MA Social Care

Course details On this course you will usually be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners and research students. Core units Psychosocial Perspectives Across the Life-course: This unit provides opportunities for you to develop knowledge and understanding of human growth, development and behaviour across the lifespan, and different sociological and psychological explanations for this. You will be encouraged to consider the interplay of psycho-social factors on human lives, exploring a range of influences on human development including the impact of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability. The unit will equip students with an understanding of key psycho-social theories, perspectives and concepts associated with life-course development. Use of Self and Other; Theory & Practice: Having the ability to develop and sustain effective relationships with the diverse range of people in our society is at the core of excellent social care practice. A good awareness of self and other in these interactions as well as being able to manage the social dynamics are fundamental skills needed for these tasks. This unit aims to facilitate the development of these essential personal and interpersonal communication skills as well as exploring and understanding theory that will aid the application of these skills in professional practice. Law, Social Policy, Values and Ethics: You'll develop a critical understanding of law and relevant social policy, and explore the legal and ethical considerations relevant to social carers practicing within a complex multicultural/multi-faith society. These considerations are not necessarily confined to the UK, as diverse communities will be considered, including an international and cross-cultural dimension. Students will explore their personal and professional values and consider potential ethical dilemmas and competing or conflicting interests in their field of practice. Personal and Professional Development: This unit provides the essential preparation you require to develop and demonstrate your readiness and safety to undertake practice learning in agency settings. You'll gain a range of practical guidance, support and underpinning knowledge to begin to develop your capabilities within a practice setting and to further equip students with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to study and develop a deep approach to learning in higher education. Two Placements: These placements provide essential practice experience you will require in working toward an MA Social Care. The aim is to provide you with a range of practice learning experiences that will enable you to develop personally and professionally and to develop a critical understanding of frontline social care practice in England. Preparing a Master's Level Dissertation: In this unit you will develop an understanding of research design, methods, perspectives, and research ethics as a precursor to undertaking a practice development project for the dissertation. You will develop your knowledge of critically reviewing literature related to research design, methods, perspectives, and research ethics as a precursor to undertaking a master’s level dissertation. Dissertation: This unit embraces both traditional and non-traditional forms of intellectual inquiry and relevant practical management. It is the culmination of a student’s work within the chosen pathway and draws on conceptual, theoretical and practical knowledge, developed in other units of the programme. It demonstrates the student’s autonomous ability, within a complex professional context, to create knowledge that expands or redefines existing knowledge by critically synthesising the research literature. Programme specification Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used. Download the programme specification for MA Social Care. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.