MA International Social Work with Refugee Studies: University of East London

About the programme

The MA in International Social Work and Refugee Studies offers an opportunity for qualified social workers or people who work with refugees and asylum seekers to share in learning about social work and refugee studies across the globe. Participants are part of a multicultural peer group recruited from countries around the world as well as locally.

The course content is highly innovative in that it explores and analyses social change and professional responses in a globalised world and equips you for future local or international practice in yourr area of work.

Career opportunities

A qualification at master’s level is normally essential for people seeking employment in international welfare and humanitarian organisations, including the United Nations and major non-governmental organisations. Successful completion of the MA in International Social Work and Refugee Studies has enabled previous students to take up a variety of posts in the London region or their country of origin.

Admission requirments

Applicants must be graduates who have a professional qualification either in social work or have extensive experience of work with refugees or asylum seekers.

In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.

Students who apply to enter stages of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement.