About The Course

This course is a perfect opportunity for individuals (including practitioners such as social workers) who are passionate about making a difference and who want to give their career a global perspective.

The course focuses on social issues with an international dimension such as humanitarian aid, forced migration, human rights, social justice and social enterprise. In addition to gaining theoretical knowledge, you acquire practical skills – such as advocacy, intercultural and group work competence – needed to work effectively with communities and individuals from diverse cultural and social backgrounds, in the UK and abroad. The course also exposes you to a variety of case studies and approaches to social welfare and development in various international contexts, including in the Global South.

Why choose this course?

• Develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and approaches to international social welfare and development in diverse global contexts
• Gain core practical skills and professionalism necessary to work in a range of cultural contexts and settings, for example with NGOs or government institutions, or starting your own social enterprise
• Learn from an expert academic team with significant research and practice experience of working with the United Nations and NGOs around the world
• Explore ethical aspects of international social welfare practice and research, including attention to power and decolonial practice
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of research methods and undertake research on a subject of your choosing while working within a robust ethical framework