Expand+Applications for the following entry routes to CK114 are all made through the CAO.

QQI FET applicants and those progressing from an ACE Diploma must be 21 years of age on or before 1st January of the year of entry.

Interviews will be used as ...

Hide-Applications for the following entry routes to CK114 are all made through the CAO.

QQI FET applicants and those progressing from an ACE Diploma must be 21 years of age on or before 1st January of the year of entry.

Interviews will be used as selection mechanisms in all cases

This programme is subject to UCC’s Fitness to Practise Policy.

All students of this programme are subject to Vetting.

Vetting is carried out by the Admissions Office.

QQI FET Applicants should have the equivalent of at least one year of experience in the youth/community/voluntary sector as well as Distinctions in 5 modules in a linked Level 5 programme. See www.ucc.ie/en/study/ undergrad/fetac/acsss for details.

Student Vetting
A condition of enrollment on the programme is that all incoming students have cleared the vetting process in accordance with University policy and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012.

For more information please visit: www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/ admissionspolicies

Fitness to Practise
This undergraduate degree programme require students to meet the guidelines of the University’s “Fitness to Practise” policy (see www.ucc. ie/en/academicsecretariat/ fitnesstopractise)

Expand+Applications for the following entry routes to CK114 are all made through the CAO.

Mature applicants must be 23 on or before 1st January of the year of entry;

Those progressing from an ACE Diploma must be 21 years of age on or before 1st Janu...

Hide-Applications for the following entry routes to CK114 are all made through the CAO.

Mature applicants must be 23 on or before 1st January of the year of entry;

Those progressing from an ACE Diploma must be 21 years of age on or before 1st January of the year of entry.

Interviews will be used as selection mechanisms in all cases.

Mature Applicants must sit the MSAP test.

Successful completion of a suitable access course (Further Education College or Adult Education) is desirable. Applicants should have the equivalent of at least one year of experience in the youth/community/voluntary sector. Selection will take into account:

• MSAP
• Interview
• Personal Statement

This programme is subject to UCC’s Fitness to Practise Policy.

All students of this programme are subject to Vetting.

Vetting is carried out by the Admissions Office.

Adult Continuing Education

Applicants can apply on the basis of having attained a 2.1 minimum in one of the approved CACE programmes listed on the course online page see: www.ucc.ie/en/ck114

Student Vetting
A condition of enrollment on the programme is that all incoming students have cleared the vetting process in accordance with University policy and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012.

For more information please visit: www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/ admissionspolicies

Fitness to Practise
This undergraduate degree programme require students to meet the guidelines of the University’s “Fitness to Practise” policy (see www.ucc. ie/en/academicsecretariat/ fitnesstopractise)

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If you think you are eligible for the student grant, you should apply to SUSI as soon as possible. You do not have to wait until you receive an offer of a place. Only when your SUSI application has been completed in full and submitted to the ...

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If you think you are eligible for the student grant, you should apply to SUSI as soon as possible. You do not have to wait until you receive an offer of a place. Only when your SUSI application has been completed in full and submitted to the grant-awarding authority can your eligibility be determined. When your registration for an approved course at an approved college has been confirmed, SUSI will arrange to pay your student grant on a monthly basis directly into your Irish bank account.

All grant queries should be directed to SUSI.
Contact Information
SUSI Support Desk
E: support@susi.cdvec.ie
T: 0761 087874
9am–8pm Mon–Fri & 10am–1pm Saturdays
www.facebook.com/susisupport

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extens...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the Change of Course Choices facility before 1st March at 5:15pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, e.g. the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment – restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3 of the 2017 CAO Hanbook)” on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 11 of the 2017 CAO Hanbook for more information about interviews and assessments.

Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1st February 2017, you may be permitted to introduce it on a ‘Change of Mind’. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2017 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2017 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Introduction
The degree in Social Science (Youth & Community Work) combines an academic social science programme with a professionally accredited qualification in youth and community work, which prepares graduates to work as professionals in the Yo...

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The degree in Social Science (Youth & Community Work) combines an academic social science programme with a professionally accredited qualification in youth and community work, which prepares graduates to work as professionals in the Youth, Community and Voluntary sector.

Why Study
This programme is suitable for those concerned with social justice and who are interested in working with people, particularly those who experience marginalisation and social exclusion. Students’ life experience is an important contribution to the learning on this programme, which prepares them to work as professionals with a sense of vocation in the challenging but rewarding field of youth and community work. On completion of this course, it is hoped students will continue to offer their critical skills and knowledge, either on a paid or voluntary basis, to people, communities and critical social movements.

Work Placement
Students undertake a practice placement in each year of the programme. In Years 1 and 2 the placement is 16 hours per week, while in Year 3 there is a 10 week block placement. Students are encouraged to identify their own placements, in consultation with staff on the course.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
SS1101 Introduction to Youth & Community Work (10 credits); SS1102 Social Analysis 1 (10 credits); SS1104 Principles and Practice of Youth and Community Work (10 credits); SS1105 Social Policy 1 (10 credits); SS1107 Level 1 Professi...

Hide-Year 1 Modules:
SS1101 Introduction to Youth & Community Work (10 credits); SS1102 Social Analysis 1 (10 credits); SS1104 Principles and Practice of Youth and Community Work (10 credits); SS1105 Social Policy 1 (10 credits); SS1107 Level 1 Professional Placement (10 credits); SS1110 Informal/Non- Formal Learning in a Community Youth Work Setting (10 credits).

Year 2 Modules:
Communications and Community Youth Work; Working with Individuals in a Community Youth Work Setting; Working with Groups in a Community Youth Work Setting; Social Analysis 2; Social Policy 2; Level 2 Professional Placement; Research Methods 1.

Year 3 Modules:
CORE: Organisational Development and Change; Law, Rights and Equal Opportunities; Reflective Action in Youth and Community Work; Social Policy Studies; Placement; Research Methods.

ELECTIVES: Housing and Homelessness; Education and Welfare; Poverty and Social Exclusion; Youth Policy and Practice; The Politics of Racism; Social Perspectives in Mental Health; Sexuality and Society; Comparative Social Policy; Issues in Planning and Sustainable Development; Politics of Health and Medicine; Critical Perspectives on Age and Ageing; Personal Lives and Family Policy; Penal Policy and Practice.

Expand+Careers
This qualification provides access to a wide range of employment opportunities in the Youth, Community and Voluntary sector, including:
• mainstream youth work
• special project youth work (e.g. Drugs Task Force projects)
• Garda yout...

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This qualification provides access to a wide range of employment opportunities in the Youth, Community and Voluntary sector, including:
• mainstream youth work
• special project youth work (e.g. Drugs Task Force projects)
• Garda youth diversion projects
• community development
• family resource centres
• community arts organisations
• HSE health promotion/mental health awareness
• organisations working with homelessness (e.g. Simon)
• SOLAS local training initiative.

Further Study
The BSocSc (Youth and Community Work) provides graduates with access to a wide range of postgraduate courses. Courses which recent graduates have progressed to, include:
• Social Policy (MSocSc)
• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Criminology (MA)
• Women’s Studies (MA)
• Sociology (MA)
• Voluntary and Community Sector Management (MSocSc)
• Youth Work with Community Arts and Sports Studies (MSocSc)
• Government (MSc)