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Category: Social Work

  • MA Social Work at the Uni of York

    8 July 2024 by Annie
    4 minute read

    Hi! My name is Annie. I am from Cyprus and a postgraduate student at the University of York. I have been here for four years now, having completed my undergraduate…

  • Three things to look forward to about studying Social Work at York!

    5 July 2023 by Mary
    4 minute read

    Hello reader! I am currently a Social Work student at the University of York and I have just finished my first year (it really has gone by so quickly). As…

  • Meet MA Social Work student, Kshira

    7 February 2022 by Kshira
    2 minute read

    I came onto the Social Work MA after finishing a degree in Psychology. I wanted a space to explore and apply different theories and make a real difference with my…

  • A chat with third year Social Work student, Kashi

    22 January 2022 by Kashi
    3 minute read

    When I was 18, I started volunteering in refugee camps in Calais, first as a volunteer, and then later as a coordinator for one of the charities there. Towards the…

  • Meet Social Work student, Ryan

    21 January 2022 by Ryan
    3 minute read

    From a young age in secondary school, I knew that I wanted to work with young people as I loved seeing my younger family members. This passion developed throughout my…

  • My experience as a Social Work student

    19 January 2022 by Charlotte
    2 minute read

    I have always been the type of person to care about those around me and always wanted a career where I could help people to improve themselves and/or the situation…

  • A chat with Social Work student, Helen

    18 January 2022 by Helen
    4 minute read

    It took some time for me to realise that I wanted to pursue a profession in social work. All of the qualities and values that I admire are at the…

  • Meet 4th Year Social Work student, Lucy

    17 January 2022 by Lucy
    5 minute read

    Once I recognised the broad field of work that social work offers, I was so intrigued. Knowing that I could go into a career that would identify where my strengths…

  • Four things to look forward to about studying Social Work at York

    7 April 2021 by Freya
    3 minute read

    Hi, my name is Freya and I am a Social Work student. Here are my top four things to look forward to about studying social work at York. Intimate lectures…

  • A day in the life of a 2nd Year Social Work student

    17 January 2020 by Vanessa
    2 minute read

    You hear the profession social work and what comes to mind is the busy schedule due to massive workload. This is not something that I thought I would have to…

  • Things to look forward to about studying Social Work at York

    22 February 2019 by Vanessa
    4 minute read

    I wanted to study in this department as I have always had a passion for helping people and working as a volunteer within this sector. Before university, the fact that…

  • A week in the life of a Social Work student

    A week in the life of a Social Work student

    16 January 2019 by Olivia
    5 minute read

    Monday This week started with a 9am lecture on social policy, discussing marketisation on our welfare state. This lecture was an hour long so making notes was quite easy and…