Print PageBachelor of Arts in Social and Community Development
| Course code: BN025 |
Entry Route into programme:
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| Duration: 3 years | |
| NFQ level: 7 | |
| Method of application: CAO | |
| Schedule: Full time | |
| Award title: Bachelor of Arts | |
| Credits for Full Award: 120 @ NFQ Level 6; 60 NFQ Level 7 | |
| Awarding Body: ITB | Transfer and Progression: BN415 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social and Community Development. * Planned for 2012 |
Minimum Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirements for standard entrants are a pass in five subjects (ordinary level) in the Leaving Certificate, to include Mathematics and English or Irish, or an equivalent qualification. Leaving Certificate Mathematics at Foundation Level (at grade B2 or higher) counts as a subject towards the five passes. The points awarded for Foundation Level Mathematics (at grade B2 or higher) are as follows:
A1 = 20 points A2 = 15 points
B1 = 10 points B2 = 5 points
A grade E in Leaving Certificate Mathematics at Higher Level counts as a subject towards the five passes, however no points will be awarded for this grade.
Mature students may be admitted without meeting these formal minimum requirements. The minimum entry requirements for graduates of FETAC Level 5 or 6 awards is any full award.
GARDA CLEARANCE
Students will complete a professional project practice in Year 2 and Year 3 that will allow them to use diagnostic skills and identify models and programmes that can implement change within the community. These professional project practices will require each student to undergo the ITB Garda vetting process. To ensure the protection of the public, and to justify public trust and confidence, the Institute is committed to ensuring that only suitable candidates are allowed to undertake specific parts of the programmes. Without satisfactory Garda clearance, students will be unable to complete the project practice and thus will not be able to complete the programme or receive an award. All places on the social and community courses are provisional and subject to the student obtaining satisfactory Garda vetting from the Central Garda Vetting Unit. The current legal minimum age for sole application for Garda vetting is 18 years of age. In the event of an applicant being between 16 and 18 years of age, written consent is also required from a parent or guardian.
In addition to Garda vetting a medical assessment and provision of personal references may be required in regard to suitability for the professional project practice.
Course Content
As an indicator in first year of the course, students will take common modules such as sociology, psychology, health and well-being, cultural competence, communication, community studies, addiction studies, group dynamics, anthropology and personal development and creative practice.
During the second and subsequent year(s) students will further their understanding of social and community development by choosing between two strands of study … sociology and culture or health and psychology.
Students following the sociology and culture stream will focus on social inclusion and advocacy, media, politics, law, partnership, human rights, culture, diversity and management skills.
Students who follow the health and psychology stream will focus on social, applied and abnormal psychology, community health, substance misuse strategies, addiction treatment, challenging behaviour and management skills.
The Community and Social Development Courses will cover the following subject areas :
| Year 1 | |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Fundamentals of Sociology Fundamentals of Psychology Health and Well Being Introduction to Cultural Competence Introduction to Community Studies Communication and the Learning Environment |
| Semester 2 | Irish Culture and Society Social Administration and Social Policy Developmental Psychology Introduction to Substance Misuse Group Dynamics and Development Introduction to Creative Studies |
| Year 2 | |
| Semester 1 | Modern Social Life and Practice in Irish Society Social Psychology 1 Effective Communication Skills Irish Law Introduction to Youth Work *Elective Management of Health Promotion and Change or Anthropological Perspectives: Community and Society or Psychology of Addiction or Issues in Applied Linguistics in 21st Century Ireland |
| Semester 2 | Principles of Human Rights Social Psychology 2 Issues of Equality in Community Health and Development Community Development and Participation: Urban and Rural Perspectives Professional Project Practice 1 *Elective Politics and Government in Ireland or Cultural Contexts of Substance Use or European Culture and Society or Communication Structures and Techniques *One Elective must be selected from Semester 1 and from Semester 2 |
| Year 3 ( Strand A ) | |
Semester 1 (Strand A) |
( In Year 3 of this programme students will be given the opportunity to specialise in one of two available strands. To facilitate this , specialisation modules have been categories as follows: Strand A : Social and Cultural Studies or Strand B : Psychology and Community Health ) Social and Cultural Development Research Methods and Practice 1 Language, Culture and Identify Formation Citizenship and Local Partnership in the Community Diversity in the Workplace: Voluntary and Community Sector *Electives Crime and Society: Community Participation and Perception or Media as a Social Institution or Cultural Influence on Comparative Religion or Creative Group Facilitation *Two electives must be selected from Semester 1 |
Semester 2 (Strand A) |
Social and Cultural Mediation Research Methods and Practice 2 Professional Project Practice 2 *Electives Drug Prevention Strategies or Employment Law or Diversity and Equality: Legislation, Policy and Practice or Creative Personal Development *Two electives must be selected from Semester 2 |
| Year 3 ( Strand B ) | |
|---|---|
Semester 1 (Strand B) |
Psychology and Community Health Abnormal Psychology 1 Approaches to Addiction Treatment Research Methods and Practice 1 Language, Culture and Identify Formation *Electives Responding to Challenging Behaviour or Psychological Perspectives of Crime in the Community or Contemporary Policy and Practice in the Community Mental Health or Creative Group Facilitation *Two electives must be selected from Semester 1 |
Semester 2 (Strand B) |
Abnormal Psychology 2 Models of Health Promotion: Community Policy and Practice Research Methods and Practice 2 Professional Project Practice 2 *Electives Social and Cultural Mediation or Drug Prevention Strategies or Creative Personal Development *Two Electives must be selected from Semester 2 |
