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Postgraduate Social Policy and Social Work courses

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    Make a real difference to people’s lives

    As one of the UK’s longest standing social work departments, our suite of Social Policy and Social Work taught courses is renowned and well respected.

Why study Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Birmingham?

From exploring key areas of practice to understanding society’s most significant social issues, there’s a strong focus on professional principles, social justice, equality, and diversity and inclusion. Our multidisciplinary team of experts will support you in building your research, critical and analytical skills. While our collaborations with government departments, supranational organisations and a network of service users and carers will broaden your understanding and perspective. 

  • Doctor of Social Work

    The Professional Doctorate in Social Work is designed for social workers engaged in policy and practice issues concerned to develop their research practice f...

  • MA Migration Studies

    Our Master's degree in Migration Studies will explore the social, economic and political impacts of new migration and examine approaches to welfare provision...

  • MA Social Policy

    The MA Social Policy Social policy is an applied social science that will challenge you to formulate your own policy solutions to key social issues from both...

  • MA Social Work

    The MA Social Work, University of Birmingham, enables those with a BA degree in the social sciences to obtain the new professional qualification in Social Wo...

    • UCAS code: L502

  • MA Sociology

    The MA Sociology at the University of Birmingham will offer distinct insights into understanding the contested character of our communities, politics, techno...

  • MA/PGDip Global Public Policy

    The Global Public Policy MA/PGDip postgraduate degree at the University of Birmingham, will seek to understand the ways that social policy is formulated nati...

  • MPhil/PhD Social Work and Social Care

    We offer two types of research degree: an MPhil or a PhD – that consider topics, organisations or concepts relating to social work and social care services. .

  • PhD Local Government Studies

    Our distance learning PhD degrees in Local Government Studies offer the opportunity to pursue original research under the guidance of an academic supervisor ...

  • PhD Local Government Studies

    We are particularly interested in receiving applications on the modernisation agenda, changing patterns of local governance, the impact of public policy chan...