Learn how to care for those who need it most Programme Structure As you’ll see below, each level of the BA (Hons) Social Care programme is made up of six modules. In your final year, the compulsory Research Project Report involves submitting a research proposal, then undertaking independent research and writing a full report on your chosen topic. For detailed information on each module visit icslearn.co.uk.
LEVEL 1 Skills for Learning Social Care 6 Who Cares? The Social Care Mosaic 6 Supporting Children, Young People and Families 6 Exploring Social Care in Theory and Practice 6 Social Care With and Within Groups 6 Caring in Context LEVEL 2 Social Care Practice 1 6 Research Skills 6 Personal Lives, Identities and Social Care 6 Contemporary Social Policy 6 Violence in Everyday Life 6 The Legal Contexts of Care LEVEL 3 Social Care Practice 2 6 Bodies and Minds 6 Crime and Justice 6 Education and Everyday Life 6 Research Project 6 Housing and Homelessness
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Where could a Social Care degree take you? This specialised qualification, the only one of its kind in the UK, gives you a sound foundation for a wide range of careers. Some of these areas include working with families, young people, in community care roles and working in housing. As well as traditional public sector employers like the NHS, private sector companies and the rapidly expanding charity sector also offer career opportunities.
Improve your thinking skills 4 Develop strong evaluation skills 4 Learn effective comparative analysis 4 Develop strategies for dealing with conflicting views 4 Improve your reflective and critical thinking 4 Gain a deeper appreciation of multiple perspectives and approaches
Learn specific skills
You’ll develop key transferable skills that will be highly valued in other areas that aren’t directly related to social care – including local government, non-governmental organisations, overseas development and the private sector.
4 Understand and use different research methods
How this course will build your skills
4 Gain a comprehensive and balanced understanding of the different needs of all the various users of social care
As with any degree, your course will do more than increase your understanding of care issues. You’ll find it helps in broader areas too – for example, improving your thinking and communication abilities.
Gain specialist knowledge 4 Gain a thorough understanding and detailed knowledge of social care 4 Develop an awareness of major historical developments in care
4 Be able to demonstrate insights into important concerns about social care
Enhance your general life and work skills 4 Develop your self-awareness, planning and time-management 4 Improve your writing ability and develop excellent communication skills 4 Increase your numeracy and statistical competence
4 Understand the various concepts of social care, including the range of settings in which it operates 4 Become aware of different theoretical approaches to social care, as well as the implications of delivering care in practice 4 Learn about research methods and how to use primary and secondary sources
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