Pathway + Bachelor

BA (Honours) in Social Care Work (Level 8)

Ireland

8

What will I learn?

This programme emphasises the personal and professional development required to work in this challenging field, Social Care is the professional provision of care, protection, support, welfare and advocacy for vulnerable or dependent people individually or in groups.

Are there opportunities for further study?

Graduates of this course can progress to study the MA in Social Care Management in LIT or a related masters or PhD.

What are the career prospects?

Positions that graduates work in include:

  • Social Care Worker
  • LIT graduates often practice within organisations such as HSE, Brothers of Charity, Enable Ireland, Focus Ireland, Novas Initiatives and specific projects within family resource centres.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Business and Humanities

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees
€12,500.00 (11,27,853) per year
Start date

26 September 2024

Venue

LIT Ennis

Bindon Street,

Ennis,

Clare,

Republic of Ireland

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees
€12,500.00 (11,27,853) per year
Start date

26 September 2024

Venue

Thurles Campus

LIT Tipperary,

Nenagh Road,

THURLES,

Tipperary,

Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and English or Irish. Foundation Level Mathematics at grade F2 or higher is acceptable as meeting the Mathematics requirement for this programme.

IELTS score for entry to undergraduate courses a minimum score of 5.5

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

Pathways options

Offered by other partners

This university accepts pathways courses from
  • Canadore College
  • Niagara College
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