BA (Hons) Social Care with Foundation Year

Module: 3SC003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module students will explore the ways that different groups of people experience society, with a focus on discrimination and how to combat it. We will be looking at how we can place people with care and support needs at the heart of our work. We will then consider different ways of doing this within social care. Lived experience perspectives will underpin the module throughout, together with exploring the wishes and feelings of people with social care needs and lived experience.

Module: 3ED004

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

You will work with peers on case studies centred on the concept of the family. You will learn how different professions work together through group tasks.

Module: 3ED002

Credits: 40

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

The module is a combination of academic study skills and problem based learning designed to develop your skills and prepare you for undergraduate study. You will learn skills such as critical reading, academic writing and the importance of referencing. You will learn about working with others to solve problems. Learning Outcomes 1) Carry out defined investigative strategies and communicate results effectively in a given format 2) Use a range of digital tools to complete tasks effectively 3) Collect information to inform a choice of solutions to problems 4) Reflect on own and others' behaviours and capabilities against given criteria

Module: 3SC002

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

This module will help students define social care and place social care provision in context in Britain today. We will explore how social care is funded and delivered in the UK by drawing on examples of social care providers from the private, voluntary and statutory sectors. We will consider how differing care and support needs are met through social care provision.

Module: 3ED003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

The module will introduce you to ethical issues within your field of study. You will explore issues of respect for others, cultural awareness, and equality and diversity in your subject. You will be faced with ethical dilemmas and will need to formulate responses that demonstrate your understanding of what it means to be an ethical practitioner.

Module: 4SC013

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

This module will help students explore communication. Different forms of communication will be considered. What effective communication is, potential communication barriers and how they can be managed will be discussed.

Module: 4SC011

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module we will introduce you to a range of ideas and perspectives about communities and how children, adults and families are involved within communities. Communities are important social structures that in contemporary UK society are diverse; their needs impact and influence how we deliver social care services. We shall start by introducing the concept of communities, types of communities and how we define them and encourage you to explore your own place in communities that you belong to. We will explore the nature, concepts, theories and contemporary issues that confront different communities and legislation and policies that influence them. Communities can include people with care needs, lived experiences and also communities of practice such as social care practitioners. These require skills to contribute and belong to such as skills and knowledge of community challenges and engagement. All individuals belong to more than one community.

Module: 4SC012

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module you will be introduced to the idea of research and necessary knowledge and skills required in becoming a researcher. You will learn about research process and an introduction to the different type of research approaches and methods. You will have the opportunity to explore contemporary social care issues to test your research skills. This module will enable you to exercise employable skills by identifying an area of interest that will contribute to setting the foundations to you developing research skills and prepare for future studies.

Module: 4SC009

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

The aim of this module is for students to gain an understanding of the funding, organisation and delivery of social care services in contemporary Britain. Students will need to show an understanding of the state, market and family and their respective roles within the mixed economy of welfare, as well as the purchaser/provider split and its implications for the funding and delivery of social care services. Students will be introduced to key policies and legislation and there will be a focus on core academic skills such as source selection, referencing, paraphrasing and academic writing, with students required to demonstrate their proficiency in each of these areas in order to progress from the module.

Module: 4SC010

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

In this module we will introduce you to a number of key ideas that you will build on throughout your studies. The module aims to prepare you for ethical practice through an exploration of personal and professional values. You will study how ethical principles, values and ideology relate to, create, maintain and are challenged by disadvantaged groups.

Module: 4SC014

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

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The aim of this module is to enable students to develop an understanding of different sociological (collectives of people) and psychological (individual) theories, models and concepts ...