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Social Care - Kerry

MTU - Kerry Campus

Course code
MT974
Level
Level 8
Award
Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ)
Classification
Major
Awarding body
Munster Technological University
Duration
4 years full-time.

Programme summary

Social care is a profession where people work with those who experience marginalisation or disadvantage or who have special needs. Social care practitioners work in a wide variety of settings with a wide variety of people: children and adolescents in residential care, people with learning or physical disabilities, the homeless, people with alcohol/drug dependency, families in the community, older people or recent immigrants to Ireland. Social care practitioners typically work in a direct person-to-person capacity with service users.

Entry requirements

Score the necessary CAO points and meet Leaving Certificate Minimum entry requirements 6 Subjects Subjects O6/H7 4 Subjects H5 2 Maths Grade 06/H7/F2* English or Irish Grade O6/H7 *A grade of F2 or higher in foundation level Maths fulfils the Maths entry requirements for this programme. Garda Vetting Required

Who to apply to

CAO