A 6-year master's programme, taught in English, in Hatfield.

Price£945Per 15 credits · 2026/27 · UK home students ≈ €1,132
Next dateNext start
LanguageEnglish⁠
Duration6 years⁠

✓ 2 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

15 modules published

Across 6 years of study.

How does study run?

4 lines through 6 years

One line per theme. Hollow stop: the semester isn't stated. Our classification by module titles.

How does the focus shift?

Research methods all the way

Share of modules by theme in each semester. Our classification by module titles.

Specialist subjectsBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawResearch methodsFree electives
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
  • Specialist subjects
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Research methods
  • Free electives
What are all the subjects?

All 15 modules

Year 1 · 3 modules · 60 UK CATS
ModuleTypeUK CATS
· Semester BOptional30
· Semester ACore15
· Semester ACore15

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Year 2 · 3 modules · 60 UK CATS
ModuleTypeUK CATS
· Semester BOptional15
· Semester BOptional15
· Semester ABCore30

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Year 3 · 3 modules · 60 UK CATS
ModuleTypeUK CATS
· Semester BOptional30
· Semester ACore15
· Semester ACore15

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Year 4 · 3 modules · 60 UK CATS
ModuleTypeUK CATS
· Semester BOptional15
· Semester ACore30
· Semester BOptional15

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Year 5 · 2 modules · all core · 60 UK CATS
ModuleUK CATS
· Semester A30
· Semester BC30

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Year 6 · 1 module · all optional · 30 UK CATS
ModuleUK CATS
· Semester A30

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The degree in facts
LevelMaster · EQF 7, ISCED 7Inferred
QualificationMaster of Science · Abbr: MSc⁠
CreditsUnknown
Study modeMode: Part time · Part time⁠
DeliveryOn campusInferred
CampusCity: Hatfield · Campus: University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More research methods than 4 of 4 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeMSc Advanced Social Work Practice Hertfordshire15
MSc Applied Psychology Hertfordshire17

2 of 6 similar programmes publish too few modules to compare.

  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More business and management, less society, ethics and law

Share here against the average of 4 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Specialist subjects
20% here
3% typical
Business and management
20% here
9% typical
Research methods
20% here
10% typical

Less here than typical

Society, ethics and law
13% here
26% typical
Projects and labs
0% here
10% typical
Maths and foundations
0% here
4% typical
Internship
0% here
4% typical

About the same as typical: thesis.

Where you'll study

Studying in Hatfield

What is the campus like?
City sizeUnder 100,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 43,090 in 2021
HousingRooms run by the institutionInferred · Room guaranteed in the first year⁠
RankingPostgraduate Taught Experience Survey, student satisfaction 2025: top 10, national⁠
FacilitiesGym (College Lane Campus)⁠, Gym (de Havilland Campus)⁠, Library (de Havilland Campus)Inferred, Laboratories⁠, Sports fields⁠, Studios⁠
FoodCafeteria (College Lane Campus)⁠, Cafeteria (de Havilland Campus)⁠
SupportHealth service (College Lane Campus)⁠, Career service⁠, Counselling⁠, Disability support⁠, Student clubs⁠, Student union⁠, Transport⁠

The rest of what we hold on Hertfordshire is on its page.

What it costs

£945 Per 15 credits

£945 Per 15 credits · 2026/27 · UK home students ≈ €1,132

What changes the price?

3 things that move it

Grant

Sport Scholarship Scheme

−£4,000

Chancellor's International Scholarship

−£4,000

Super Early Bird Payment Scholarship

Every fee and condition published
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionUK home students2026/27£945 Per 15 credits
≈ €1,132
How to start

Next: 18 Jan 2027

Dates that differ by citizenship are marked for your group.

When does it happen?
Next upProgramme starts
ThenProgramme starts
ThenProgramme starts
Every date (3 dates)
Jan 2027
  • Programme starts
Sep 2027
  • Programme starts
Jan 2028
  • Programme starts
What are the steps?
  1. 1
    Check you qualifyText: - Candidates hold a first degree in Social Work – those who do not have a first degree or equivalent are expected to evidence successful completion of at least 30 credits of Level 6 study.⁠
  2. 2
    Prove your languageNot found
  3. 3
    Admission testsUnknown
  4. 4
    How they chooseKind: International eligibility · Open to international and eu: No⁠
  5. 5
    Where you applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Hertfordshire online application⁠
  6. 6
    DocumentsUnknown
  7. 7
    DeadlineUnknown
  8. 8
    StartDate: 18 Jan 2027 · Mode: Part time · Campus: UH Hatfield Campus · 2027 · End date: 31 Jan 2028⁠
    +2 more
    • Date: 20 Sep 2027 · Mode: Part time · Campus: UH Hatfield Campus · 2027 · End date: 30 Sep 2028⁠
    • Date: 18 Jan 2028 · Mode: Part time · Campus: UH Hatfield Campus · 2028 · End date: 31 Jan 2029⁠
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

6 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, United Kingdom

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmeMSc Advanced Social Work Practice HertfordshireSimilarMA Human Resource Management (Work Psychology) HertfordshireSimilarMSc Applied Psychology Hertfordshire
Price£945 Per 15 credits · 2026/27£19,025 / year · 2027/28£19,025 / year · 2027/28
Duration6 years1 year1 year
LanguageEnglishEnglishEnglish
Next date18 Jan 202725 Sep 202722 Sep 2027

4 of 6 publish a next date.

Hertfordshire · HatfieldUnited Kingdom

MSc Applied Psychology with Advanced Project

£13,280–£22,995 total · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €15,912–€27,552

33% free electives · 22% society, ethics and law

MasterScholarshipsEnglish
Next date

Hertfordshire · HatfieldUnited Kingdom

MSc Applied Psychology with Extended Professional Practice

£13,280–£22,995 total · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €15,912–€27,552

33% free electives · 22% society, ethics and law

MasterScholarshipsEnglish
Next date

Greenwich · LondonUnited Kingdom

Child and Adolescent Psychology, MSc

£11,800–£18,700 / year · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €14,139–€22,406
1 yr
length
MasterPart-timeScholarshipsEnglish
Rolling start

Greenwich · LondonUnited Kingdom

Criminology and Criminal Psychology, MSc

£11,800–£18,700 / year · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €14,139–€22,406
1 yr
length
MasterPart-timeScholarshipsEnglish
Rolling start
Where this comes from

Every fact has a source

Why trust this page?

30 facts from 2 official sources

Checked 4 days ago.

30facts with a quote
2official pages
1fields marked unknown
The short version

The programme, from the facts

MSc Advanced Social Work Practice is a master's programme in social sciences and psychology at University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, United Kingdom. It takes 6 years. Teaching is in English.

The institution publishes 15 modules, of which 7 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are free electives (27%), business and management (20%) and research methods (20%).

How much does MSc Advanced Social Work Practice cost?

£945 Per 15 credits · 2026/27 · UK home students. In euros that is ≈ €1,132.

When is the next deadline or start?

18 Jan 2027 (Next start).

What language is it taught in?

English.

How long does it take?

6 years.

Where is it?

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom.

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Everything we hold

All 15 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Dates · 1 with values
StartDate: 18 Jan 2027 · Mode: Part time · Campus: UH Hatfield Campus · 2027 · End date: 31 Jan 2028⁠Date: 20 Sep 2027 · Mode: Part time · Campus: UH Hatfield Campus · 2027 · End date: 30 Sep 2028⁠Date: 18 Jan 2028 · Mode: Part time · Campus: UH Hatfield Campus · 2028 · End date: 31 Jan 2029⁠
Admission · 3 with values · 1 without
How to applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Hertfordshire online application⁠
Language requirementNot found on official pages
Prior educationText: - Candidates hold a first degree in Social Work – those who do not have a first degree or equivalent are expected to evidence successful completion of at least 30 credits of Level 6 study.⁠
Selection criteriaKind: International eligibility · Open to international and eu: No⁠
Programme · 8 with values
CampusCity: Hatfield · Campus: University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield⁠
QualificationMaster of Science · Abbr: MSc⁠
DeliveryOn campusInferred
Duration6 years · Part time⁠
Language of instructionEnglish⁠
LevelMaster · EQF 7, ISCED 7Inferred
LocationUniversity of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hatfield, United Kingdom⁠
Study modeMode: Part time · Part time⁠

Institution record: University of Hertfordshire

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