LIT_fulltime2017

Department of Applied Social Sciences
LC297
Code: LC297
Programme Level: 8
CAO Points 2016: New programme
Duration: 4 Years
including Work Placements in Year 2 & Year 3
Class Contact Hours: 20 hours per week
Location: Moylish Campus, Limerick
Minimum Entry Requirements:
Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5
& 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving
Certificate subjects, including English or
Irish. Mathematics is not a subject
requirement for this programme.
QQI FET/FETAC Applicants & Mature
Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry
Requirements’ for further information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact: Ms. Catherine Corcoran,
Programme Leader
Email: catherine.corcoran@lit.ie
Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC297
@AppSocScs_LIT
Community Development
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Ab Initio
What is the programme about?
This programme has been designed in consultation with employers, so its content is relevant to employment in
the development sector in Ireland. There is a substantial practical component to this programme so students
will develop the real skills and competencies required for the workplace. A practical placement in years two and
three is a key element of the programme which will allow students apply their learning in a real-life environment.
Students on this programme will develop competencies and skills that will enable them to enter careers in
development and social inclusion work. Students will develop practical skills based on the study and analysis
of Irish Society and Irish communities; the social, economic and political issues affecting Irish society and
different social groups; the role of development in addressing poverty, inequality and social exclusion; the
impact of global processes on Irish society.
Potential Applicants please note: This programme specialises in Community Development and as such it
does not offer a specialisation or qualification in Social Care. All applicants accepting a place on this
programme will be required to obtain Garda Clearance prior to full registration on the programme.
Who is the programme suited to?
Students with their Creative Studies project
This programme will be of interest to students interested in working in the areas of community development,
the voluntary sector or in social inclusion.
Modules
Year 1: Semester 1: Introduction to Community Work 1, Interpersonal Communication, Active Citizenship &
Volunteering, Applied Research & Writing Skills, Political Ideology, Introduction to Homelessness (Elective),
Introduction to Working with Vulnerable Young People (Elective).
Semester 2: Introduction to Community Work 2, Introduction to Group-Work, Politics in Ireland,
Introduction to Creative Studies, Introduction to Sociology, Psychology 1.
Year 2: Semester 3: Professional Development, Social Policy, Models of Community Work 1, Organisation
Behaviour in the Community Sector, Psychology 2, Group-Work 2, Poverty & Policy.
Semester 4: Inequality & Policy, Organisation Behaviour in the Community Sector, Social Policy & Provision,
Facilitation Skills in Community Work, Management in the C&V Sector, Models of Community Work 2.
Year 3: Semester 5: Professional Placement (15 weeks)
Semester 6: Sociology & Diversity, Psychology of Stress & Distress, Professional Development, Project
Management for Community Groups, Quantitative Research Methods, Qualitative Research Methods.
Year 4: Research Thesis, Sociology in Practise, Participatory Techniques in Community Work, Training &
Development Skills, Governance & Programme Management in the Community & Voluntary Sector, Current
Issues in Community Work, Global Development Theories & Practice, & there are two electives to choose
from - Practice Social Enterprise or Psychology in Practice: Approaches to Addiction.
What can I do after the programme?
There are increasing opportunities for paid professional work and career progression within the community
and voluntary sector. Graduates will be eligible to work in various roles in the development sector including:
Community Development Worker/Coordinator, Community Youth Worker, Policy Worker, Social
Researcher/Research Assistant, Group Worker/Facilitator. Some graduates work for Family Resource Centres,
LEADER companies, An Garda Síochána.
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