Social care professionals have the strength, compassion and skills to care
for hundreds of vulnerable children and adults everyday. Social workers and
other care professionals come from all walks of life and there has always been a
great deal of demand for them. Have you got what it takes to become a Social
care professional, but just lack the necessary entry requirements to university?
If so then this is the course for you. You will study sociology,
psychology, social issues in health care and criminology in addition to study
techniques and academic writing.
The study programme is designed for those who wish to progress onto a degree
programme, and students must be aged 19+ at the time of enrolment.
This study programme in total contains 60 credits, 45 credits at Level 3 and
graded Pass, Merit or Distinction and 15 at Level 3 graded at Pass or
Ungraded.
There are 18 credits in Psychology, 9 credits in Criminology, 12
credits in Sociology and 6 credits for a subject based Research Project.
The Psychology units include:
- Abnormal Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Basic Counselling Theory
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Valuing Diversity
There will also be a subject based Research project.
The Criminology units include: Crime & Deviance and Offender
Profiling.
The Sociology units include: Sociology of the Family – Household and Family
Structure, and Sociology of Education.