
Sharon Amphlett
Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
DiscoverUCAS Code:
L540
Level:
Undergraduate
Duration:
3 years full-time
4-6 years part-time
Starting:
September
Fees UK 24/25:
Full Time: £9,250
Part Time: £1,540 per 20 credit module
Integrated Foundation Year: £9,250
Fees International 24/25:
Full Time: £15,200
Integrated Foundation Year: £15,200
Location:
For questions regarding study and admissions please contact us:
The University of Northampton’s Social Care and Community Practice degree is offered as a three-year course leading to the award of BA (Hons). The social care degree is designed using real-world material that equips you for employment either within Social Care or working with specific communities.
The social care and community practice degree programme has a strong focus on evidence-based practice, preparing you for a broad range of employment opportunities or post graduate study in the field of social care and working with diverse communities. You will experience two short placements which will give you relevant work-based learning experience to take to employers.
You will be taught by academics from a range of backgrounds and work-based experiences. The core concepts that are covered in the degree are Human Rights and Social Justice, respecting diversity and the key skills required to work with a range of Service Users. You will benefit from a short shadow placement in your first year followed by an extended work based placement and reflective experience in the second year of the degree in social care and community practice.
Updated 27/11/2023
This BA Hons degree in social care and community practice has been designed to contribute towards achieving the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: SDG3 of Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG10 Reduce Inequalities.
By the final year of the degree in social care and community practice, you will be equipped with the skills to work in a variety of Social Care and Community settings, enabling you to be an effective Changemaker, having a truly positive social impact on individuals and communities. You will have explored, understood and analysed specific service user groups and you will have an assured grasp of the link between theory and practice.
You will have the opportunity to choose between designated modules which will aid you in the pathway to success.
The community practice and social care degree has a strong focus on evidence-based practice, setting a solid foundation and excellent academic and professional skills for employment or postgraduate study.
List of modules:
Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 23/24. The modules relating to the academic year 24/25 will be available from June 2024.
Standard entry requirements for this degree in Social Care and Community Practice apply. A typical offer would be:
We welcome international applications and applications from students with a range of non-traditional educational or professional qualifications.
Please note that all students who enrol on the Social Care and Community Practice course may be required to complete:
For more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.
If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.
Admission to this Foundation Framework is normally:
For social care and community students who do meet GCSE English or equivalent requirements, can study a Level 2 equivalency 20 credit module as a part of their Foundation Year.
We would also like to hear from you if you have professional or industry experience instead, a range of other qualifications or self-developed subject knowledge that relates to the course you wish to study.
All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:
For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 24/25 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
Fees quoted for the social care and community practice degrees relate to study in the Academic Year 23/24 only. They may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
Travel costs to and from placements, and extra costs associated with placements, may be incurred throughout your studies depending on where you are based.
The degree in social care and community practice has an optional Placement Year which is negotiated between you and the teaching team. This may extend the duration of your course, however, if you have a specific area of interest this can provide useful additional experience.
For information on the scholarships available to you, please see our scholarships page.
For more information about possible funding options, please visit our Fees and Funding pages.
At the University of Northampton, everything we do, from funded trips to paid internships, is to give you everything you need to make a difference when you leave.
If you join our full-time Social Care and Community Practice BA degree at Northampton, you will receive a laptop when your course begins*. The laptops are built to a bespoke custom specification ideal for use in the seminar room, collaborative group work or studying at home.
Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help you to achieve them. We’ll support you to identify the skills you’re learning during your degree in social care and community, find your strengths and secure practical experience so that when it comes to applying for jobs or further study you’ll feel confident in standing out from the crowd. We’ve created the Northampton Employment Promise because we are so confident that if you focus on your studies and complete one of our awards you’ll be highly employable by the time you graduate. Putting you in a great position to secure employment or continue your studies.
To check out the full list of perks, visit our Student Perks page or dedicated International Perks page.
* UK fee payers only (see Terms and Conditions for further details)
The Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) offers a new and exciting route into studying for a community practice and social care degree, attracting ambitious and driven students who are willing to learn and advance.
If you have non-standard qualifications or do not quite meet the admissions requirements we can offer you a fantastic opportunity to study a four year programme which includes an Integrated Foundation Year. The Integrated Foundation Year will help you develop the theoretical/practical and academic skills you need, in order to successfully progress to the full award.
Our four-year social care and community practice courses will enable you to successfully follow the degree pathway of your choice while gaining essential study skills. The foundation year of your degree in social care will be studied on a full-time basis and is aimed at supporting the transition to higher education. Years two, three and four are then studied as a standard degree programme.
The social care and community practice course will use a range of teaching methods and assessments across the years. Active blended learning will be used across all modules, with group seminars to support this. As you progress through the course you will become more independent in your studies to prepare you for your final project or dissertation.
On this degree in social care and community practice, you will be assessed through coursework, essays, reports, critical reviews, portfolios, online tests, oral presentations, individual and group work.
We can support you to find volunteering opportunities, paid employment and link you to our Changemaker team.
On a successful completion of this undergraduate social care programme, you can apply for postgraduate courses, such as MA Youth and Community Leadership or MA Social Work.
You can undertake this course part-time and it can be completed in four years or more depending on the number of modules undertaken each year.
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Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
DiscoverSenior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
DiscoverLecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
DiscoverSenior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
DiscoverThe University of Northampton’s degree in social care and community practice will prepare you for employment in the field of social care and working with diverse communities. These opportunities are in a wide range of voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations.
The work-based learning experiences in year 1 and 2 will provide relevant practice experience and transferable skills to take to employers. The opportunity to choose two designated modules within the third year will aid with specific routes to employment.
Successful completion of this social care and community practice BA course could lead on to one of our postgraduate programmes.
Our postgraduate courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on postgraduate fees.
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