Social Studies: Advocacy, BA

University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA	Full-time	3 years	find out	GBP 9000 per year	GBP 14900 per year

About Social Studies: Advocacy, BA - at University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Course Overview

The debate around Social Policy and the provision of services has highlighted the need for professionals who are able 'to appreciate how social policies are continuously reconstructed and changed' and 'the contribution to these processes from those who come from different value positions and different social, cultural and economic backgrounds'.

With the introduction of the 'social Services and Wellbeing Act (Wales) 2014? there is a statutorily requirement to hear the voice of services uses through the use of advocates, both instructed and non-instructed. This programme has been designed as a sound preparation for students who wish to enter professions working in a diverse range of fields within society for example: teaching, health and/or social care, educational settings, probation service, voluntary organisations, social enterprise, youth support, community education, police services.

Key Features

Students on this course will benefit from:

The opportunity to undertake placements in year 2 and 3
A range of transferable and highly valued skills useful for employment and further study

Students will engage in debate on contemporary issues, such as:

Why is advocacy important?
How do we ensure that groups at risk of exclusion get their voice heard?
What is empowerment and how can professional develop agency and choice?
Which groups are most at risk of exclusion and why?

(Course content under development in conjunction with the West Wales Advocacy Forum members and UWTSD academic staff.)

Programme Specification

3.2 Programme Aims

The programmes have the following general educational and specific programme aims:

Levels 4, 5 and 6:

The main educational aims of the programme are to enable students to:

Draw on a wide range of intellectual resources, theoretical perspectives and academic disciplines to illuminate understanding of the issues of Social Inclusion and the contexts in which these take place.
Engage with a broad and balanced knowledge and understanding of the principal features of Social Inclusion within organisations in national, regional and global contexts.
Explore issues of social inclusion, rights and responsibilities in relation to additional needs, health and social care, and communities, families and individuals.
Recognise that tensions exist between the reality and the ideal of inclusion
Recognise the impact of different theoretical positions and political discourses on the provision of Social Policy.
Recognise the increasing importance of sustainability to social justice and inclusion.
Acknowledge, accept and understand the values and interests of others, by taking account of their normative and moral positions.
Engage with seminal research concerning the aims and values of Inclusion in society.
Appreciate the complex relationship between social theory, policy and practice.
Interrogate and explore a diverse range of contexts of Social Exclusion.
Adopt appropriate problem solving skills which enables them to assess outcomes of interventions used to tackle social exclusion.

Modules

Level 4

Academic Study Skills
The Caring Society
The Landscape of Social Inclusion
Key Concepts in Social Policy
Understanding Additional Needs
Hard to Reach Groups
Mental Health and Well-being

Level 5

The Changing World
Lifelong Learning: Individual and Community
Hot Topics: Contemporary Issues in Social Inclusion
The Reflective Practitioner
Contemporary Issues in Social Studies
Equality and Disability in Education
Individuals and Groups in Society
Advocacy in Partnership: Multiagency Working, Theory and Practice

Level 6

Advocacy and Person-Centred Planning
Individuals and Families: Living in the Contemporary World
Contemporary Issues: Old Age
Professional Development for Research and Practice
Sustainability and Equality

Course Tutor(s)

Caroline Lohmann-Hancock
Phillip Morgan
Heike Griffiths
Ken Dicks
Alana Enoch
Darrell Williams

Assessment

No Exams in this programme

Assessments, Seminar Presentations, Reports, Reflective Diaries, Leaflets and video documentaries

Career Opportunities

Pupil Support Worker for Pupils with Additional Learning Needs
Advocate
Youth Worker
Family Liaison Officer
Supervised Contact Worker - Social Services
Administration in voluntary organisations
Support Worker - Children with learning difficulties
Support Worker - Residential Care for Adults
Basic Skills Officer
Community Engagement Officer
Pupil Support Worker
Business Support Officer
Learning Support Assistant
Nursery Assistant

Graduates may also choose to go on to complete postgraduate study by moving on to the MSocStud which allows students to draw down student loans for a fourth year. Beyond this there is also the MA Equality and Diversity in Society and MA Youth and Community Work.

MPhil/ PhD
PGCE Primary with QTS | PGCE Secondary with QTS
MA Youth and Community Work

Related Courses

BA Social Studies: Additional Needs
BA Social Studies: Communities, Families & individuals
BA Social Studies: Health and Social Care
Integrated Masters in Social Studies: Additional Needs
Integrated Masters in Social Studies: Communities, Families & individuals
Integrated Masters in Social Studies: Health and Social Care

Additional Costs

Students are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such essays, assignments and dissertations as are required to fulfil the academic requirements for each programme of study.

There will also be further costs for the following, not purchasable from the University:

Stationery
Books
Fieldwork
Clothing
Printing and copying
DBS Check

Entry requirements

Entry Criteria

BA Social Studies requires 80 UCAS points however all prospective students will be interviewed and offers made based on experience and evidence of commitment to the area of study.

This programme has been designed for students who wish to work with groups and individuals in a variety of settings, to challenge social exclusion and to enhance equality of opportunity.

Therefore we are looking for students with a strong motivation to make a difference to the lives of potentially disadvantaged people, or to meet the range of needs of people as they experience difficulties through the course of their lives. This motivation may be reflected in subject choice, or it may be reflected in interests outside of school or college, such as volunteering or an activity they have completed through the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

We particularly welcome applications from mature students, and students who come from potentially disadvantaged backgrounds themselves. We have found that non-traditional students can offer life experience as carers and users of services, and frequently flourish on this programme. Mature students (over 21 years old) are not required to fulfil the UCAS requirements.

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