BA Hons Education and Social Services

University of Strathclyde

Study with usprepare for work in settings which combine education, health and/or social servicesbenefit from work placement opportunities to promote personal and professional development and strengthen your CVdevelop leadership qualities and the skills required in public and third sector organisationsopportunities for overseas placementsstart your degree in a local college before moving to university for Years 3 and 4Why this course?This innovative degree is a joint venture between the University of Strathclyde and three further education colleges - West College Scotland, Glasgow Clyde College and New College Lanarkshire.The degree aims to prepare you for working in settings which combine health education and social work/social care. You’ll enter college at a Diploma of Higher Education level, having first studied a relevant HNC. You’ll then go on to Year 3 at Strathclyde to study for the BA.The Education & Social Services (BA) responds to the Scottish Government’s aspiration for different services to communicate more effectively and to work in a more integrated way to meet the service-user needs of children, young people and adults. A major aim of the degree is to develop the leadership qualities and skills required for this challenge.Course contentThe broad aims of the course are to:advance the level of understanding, knowledge and proficiency of those who will work with children, young people and adults within education and social servicesdevelop professional attitudes, leadership and management skills, allowing graduates to contribute confidently to evidence based practice, informed by a value base of rights and respect for service users within integrated services.