Expand+How to Apply?
Applicants to Year 3 should complete a Lifelong Learning application form (see Download Forms button on www.dkit.ie/parttime) and submit it together with an up-to-date CV and support letter from your social care organisation plus proof...

Hide-How to Apply?
Applicants to Year 3 should complete a Lifelong Learning application form (see Download Forms button on www.dkit.ie/parttime) and submit it together with an up-to-date CV and support letter from your social care organisation plus proof of your existing academic qualifications to:

Year 3 Entry, BA (Hons) in Social Care (Part-Time), Lifelong Learning Centre, DkIT, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Alternatively you can email a scan of the application form together with an up-to-date CV, academic qualifications and support letter from your social care organisation to parttime@dkit.ie

Applicants may be Interviewed.

Expand+All applicants to the programme should meet one of the following
entry requirements outlined at either A, B or C below:

A. Standard Entry
Standard minimum entry requirement is six passes in the Leaving Certificate (including Mathematics and eith...

Hide-All applicants to the programme should meet one of the following
entry requirements outlined at either A, B or C below:

A. Standard Entry
Standard minimum entry requirement is six passes in the Leaving Certificate (including Mathematics and either Irish or English), with at least Grade C3 in two higher level subjects, together with at least Grade D3 in four ordinary level subjects, plus a minimum of 300 points.
OR
Applicants should hold a Level 5 and/or Level 6 full FETAC (QQI)award in Social Care / Social Studies or equivalent with a minimum of 3 Distinctions.

B. Mature Applicants
Mature applicants are those over 23 years of age with assessment of their suitability for the programme being based on an evaluation of all aspects of the applicant’s preparedness. This is assessed via portfolio which should include the applicant’s:

• Education record to date – copies of all certified learning
• Employment history – an up to date curriculum vitae
• Relevant skills gained to date
• Names, addresses and contact details for two referees
• Any other relevant information to demonstrate the learning, skills and competences achieved to date.

OR
C. Northern Ireland Applicants
Click on www.learn.ie/publications to review academic criteria if applying from Northern Ireland.

More details on Work Placement and Garda Vetting requirements available to read on www.learn.ie/ba-hons-social-care

Expand+Who Should Apply?
The programme is intended for those individuals currently working in the area of Social Care who would like to gain a recognised academic qualification. Successful completion of this programme will assist in facilitating practition...

Hide-Who Should Apply?
The programme is intended for those individuals currently working in the area of Social Care who would like to gain a recognised academic qualification. Successful completion of this programme will assist in facilitating practitioners to register with CORU as a practising Social Care professional once registration becomes a necessity. Social Care is a broad area which covers working in an active and caring capacity within some of the following areas:

• Aging
• Disability
• Residential Care
• Mental Health
• Addiction
• Homelessness
• Positive action for Minority Groups

Course Description
On successful completion of this course, graduates will be qualified to work in a wide range of Social Care settings, including working with children, in family support, community development, care of the elderly and with people with special needs. You will explore and analyse the development of current and future trends in social care in Ireland and how legislation in this area is drafted and regulated. As well as learning about different models of social care and their appropriateness to different situations, you will also learn how to deliver a social care service, both alone and as part of a team, to people in community, daycare and residential settings.

Expand+The programme includes the following modules:

Year 1: Semester 1
• Issues in Social Care
• Psychology 1
• Study, Research and Writing Skills
• Sociology 1
• Creativity and the Arts in Social Care

Year 1: Semester 2
• Themes and Concepts 1...

Hide-The programme includes the following modules:

Year 1: Semester 1
• Issues in Social Care
• Psychology 1
• Study, Research and Writing Skills
• Sociology 1
• Creativity and the Arts in Social Care

Year 1: Semester 2
• Themes and Concepts 1
• Skills Development
• Personal and Professional Development 1
• Sociology 2
• Creativity and the Arts in Social Care

Year 2: Semester 1
• Work Practice Placement 1

Year 2: Semester 2
• Psychology 2
• The Discourse of Ageing
• Art in Community and Social Contexts
• Legal Framework for Social Care
• Holistic Health & Wellbeing

Year 3: Semester 1
• Social Policy
• Themes and Concepts 2
• Qualitative Research
• Gender and Social Change
• Personal and Professional Development 2

Year 3: Semester 2
• Work Practice Placement 2

Year 4: Semester 1
• Legal Issues in Social Care
• Social Entrepreneurship for Social Care
• Principles of Professional Practice
• Care in a Multicultural Context
• Research: Statistical Analysis

Year 4: Semester 2
• The Economic and Political Contexts of Care
• Working with Children and Families
• Social Care and Disability
• Addiction Studies
• Research Project

Work Placement Note
There are two work placements, each one twelve weeks in duration comprising of twenty-five hours work experience plus five hours study per week. If working in Social Care practice the first placement may be in your own place of employment but the second placement MUST be in a DIFFERENT SITE. *