness 
• Schools 
• Hospitals 
• Prisons 
• Community development 
• Rehabilitating offenders 
• Research