Masters Degrees in Community Work, United Kingdom

Created for graduates and practitioners, this professionally validated programme in Youth Work and Community Development allows you to work as a registered youth practitioner in the UK. Read more

This Youth and Community Work (with JNC recognition) MSc is a National Youth Agency (NYA) and Endorsements Standards Board (ESB) approved qualification. Read more

Drawing on current research across the social sciences, government guidance, and legislative frameworks, this degree focuses on the issues that are key in facilitating your professional and academic development as a social worker.  This programme is approved by the Health & Care Professions Council. Read more

Our MA Social Work course will help you become a highly effective social worker through a combination of teaching and practice placements. Read more

As a graduate or existing practitioner, this course helps you gain extensive knowledge of working with young people and community groups alongside professional qualifications to practise as a youth or health and community development worker in the UK. Read more

Taught jointly by the Departments of Anthropology and Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies, this MA offers a stimulating synthesis of theory and practice. Read more

This is a pathway of the MA Applied Anthropology & Community and Youth Work, aimed both at international applicants who may not need a British National Youth Agency qualification and those who want to become specialists in community development. Read more

Take your career to the next level with this Youth and Community Work (Advanced Practice) degree from London Met. Designed for graduates who already hold Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) recognition, this master’s degree is perfect if you’re already working in or looking to return to the industry. Read more

The MA Youth and Community Work (JNC) programme provides a unique opportunity to obtain a JNC professional youth work qualification, allowing students to register with the Education Workforce Council in Wales and practice as a youth worker throughout the UK and further afield. Read more

* UCAS Course code: L501, apply here  ucas.com The main aim of this programme is to produce competent, reflective, analytical and research-minded social workers, who are vocationally qualified, with advanced knowledge and skills to bring about innovations through collaborative practice and continuous learning. Read more

Support the professional learning of others through leadership in education, supervision and reflective practice. Newly developed post-qualifying social work CPD programme Goldsmiths’ social work team is recognised for its provision of excellent continuous professional development (CPD) for social workers. Read more

Passionate about helping young people achieve their full potential? Have a deep desire for social justice? Our MA in Youth Work and Community Development will enable you to confidently lead and manage complex work with young people, adults and community groups and help them to thrive. Read more

Taught jointly by the Departments of Anthropology and Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies, this MA offers a stimulating synthesis of theory and practice. Read more

The MA Youth and Community Studies course is designed for practitioners who already hold a JNC professional qualification, or for those who have previously studied youth work, community development or youth studies, and would like to progress their studies at postgraduate level. Read more