📖Program Curriculum

The MA in Advanced Social Care Law aims to develop a practical and theoretical understanding of the law that underpins adult and children's social care with a view to enhancing practice. You will have the opportunity to explore various topics through the module options and demonstrate your knowledge at master's level. This will enable you to build on your high level skill set and expertise through tailoring your academic study aligned with your interests and professional developmental goals.

The programme can be studied full time over one year part time over two years or up to five years if you choose to study on a modular basis.

To qualify for the MA you must study 180 credits comprised of one core module three further optional modules and a dissertation based on a topic of your choice in the field of social care law.

Core module
Principles of Social Care Law (30 credits)

This module will cover the core principles in social care law in the context of adults and children. Typical course content may cover aspects such as the law in relation to adults and children with needs for care and support the rights of carers safeguarding challenging care decisions through judicial review and the role of regulators.

Optional modules
Semester 1

You will have the opportunity to choose one of the following modules:

LAW-40033 The Emergence of Adult Safeguarding
LAW-40032 Safeguarding Adults: Interventions
LAW-40001 Foundations and Principles of Childcare Law and Practice
LAW-40002 Contemporary Issues in Childcare Law and Practice
Semester 2

You will have the opportunity to choose two of the following modules:

LAW-40029 Mental Capacity
LAW-40031 Safeguarding and Carers
LAW-40003 Looked After Children
LAW-40004 Children and Medicine
LAW-40072 Principles of Mental Health Law
LAW-40050 Best Interests Assessor (when available)
LAW-40074 International Refugee Protection

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

$0 USD

Tuition fee:

17,700 GBP per year

17,700 GBP in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

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Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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