This postgraduate course combines university and practice-based learning and is regulated by the Health Care Professions Council, with significant contributions by experienced social workers and by service users. All mandatory elements of a qualifying course are met including assessment, communication skills, human growth and development, inter-professional working, law, and planning intervention and review. Graduates can register as qualified social workers and will build a capacity for critical thinking and creative action in relation to the complex problems of human life. You will complete assessed placements in social work settings, undertaking a total of 170 days of practical experience.