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Social Care, Justice and Recovery

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs.

UCAS Tariff

104

A minimum of 64 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.

About this course


This course has alternative study modes. Contact the university to find out how the information below might vary.

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

6 years | Part-time | 2024

Subject

Health and welfare

Develop your capacity to respond to complex social needs. This course will empower you to help people across a range of community practice settings.

**Course Overview**
- 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

**Find Out More**
Developed in consultation with several welfare agencies, this degree has been created in response to the increasing diversification of community and social work services.

**Hands-on experience**
You’ll practise your counselling techniques on actors in simulated sessions and will take part in group sessions to enhance your communication and negotiating skills. You’ll also get the opportunity to apply your legal knowledge and hone your legal skills in the university's mock courtroom.

**Placement opportunities**
You’ll further enhance your expertise and bolster your career networks and prospects on placements developed in partnership with service providers and charities. These could include Leeds City Council, St Anne's Community Services, Community Links and Touchstone.

**A rewarding future**
With your broad academic grounding, practical experience and professional connections, you’ll be prepared for a richly rewarding but challenging career supporting and protecting the vulnerable.

**Study options**
On completion of your first year, you’ll have the opportunity to transfer to the BA (Hons) Youth Work & Community Development (JNC) or BA (Hons) Working with Children, Young People & Families. If you chose to transfer, you won’t need to repeat any modules.

**Why Study Social Care, Justice and Recovery at Leeds Beckett University**
- **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*

*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 20-21

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:
- Professional & Academic Skills
- Politics of Everyday Life
- Working Positively with Adults: Empowering Relationships - Work Related Learning
- Engaging & Communicating
- Human Growth & Development Across the Lifespan
- Social Justice & Inequality

Year 2 Core Modules:
- Enhanced Communication: Therapeutic Approaches to Support
- Safeguarding: Adult & Child Protection
- Working Positively with Adults: Enterprise & Engagement - Work Related Learning
- Developing Research In Practice: Adults
- Emerging Issues in Practice
In addition, choose from a list of Year 2 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list.

Year 3 Core Modules:
- The Global Practitioner
- Community Practitioner - Work Related Learning 3
- Research Project
- Advanced Communication: Empowerment & Advocacy

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

City CampusC

Department:

Health and Community Studies

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

59%
Health and welfare

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Health studies

Teaching and learning

59%
Staff make the subject interesting
82%
Staff are good at explaining things
71%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
71%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

81%
Library resources
65%
IT resources
75%
Course specific equipment and facilities
47%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
10%
Male students
90%
Female students
57%
2:1 or above
5%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
D
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Health studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,500
med
Average annual salary
96%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

45%
Welfare professionals
16%
Welfare and housing associate professionals
16%
Childcare and related personal services

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Health studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£23k

£23k

£23k

£23k

£20k

£20k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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