Access to HE Diploma (Social Work) Blended

Blended course – You will have the opportunity to come into college for ‘drop-in’ support sessions with your specialist tutor who can provide guidance and support with your assignments and also access remote support during the working week.

Your study materials, resources, textbooks and assignments are provided and supported using the innovative PEARL platform, with ongoing support from the experienced and subject specialist Access to HE curriculum team.

COURSE MODULES:

Module 1: Reading and Note Making

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand a range of reading strategies
• Understand the use of language in terms of the purpose and context of a range of texts
• Be able to use methods for developing notes from a range of sources

Module 2: Academic Writing Skills

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Be able to structure a written response
• Be able to develop a structured response to a plan
• Be able to present the response appropriately for audience and purpose
• Understand how to apply academic writing principles to own work

Module 3: Perspectives in Psychology

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand different psychological perspectives
• Understand the differences between alternative psychological perspectives
• Understand the application of psychological perspectives to contemporary issues in psychology

Module 4: Crime and Society

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand crime and deviance
• Understand crime statistics
• Understand theoretical explanations of crime
• Understand social and cultural patterns of crime and criminality

Module 5: Developmental Psychology

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the nature/nurture debate in developmental psychology
• Understand early socialisation and the formation of attachment
• Understand cognitive development and the ways in which children process and use information
• Understand the application of developmental psychology theories in the real world
• Understand psychological changes that accompany ageing

Module 6: Family

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the relationship between the family and the wider society
• Understand role relationships within the family
• Understand the influence of feminism on the study of the family

Module 7: The Role and Responsibilities of a Social Worker

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the influence of feminism on the study of the family
• Understand social work values and principles
• Understand the range of employment opportunities available for a Social worker
• Understand the importance of current legislation for the Social Worker and social work
• Understand a range of client groups and the services available to them

Module 8: Cognitive Psychology

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand a range of client groups and the services available to them
• Understand the contribution of cognitive psychology research to our understanding of three of the following:

(a) development

(b) memory

(c) attention

(d) perception

(e) language and thought

Module 9: Understanding the Welfare State

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the historical development of the British Welfare State
• Understand the main welfare services available in contemporary British society
• Understand the differing ideologies of welfare
• Understand a current contemporary issue in welfare provision

Module 10: Biopsychology: Behaviour and the Brain

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the concept of localisation of function
• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of methods of investigating the relationship between the brain and behaviour
• Understand the interaction between the brain and behaviour

Module 11: Social Care Provisions

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the adult and child social work provisions in the UK
• Understand the contributions of the voluntary and private sector in the provision of care
• Understand the differing welfare needs of groups of people

Module 12: Poverty in Contemporary Britain

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand definitions of poverty
• Understand the historical context of poverty in Britain
• Understand the different methods used to measure poverty
• Understand theoretical explanations of poverty
• Understand explanations about why certain social groups are more likely to experience poverty
• Understand recent policies for tackling poverty in Britain

Module 13: Biopsychology: Behaviour and Drugs

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand how neurotransmitters in the brain control behaviour
• Understand the action of drugs on synaptic transmission
• Understand how psychoactive drugs change behaviour
• Understand the role of serotonin antagonists and reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of disorders

Module 14: Social Inequality

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the relationship between social differentiation and social inequality
• Understand the main theoretical perspectives on social inequality
• Understand how class, gender and ethnicity influence the opportunities available to people

Module 15: Responding to Prejudice and Discrimination

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand theories for prejudice and discrimination
• Understand legal responses to discrimination and prejudice
• Understand community initiatives in overcoming discrimination and prejudice

Are there any additional costs the student be made aware of?

Your UCAS application for university entry will cost £28.50

Learning is assessed in a variety of methods to prepare you to study at university. These may include essays, report writing, online assessment, and presentations.

You must achieve 60 credits at Level 3 to be awarded the Access to HE Diploma:

Graded - 45 are Graded Credits in Academic Modules at Pass, Merit or Distinction

Ungraded: 15 are Ungraded Credits in Study Skills.

Learners who complete this qualification can progress to university for an Undergraduate Degree or Degree Apprenticeships.

What are the career routes for this course?

Social Work, Sociology, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Probation Service, Youth and Family Work, Family Support Worker, Criminology, Policing