Professional Practice Community and Social Care: Policy and Practice
University of Central LancashireUndergraduate DProf Distance learning (part-time) 5 Years PolicingSociologyCriminology
About this course
Our unique Doctor of Professional Practice qualification in Community Social Care Policy and Practice is delivered entirely online, offering you a flexible route into doctorate-level study. It’s aimed at current social work, care and community professionals who want to develop advanced research skills which will empower them to have a positive impact on practice and policy.This course is being reapproved under the University’s normal cycle of review. As such, the course structure and content may be changed to enable the University to deliver a better quality of educational experience to students. Are you interested in developing the skills you need to make sense of the social world within which your profession operates? This course will equip you with the essential knowledge and skills you need to undertake research in community practice, social work, social care and policy. It will enable you to make an original contribution to professional knowledge through advanced academic enquiry. You’ll develop an understanding of how applied research can inform, develop and impact upon professional community practice and the development of social policy. As well as learning how to understand and undertake research, you’ll discover how to appraise and synthesise a substantial body of knowledge at the forefront of your discipline and harness it to bring about positive change in your area of practice . This is the first course within the UK to deliver totally online doctoral study. Through various interactive online learning opportunities, you’ll develop your own supportive research community. Because it’s delivered totally online, you can work flexibly and fit the demands of this course around your everyday work and other commitments. In this course you make a contribution to both theory and practice in your field, and develop professional practice by making a contribution to professional knowledge.
Why study with us
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:
1172 Social services managers and directors
2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
2461 Social workers
4112 Local government administrative occupations
4113 Officers of non-governmental organisations
2434 Business and related research professionals
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UCAS Points
96 points
Course Details
- Qualification
- DProf
- Study Mode
- Distance learning (part-time)
- Duration
- 5 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Preston
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Policing, Sociology, Criminology