Course summary
Develop your capacity to respond to complex social needs. This course will empower you to help people across a range of community practice settings. As part of this course, you'll:
- Develop the skills and knowledge to help and safeguard vulnerable people, families and communities
- Mix academic study with practice to better understand and guide those in crisis
- Hone your communication and therapeutic skills through simulated counselling sessions
- Explore and analyse child development, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence and mental health issues
- Learn about the different policies and frameworks behind community development, criminal justice, health services, social work and education
- Discover related theories and topics, including attachment, bereavement and different sociological perspectives
- Refine your understanding of how adults develop
- Examine contemporary issues that frequently make headline news, such as female genital mutilation, addiction and mental health problems
- Study intervention and safeguarding procedures and policies to help manage risk in these areas
- Fantastic placement opportunities - enhance your expertise and build a network working with local social care services
- Access specialist facilities - including simulated sessions to support the development of your essential skills prior to real-world practice
- Learn from experts - further your understanding of social care and social care environments and communities, guided by staff who are engaged in continuous research
- Build your understanding and knowledge of local authorities and organisations – you’ll be guided by tutors who have significant experience and developed professional networks
- 100% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Professional & Academic Skills
- Politics of Everyday Life
- Working Positively with Adults: Empowering Relationships
- Engaging & Communicating
- Human Growth & Development Across the Lifespan
- Social Justice & Inequality
- Enhanced Communication: Therapeutic Approaches to Support
- Safeguarding: Adult & Child Protection
- Working Positively with Adults: Enterprise & Engagement
- Developing Research In Practice: Adults
- Emerging Issues in Practice
- The Global Practitioner
- Community Practitioner - Work Related Learning 3
- Research Project
How to apply
You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2023.
If you already have a 2023 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- L514
- Institution code:
- L27
- Campus name:
- City CampusC
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 88 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE