Social Care and Community

We’re proud of our national reputation for delivering high quality education for social care, the children and young people’s workforce, and community leadership and engagement.

Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders, the University of Central Lancashire is premised upon supporting and embedding the principles of social justice across all activities and making a significant contribution to ‘Creating Better Futures’. 

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Why study with us

  • Our strong industry links help you gain practical experience through undertaking placements, work experience and volunteering.
  • You can travel and study abroad to learn about social care and community in other countries.
  • We have five research centres focusing on Social Work, Care and Community which means our teaching is research informed.
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What our students say

I’m at the beginning of my degree apprenticeship but already feel like I’m living my dream. I’m building a career, gaining practical experience and it’s fully funded.
UCLan Degree Apprenticeship Youth Worker Maryam Ali
Maryam Ali
Youth Worker Degree Apprentices
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Careers in Social Care and Community

We have long standing relationships with a wide range of agencies across the North West. They provide and support work-based opportunities and placements for you during your studies. These include: community mental health and learning disability services; services working with offenders; domestic violence centres; homeless services; housing projects; women’s centres; youth centres and services; and older person services. The placements provide the springboard for your career to develop in these areas after graduation.

After studying a degree in care and community, you could have one of the following careers:

  • Youth worker
  • Advice worker
  • Teaching assistant
  • Charity officer
  • Social worker
  • Probation officer
  • Family support worker
  • Housing manager/officer

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Study a degree at UCLan

Interested in studying a degree with us? From exploring accommodation to visiting us at an Open Day, find out everything you need to know about life at UCLan.

Meet the team

Mike Blackmon
Senior Lecturer
Dr Jonathan Pratt
Senior Lecturer in Social Policy
Katie Martin
Senior Lecturer in Social Care and Social Policy
Dr Stuart Cameron
Senior Lecturer in Social Care & Social Policy
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Jason Loffman
Senior Lecturer

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Courses in Social Care and Community

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

  • International Social Work & Community Development, MA

    Learn about key global challenges faced by social and community professionals today on our MA in International Social Work and Community Development.
  • Professional Practice Community & Social Care: Policy & Practice, DProf

    Our unique Doctor of Professional Practice qualification in Community Social Care Policy and Practice is delivered entirely online, offering you a flexible route into doctorate-level study. It’s aimed at current social work, care and community professionals who want to develop advanced research skills which will empower them to have a positive impact on practice and policy.
  • Professional Practice with Children & Young People, MA

    Our MA Professional Practice with Children and Young People course offers an ideal development opportunity for graduates and current practitioners.
  • Safeguarding Children, PGCert

    Safeguarding children is a high profile area of work, where decision making carries a high order of risk for children, their families and those who engage with them.
  • Social Policy, MA

    Our MA in Social Policy is a modular course focusing on some of the most important issues of a world that is characterised by profound cultural, demographic, economic, political and technological change. This course is ideal for anyone interested in the impact of social policy on people’s lives.
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, PGDip

    As a registered nurse or midwife this course meets the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) professional standards for specialist community public health nurses (Health Visiting or School Nursing). It can also lead to a new and rewarding career in public health nursing.

Degree Apprenticeship

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