Higher Diploma Applied Social Studies

Course details

What is this course about?

This proposed programme will provide an opportunity for students to study for a one year Higher Diploma in Applied Social Studies. This programme is being offered as a means for people to qualify as Social Care Workers. This programme is designed for graduates of non-Social Care who are working or wish to work in the Social Care sector. All successful applicants will have to do 800 hours of Supervised Professional Practice as part of this Higher Diploma.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be equipped with suffi cient knowledge and skills in Applied Social Studies to enable them to make a professional contribution to social care nationally and internationally.

Garda Vetting

Because this programme requires supervised professional practice that will bring students into contact with children or vulnerable adults and in which they will assume positions of trust, it is necessary to ensure the protection of the public, and justify public trust and confi dence. Therefore IT Carlow is committed to ensuring that only suitable candidates are allowed to undertake this programme. IT Carlow uses the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) vetting service to assess the suitability of all applicants and in some cases, may also require applicants to provide an enhanced disclosure student or an affi davit. Therefore, offers on this programme are conditional and could subsequently be withdrawn if applicants do not meet the Garda Vetting requirements.

What are the minimum entry requirements?

To be eligible for consideration for this Higher Diploma in Applied Social Studies, the applicant must hold a minimum level 8 qualifi cation in a nonsocial care area.