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BA (Hons)

Applied Community & Social Care Studies

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

L590

Delivery

Campus Taught

Foundation entry

Want to make a difference? Our BA (Hons) Applied Community and Social Care Studies course will provide you with a strong knowledge base and develop the key skills required for community and social care leadership roles.

This course is being reapproved under the University’s normal cycle of review. As such, the course structure and content may be changed to enable the University to deliver a better quality of educational experience to students.

A vast range of specialist modules and topics are available to suit your areas of interest: politics and policy; race, racism and society; researching social inequality; relational practice; safeguarding children and young people; mental health and social care; working with domestic abuse; drugs and society; poverty, exclusion and social justice; crime and society; and many more. The second year of the programme provides an opportunity for you to link your academic learning to real-world practice through a practical ‘Structured Work Experience’ requirement.

Course team members are experienced academics whose specialist research and scholarly activity is in areas associated with community or social care practice. In addition to academic experience, many staff on the course team have worked as qualified social workers, whilst most others have direct experience of practice in the social care and community development sectors.

In addition to enhancing your employment opportunities, the programme provides essential educational underpinnings for learners to progress onto further postgraduate study and research in, for example, social work, social policy, education and community leadership.

Why study with us

Excellent teaching and student support from the course team and University’s wider support services.
Our social work division is ranked 4th in the UK by the Guardian University Guide, 2021
You'll have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support (Comensus) groups.

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What you'll do

Interactive, inclusive and engaging lectures/ seminars incorporating a blended learning approach both in class and online for flexibility of learning and study.
Our strong links with employers and agencies enable you to link classroom learning to live experiences across a wide range of social care and community-based organisations.
You’ll be encouraged to enrich your experience by engaging with the School’s research culture through attending guest speaker seminars and conferences.

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Book a place at our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 17 June. Here you'll be able to explore our campus and facilities, meet academic staff & chat to students.

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Academic expertise

Future careers

BA (Hons) Applied Community and Social Care Studies graduates are well placed to work for a wide variety of employers in welfare settings: education, the police, probation and the national offender service, youth offending teams, housing management, substance misuse agencies and many more.

This programme seeks to prepare participants for graduate level employment in management and leadership roles across a range of settings within the community and social care sector, including schools, drugs agencies, youth offending services, probation, housing organisations and charities.

Examples of the roles graduates from this programme undertake include: family support workers, learning mentors, youth workers, community development workers, social workers (following additional training), drugs workers, agency managers and project co-ordinators.

Many of our students choose to stay with us and progress onto further study at master’s and doctoral level.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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The learning environment includes blended interactive online and in-class delivery, workshops, and group work. Personal tutorials with your Year Lead, seminars and opportunities to access structured work experience in a community and/or social care setting.

You’ll have the opportunity to engage in independent study and group work projects. In addition, all students will have a Year Lead and access to student coaches/ study support who will assist with any academic and pastoral issues, as well as personal development.

A variety of approaches are used in assessing work. Each module has its own assessment requirements which may take the form of essay, group and individual presentations, online portfolios, conference presentations and debates.

Prompt feedback on your assessments is provided and presented within a positive and supportive framework. This enables you to develop as an individual and achieve personal aims and aspirations.