BA (Honours) Social Care

at TU Dublin

Year 1

• Social Care Work with Older People and People with Disabilities
• Analysing Social Policy for Social Care
• Health, Well-Being and Personal Development for Social Care Work
• Psychology and Human Development across the Life span
• Sociological perspectives for Social Care
• Introduction to the Art Process in Education & Development
• Drama in Education for Social Care
• Foundation Skill Development for Social Care Work,
• Introductory Placement (180 hours organised by the school)
• Principles of Professional Practice in Social Care Work 1
• Law in Social Care Work
   

Year 2

• Practice Issues for Social Care Work
• Research Planning and Data Collection,
• Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
• Working with Communities
• Social Theory & Contemporary Themes in Society
• Social policy-making: Structures and processes
• Psychological Perspectives on Mental Health
• Principles of Professional Practice in Social Care Work 2
• Drama Education for Practice in Social Care/or Understanding and Facilitating the Art Process in Social Care
• Professional Practice Placement 2 (400 hours to be organised by the school)
   

Year 3

• Social Psychology for Social Care Workers
• Principles of Professional Practice in Social Care Work 3
• Research Planning and Data Analysis 
• Social Policy and Social Justice
• Skills and Approaches to Professional Helping
• Law and Inter Professional Practice for Social Care Workers
• Professional Practice Placement 3 (400 hours to be organised by the school)
• Organisations and Management &Integrated Learning Portfolio

Undergraduate Programme Entry Requirements:

The most popular exams that we receive are outlined below :
 

International Baccalaureate

If you have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, you can apply for all courses in TU Dublin.
 

Pass Mark: 4 at standard level where OD3 is required. Minimum Entry Requirements/Matriculation Proof of English proficiency is required in all cases. There may also be specific subject requirements for courses.
 

English Language Requirement:

minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.

The fees for BA (Honours) Social Care may vary from €12,000 to €25,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Graduates will qualify as social care workers eligible to work with a range of different client groups including children and adolescents in residential care, people with learning or physical disabilities, people who are homeless, people who have alcohol or drug dependency, families in crisis, school completion projects, youth and community projects, family support, aftercare services, older people and recent immigrants to Ireland.