BA (Hons) Social Care

This specialist award in Social Care is designed for those who want to develop a career within the expanding social care sector. It offers opportunities to study specialist areas of social care and includes:- the provision of formal and informal care- the knowledge, core values and ethics that underpin social care provision- the assessment, management and organisation of social care and- specialisms in, child care, adult care and elder care that focus on : the child in trouble; substance misuse; mental health; and learning disabilityGraduates gain careers, mostly in the public and not-for-profit sector including:- care management,- housing associations and various forms of supported living,- early year settings (work with children under 5),- supporting young people,- supporting people with a learning disability,- supporting older people,- policy research and development and advocacyGraduates in social care with a good honours degree (2:1 or above) are eligible to apply for a Master’s level qualifying social work award.