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Social Care degree...what now??

  • 07-07-2015 3:56pm
    #1
    Totalelf
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭


    Hi all, I've just completed my social care degree (Level 7) and have the option of an add on 4th year level 8. Most of the jobs at the moment seem to be all with residential young people, which I did my placement in and hated it. My query is this, firstly, is the 4th year really necessary or is it just a stepping stone towards a masters or whatever? Secondly, my area of preference is with the homeless / addiction area, so does anyone know if there are any courses that I could take in addiction studies, to advance my career. I am a mature student (45) so don't really want to spend 3 more years in college. I suppose what I want to know is, can I do a honours degree in addiction studies straight from level 7, or do I have to start at the bottom again? Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    back2school
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭back2school


    Hey there, I know you posted this AGES ago, but I am wondering what you did in the end? I am a mature student also and wondering the exact same thing!
    Totalelf wrote: »
    Hi all, I've just completed my social care degree (Level 7) and have the option of an add on 4th year level 8. Most of the jobs at the moment seem to be all with residential young people, which I did my placement in and hated it. My query is this, firstly, is the 4th year really necessary or is it just a stepping stone towards a masters or whatever? Secondly, my area of preference is with the homeless / addiction area, so does anyone know if there are any courses that I could take in addiction studies, to advance my career. I am a mature student (45) so don't really want to spend 3 more years in college. I suppose what I want to know is, can I do a honours degree in addiction studies straight from level 7, or do I have to start at the bottom again? Thanks in advance.


  • #3
    Blackbeauty66
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Blackbeauty66


    Hiya.
    I am in the same position as you. I was wondering what what you did in the end.


  • #4
    pmrc
    Registered Users Posts: 135 ✭✭pmrc


    https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-hdfids/
    Faciliation of social inclusion disability.
    Apart from magement course fetac leve 6 from the open college there does not seem to much out there.


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