Terms & Conditions
2023

BA with Honours in Social Care Management - 2022 entry

Duration of programme: Standard 4 years, (where students join the programme in year 1)

Award on successful completion: Bachelor of arts with Honours

Accreditation: SSSC (subject to approval)

Location of delivery: Fife College & Abertay University

Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 60 credits competed in term 1 and term 2.

Contact hours and workload: : Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort. As this programme is predominantly online, the overwhelming majority of this 1200 hours is independent study but students will have on average 9-12 hours of on-campus contact time per module. At stage 3 of the programme, however, students will be required to complete a 40 credit practice module which involve 2 days of placement per week across both terms 1 and 2.

Assessment methods: A variety of assessment methods are used, which include set exercise, essays, presentations, practice assessments, reflective logs, case studies and exams.

Academic staff: This programme is delivered by staff in the Divisions of Sociology and Accounting, Business & Finance in BLS School and staff from Fife College. Staff profiles can be viewed at https://www.abertay.ac.uk/staff-search

Core modules in the programme:

• SCR240 Theories for Practice
• SCR242 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health and Social Care
• SCR243 Leading and Managing Risk
• SOC330: Social Care & Welfare Policy in Scotland & the UK
• SOC331: Investigating Contemporary Issues in Social Care
• SCR340: Placement
• SCR440 Managing and Maintaining Professional Standards
• SCR441 Working Across Disciplines
• BMT213 Theory and Practice in Human Resource Management
• BMT411 Employee Relations & Engagement
• BMT403 - Managing Change

Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time:

• BMT307 Managing Across Cultures
• SOC232: Diversity and Difference in Social Care (10 Credit)
• SCR241 Influences on Health and Wellbeing
• SOC431 Sociology of the lifecourse
• SPS408 Lifestyle Management
• MHN509 Quality Improvement in Healthcare
• BMT317 Public Policy & its Effect on Organisations

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