Social Care (Scotland) (W31)
Open UniversityUndergraduate 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.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
Key features of the course
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