Program Description

This 4-year course prepares students work a rewarding career in social care, a profession characterised by working in partnership with people who experience marginalisation, or disadvantage, or who have special needs. Students will explore and analyse the development of current and future trends in social care in Ireland and how legislation in this area is drafted and regulated. As well as learning about different models of social care and their appropriateness to different situations, you will also learn how to deliver a social care service, both alone and as part of a team, to people in community, day-care and residential settings.

In order to attend work placements, students must meet Garda Vetting, vaccination, manual handling, and first aid training requirements.

Four great reasons to consider this course

• This programme is approved by CORU.
• 100% of graduates from this course are in employment or further study after 6 months of graduating (93% in employment, 7% further study) (DkIT/HEA Graduate Survey)
• 100% of graduates said their qualification was essential or gave them an advantage in their career
• Incorporates two supervised work-based learning placements in Years 2 and 3 in a broad variety of settings, from day services to drugs rehabilitation centres to secure residential units;

Career Options

As a social care practitioner, now qualified under the professional regulator CORU,  you will be sought after by employers in a range of areas.

Some examples of career options within Social Care include working with: children and adolescents in residential childcare; people with learning or physical disabilities; the homeless; people with alcohol or drug dependency; families in the community; older people; recent immigrants to Ireland; the state sector (for example, the Departments of Health, Children and Youth Affairs, and Justice and Equality); the voluntary sector, (which includes organisations like Barnardos and the Irish Refugee Council, many of which are fully or partially funded by the government).

Admission Requirements

Garde 12 with a minimum of 55% from a CBSE, State board or equivalent. Subjects must include English and Mathematics.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	6

Remarks:

Students who apply first will receive free housing for the first year. The student will receive a rebate of Euros 1400 on the room rent for the second and third years.