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Applied Studies (Management and Leadership in Social Services) – (M.Sc.)
University of Stirling
School of Applied Social Science
| Application Deadline: | 31 August but may still consider applications after this date | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,000 ≈ € 11,200 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Stirling / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 30 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Stirling
The programme allows you as a social services manager to build on your professional experience by undertaking study in a range of management subjects. Successful completion of the programme enables you to:
* Acquire a critical understanding of the theory and practice of management as it relates to contemporary social services
* Develop your knowledge on how organisations function and how, as a manager, you might bring your influence to bear on organisational processes
* Re-examine the value basis of social services’ work and how this is applied in a management role
* Broaden your understanding of the personal social services through comparative study
Management and Leadership in Social Services is a part-time programme for staff in management positions within social care organisations across the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.
Contents
Structure and Content The programme is part-time and modular, comprising six taught modules with related study and practice assignments. Successful completion of 60 credits can lead to a Postgraduate Certificate, and 120 credits to a Postgraduate Diploma. Candidates for the Master’s degree additionally undertake a dissertation based on an empirical study, submitted after completion of the taught modules. The modules you will study are:
* Managing in the Context of a Social Services Agency: Identifies current trends and developments in contemporary social work, the fiscal arrangements for social work, best value and value for money in social work, reviews the manager’s role and accountability, and considers Scottish and UK social services in the international context
* Managing and Supervising Staff: Applies leadership theories and management style analysis to your own work, identifies management tasks in relation to ethical issues and anti-oppressive practice, applies employment legislation and policy, analyses methods for the recruitment and selection of staff, monitors the effectiveness of staff appraisal, training and development programmes, and building and managing effective teams
* Collaborative Practice: Helps you to apply organisation theory, consider the impact of organisational culture on service delivery, and explore the challenges and opportunities of collaborative practice
* Managing Change and Innovation: Helps you to apply theories of change management in your organisational context, plan, implement and evaluate innovation, analyse effective leadership strategies for managing change and transition, and explore meaningful ways of strengthening service user and carer involvement in service planning and evaluation
* Evidence Informed Practice and Evaluation (15 credits) and Research Methods and Application (15 credits): Prepares you to become more research ‘minded’. You will explore the nature of evidence and develop a critical approach to the understanding of research and data collection. These two modules will provide a foundation for the undertaking of your dissertation
Delivery and Assessment Each semester will involve the equivalent of eight teaching days at the University. These are spread over four months, September to December, and then repeated February to May. The teaching day consists of seminar presentations, group discussion and small group work. The programme makes substantial use of the management experience you as students bring with you and your daily work provides the evidence of practice competence as a manager that is integral to assessment for the academic award. This programme is delivered by staff in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) team within the Social Work Section of the Applied Social Science department. On this programme you share your learning with international students registered for the MSc Applied Studies (Management of Social Welfare Organisations) and for three of the six modules you will be joined by students studying across a range of Applied Studies programmes with a focus on social service provision. Joint teaching works to the advantage of all students by promoting challenge, diversity and exploration of assumptions and ways of working. Academic and management practice assignments form the assessment for each module, the practice being drawn from your employment.
Timetable Contact the School for information on your timetable and reading lists.
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Entrance Requirements A degree and a minimum of two years’ experience in a management position within social services. Applicants without a degree will submit a piece of written work at interview stage. Participants on the programme may also hold a professional qualification in social work (CQSW, DipSW, Social Work degree or equivalent). You are expected to be able to word-process your own work for assessment.
English Language Requirements If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your proficiency such as a minimum IELTS score of 6.5, with a score of at least 6.0 in each skill, or TOEFL at least 577/233/90 (Paper/Computer/Internet).
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 577 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 233 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
Accreditation
In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 95 percent of the research in Applied Social Science at Stirling was ‘Internationally Excellent’ with the top 10 percent of that judged to be ‘World-leading’.
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