Course Modules

This module aims to support and guide you through the final year programme by linking learning from the academic modules to current practice standards and to support the development of critical evaluation and reflection.

What is ‘childhood’? How would you define ‘old age’? This module explores how childhood and old age are ‘socially constructed’. You will explore the historical view of children as merely ‘mini adults’, the invention of the ‘teenager’, and the contemporary

This module will focus on the methods and skills in the processes of assessment, planning, intervention and review. You will learn risk assessment, intervention and management skills, all of which will link to your ability to recognise the key signs

This module will build on previous skills modules with a particular emphasis on effective working with groups and teams. It will prepare you to work within multi-disciplinary and multi-organisational teams, networks and systems.

The module will consider safeguarding adults, child protection and domestic violence as inter-related rather than in isolation as you explore the concepts of “significant harm” and “good enough parenting”. You will also explore the signs and symptoms of abuse, issues

At the point of qualification, you are expected to have developed analytical techniques and problem-solving skills and to be able to demonstrate personal responsibility and decision making in complex and unpredictable professional situations.

This module introduces you to the complexities of managing risk within the social work profession. You will critically explore the current organisational and policy context alongside relevant research into practice, as well as methods of observation with children and adults

The research dissertation acts as the culmination of your years of study. You will be supported in exploring and applying research in social work as a professional discipline. There will be an opportunity to undertake a comprehensive review of relevant

This module will introduce you to theories of physiological, social, cognitive, and psychological development in relation to children and adults throughout the life course. It will also explore difficulties in physiological, psychological, and social development and consider cultural, class and

This module will start by considering historical, social, and cross-cultural perspectives on disability and learning difficulties. The notion of ‘care’ and its impact on the lived experience of disability will also be explored. You will explore ethical issues, such as