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University of Bedfordshire
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Course overview
COURSE SUMMARY
Previous Applied Social Sciences graduates have entered a broad range
of professional fields. The course is an ideal stepping stone to
employment in areas including youth work, policy research, offending
teams, consultancy, advice and counselling, local government and
housing administration. You may also wish to undertake postgraduate
study, leading to roles in social work, the probation service,
counselling and community development.
During the course you will:
- Enjoy a broad curriculum directly relevant to challenges of human
services today, both in the UK and overseas
- Learn from friendly, supportive and experienced staff
- Benefit from access to specialist knowledge, skills and experience
to help secure your professional future
- Have the option to study part-time so that you can study around
your current employment
- Undertake research for your own projects and dissertation, as well
as broader research and practical experience in a variety of settings
Areas of study you may cover on this course include:
- Children and adult services
- Criminal justice
- Welfare systems
- Disability issues
- Community care
- Public health
- Multi-agency working
- Globalisation
- Law
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Career opportunities
CAREER/FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES
Range of roles / opportunities across the human services, for example
entry to social work training at masters level, policy work for
housing associations and managerial careers in the voluntary sector.