If you’re a professional working in the fields of social work and social care then our Professional Development and Practice course offers you the ideal opportunity to enhance your knowledge and advance your career.
Why study with us
- On this course you’ll be encouraged to critically reflect on and review your professional development with a view to enhancing your performance and service delivery.
- We’ll provide you with learning opportunities to explore complex challenges, current issues and new evidence-based practice research
- UCLan is a national leader in delivering continual professional development to the social work, social care, and health care sector. Our postgraduate courses are nationally recognised and are delivered by experts in the field.
What you'll do
- You’ll develop your capacity to critically evaluate key theoretical knowledge, law and policy in relation to social work and social care practice.
- You’ll also develop your skills in planning, decision-making and problem-solving.
- Through a combination of online learning, in-person classroom activity, and one-to-one tutorials students will engage in mandatory and optional modules.
Modules
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
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Academic expertise
Future careers
Completion of this course will enable you to advance your career across the social care and social work professions.
Entry requirements
- First degree at 2.2 or above in a relevant subject, but non-standard entrants with suitable extensive work experience in health and social care and evidence of recent study will be considered
- International applications must have an IELTS score of a minimum of 7.0 with no component score of less than 6.5 to have been taken within two years prior to course start date
- Applicants will normally be practitioners in an area of social work or social care
Fees and funding
Scholarships and bursaries
We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package.
Find out more about Dependants BursaryCarers Bursary
If you need extra support because you have unpaid caring responsibilities alongside your studies.
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We offer student athletes support and opportunities for their playing careers whilst they study a high-quality degree.
Find out more about Sports scholarshipsAlumni Loyalty Discount
UK students with a previous award from us will receive 20% tuition fee discount.
Find out more about Alumni Loyalty Discount
This course is delivered by the School of Health, Social Work and Sport
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