Applied Community and Social Care Studies

Course Overview

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.

Why study with us

- Excellent teaching and student support from the course team and University’s wider support services.

- Guided opportunities to access structured work experience via our own Central for Volunteering in Community Leadership (CVCL).

- 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.

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.

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.