Bachelor Of Arts (honours) In Applied Social Care in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Arts (honours) In Applied Social Care in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

We live in challenging times and so many different groups of people need care and support in our community. The homeless, unemployed, people with special needs, children, teenagers and older people. 

Would you like to be part of a team who support those in need? If so, this is the programme for you.

This programme prepares students to develop honest, caring and supportive relationships with the more vulnerable people in our communities.

Career Opportunities

The career opportunities for the Social Care Worker is vast and varied, the areas of employment include:

• Mental Health Services
• Community & Voluntary organisations
• Supporting the older person at times of vulnerability
• Supporting young people and adolescents
• Supporting those in residential care
• Intellectual Disability
• Addiction services
• Traveller Groups
• Childcare services
• Working with individuals or the broader community

Follow-on Studies: 

We have as strong record of students progressing to Level 9 and Level 10 studies in a variety of fields including Social Work.

Essential Information: 

Module delivery

A number of the above modules are jointly delivered across different disciplines.

This means that social care students will get a chance to meet and interact with students from other degree courses like Outdoor Education and Digital Media and Society.

Work placement

Work Placement is an integral and mandatory element in the BA (Hons) Degree in Applied Social Care.

Students will be expected to undertake a 12 week placement in Year 2 and a 14 week placement in Year 3.

While the majority of placement sites are local, there are a number of specialist sites outside of the immediate locality.

Exit Award

There is an option for an exit award; for those who successfully complete years 1-3 may obtain the award of a BA ordinary degree in Applied Social Care.