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Social Care and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)

Liverpool Hope University

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Liverpool Hope University
UCAS CODE: LX43

Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Hope Park Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-OCT-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

This is a


four year degree

taught at our Hope Park campus. The Foundation Year aims to develop your skills so that after a year, you will be equipped with the necessary skills needed for studying the full BA Hons degree programme.


Social Care

There is a growing need for well-trained, multi-skilled graduates able to respond to the changing demands within the Social Care employment and research sectors. As such the Social Care team recognise the great benefit of collaborating with service users, health and social care employers and stakeholders in this sector.Curriculum content will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of Social Care through an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical approach to a range of social care discourses.The School has strong links with a range of individuals and organisations in the field who have expressed an ongoing commitment to working with us. The Social Care team build on these long-standing working relationships at all levels of the programme to embed a research informed, evidence-based practice approach to teaching and learning.


Special Educational Needs

Studying Special Educational Needs at Liverpool Hope University will enable you to understand the relationship between disability and education and will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to educate others about the nature of disability. The degree incorporates insights from education, as well as drawing on work in the arts, humanities and health care, to ensure you gain a broad and balanced understanding of the principal features of education in a wide range of contexts.A central aspect of the course is an understanding of medical and social constructions of Special Educational Needs and Disability, the legal requirements regarding provision for SEN/Disability and a critical understanding of past and contemporary practices. You will gain a knowledge and understanding of the global perspectives on special education and disability, and issues relating to children and families, as well as having the ability to critically engage with professional expertise.Special Educational Needs (SEN) is an interdisciplinary subject underpinned by the work of the Centre for Culture and Disability Studies (CCDS). You will become a professional who is knowledgeable and skilled in this field. You will enter your professional life recognising the importance of compassion and understanding of your work with, and on behalf of, those who are disabled and/or identified as having a special educational need.

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Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 15,225per year

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University information

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool Hope University

  • University League Table

    83rd

  • Campus address

    Hope Park, Hope Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L16 9JD, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Social Work

    13th out of 75 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 178
    133 75%

    11th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    90.0 90%

    33rd

    32

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.45 86%

    9th

    4

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