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This is a part-time course aimed at allied health professionals, health and social care professionals, nurses, midwives and health visitors.
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This masters degree is for anyone interested in social pedagogy and direct work with children and families, particularly young people in public care. It is relevant to people working in children's services, such as social care, health and education, children's rights and family policy, family support, youth work and the justice system as well as those working with young people in care and the arts.
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This MA will enable you to extend and develop your initial competence in supporting the professional learning of others. Courses include enabling the learning of others, teaching and assessing the adult professional learner, developing and undertaking the evaluation of practice learning, and developing the learning organisation through work with individuals, groups, whole organisations and interagency practice.
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MRes: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
This programme provides extensive training in social research methods, recognised as postgraduate research training by the Economic & Social Research Council. This training enhances employability in a range of public and private sector organisations, which increasingly value skills in conducting and interpreting social research. The MRes simultaneously develops knowledge of sociology, including a critical understanding of social theory and a knowledge of empirical research studies. The programme provides an advanced education in sociology, but can also serve as preparation for further sociological research in a PhD, to which many students successfully progress.
Content
Compulsory courses
Current issues in social theory
Social science statistics 1 and 2
Qualitative methods
Advanced qualitative methods.
You will also undertake a dissertation of 12,000–15,000 words on any topic agreed between the individual student, the programme convener and the r
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The course is for people who hold a suitable degree or relevant professional qualification. It may also be of interest to those wanting a change of career and to develop professional competence in social care.
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The named award MSc Applied Professional Studies (Child Care and Protection) aims to support students to develop advanced levels of practice and a critical understanding of the area of child care and protection.
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Applied Social Science is at the forefront of developing new elearning opportunities. In 2003, we offered the first online MSc in Dementia Studies in the UK. In following person-centred care principles, this programme places the person with dementia at the very centre of our understanding.
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This course is the first Master's level course designed specifically for people working in the field of parenting. It provides the opportunity to choose areas of study and to interact with others working in the field. Resulting in an enhanced portfolio of knowledge and skills.
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This programme provides flexible learning opportunities for experienced professionals to develop advanced levels of professional practice in work with (or on behalf of) vulnerable children, young people and their families.
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This masters degree is for people working with children, young people, and families in settings such as education, youth work, social work, social policy, the criminal justice system, children's centres, early years settings, museums, theatres and charities, and others with an interest in social and educational processes.
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This programme is for graduates and leads to the nationally recognised qualification in social work and eligibility to register as a social worker with the General Social Care Council (the GSCC will shortly transfer this function to the Health Professions Council).
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The Social Work MA programme is a professional training course equipping graduates with the skill-base and experience to qualify as social workers. It is also an opportunity to study for a Masters degree. The qualification is designed to emphasise the development of skills in analysis and assessment, build the confidence to apply knowledge to practice, and to increase practitioners' ability to create opportunities for users and work collaboratively with other professions.
