Social Care (Scotland) (W31)

Open University
Undergraduate DipHE Distance learning 2-4 Years Social work, childhood, and youth studies

About this course

Social care in Scotland is increasingly multidisciplinary and community-focused, requiring a skilled, adaptable workforce to deliver high-quality services. This diploma will deepen your understanding of social care and social work and develop the knowledge and skills you need to support vulnerable adults and children effectively in multiple settings. It places a strong emphasis on working across professional boundaries, with service users firmly at the centre.

Key features of the course

  • Applies new ideas to real-life issues and situations that affect us all

  • Helps you to develop as an independent and reflective learner

  • Explores the context and processes of change and new ways of working across agency and professional boundaries

  • Builds a solid foundation for further study
  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1172 Social services managers and directors
    2461 Social workers
    4112 Local government administrative occupations
    3314 Prison service officers (below principal officer)
    1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
    6136 Senior care workers

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
    Study Mode
    Distance learning
    Duration
    2-4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Milton Keynes
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Social work, childhood, and youth studies