MSc
The MSc in Leadership and Management for the Caring Services is for students, who are in, or aspiring to be in, a senior management role in the caring services. The Masters degree is designed to deliver a higher specialist and advanced award in social work for those managers who work in and hold a social work qualification.
The primary educational aim of the programme is to provide students with opportunities to:
- Gain a qualification to enhance their career and practice
- Exercise leadership and inspire others in the planning and implementation of workforce strategies
- Enable own personal and professional development
- Undertake research on leadership and management in meeting the needs of vulnerable people, children and young people, inter-disciplinary working and other related areas
Some of Our Modules
- Foundations in Leadership and Management
- Critical Issues in Staff Management
- Supervising Staff and Maintaining Standards
- Work Based Learning
- Systematic Approach to the Management of Risk and Protection
Benefits
- Aimed specifically for managers working in social work and social care settings
- Blended learning including on-line courses, workshops and seminar group interaction
- Access to wider resources through the University Learning Centre and Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle)
- For social work managers an opportunity to gain Higher Specialist Award and Advanced Award in Social Work approved by GSCC
Career Pathway
- For deputy or team managers aspiring to improve their own practice and seeking advancement
- For Social Work qualified managers, the ability to meet continuous professional development requirements
Scholarship/Bursaries
Sponsorship for the course may be obtained through the student's own local authority. For example, Gloucestershire County Council currently sponsors a number of students ont he programme. Students wishing to seek sponsorship must do this via their training departments.
Entry Requirements
- For social work managers, a professional qualification such as DipSW; CQSW or Social Work degree as well evidence of further learning or a good honours degree
- For managers in social care settings, a good honours degree
- Other qualifications may be considered
- Students need to be in a managerial position
Mode of Attendance
Full-time and part-time
Campus
At any one of the university’s sites in Cheltenham or Gloucester