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Why this course?

This innovative degree is a joint venture between the University of Strathclyde and three further education colleges - West College Scotland, Glasgow Clyde College and New College Lanarkshire.

The degree aims to prepare you for working in settings which combine health education and social work/social care. You’ll enter college at a Diploma of Higher Education level, having first studied a relevant HNC. You’ll then go on to Year 3 at Strathclyde to study for the BA.

The Education & Social Services (BA) responds to the Scottish Government’s aspiration for different services to communicate more effectively and to work in a more integrated way to meet the service-user needs of children, young people and adults. A major aim of the degree is to develop the leadership qualities and skills required for this challenge.

Course content

The broad aims of the course are to:

• advance the level of understanding, knowledge and proficiency of those who will work with children, young people and adults within education and social services
• develop professional attitudes, leadership and management skills, allowing graduates to contribute confidently to evidence based practice, informed by a value base of rights and respect for service users within integrated services.

Careers

Our graduates are well-equipped to work within, and eventually lead integrated services across the education, health and social care sector. The degree also gives you eligibility to apply for postgraduate training in areas such as social work, community education, childhood practice and primary teaching.