Overview

The BSocSc (Hons) (Youth and Community Work) is a three-year full-time degree programme. All applicants are expected to have the equivalent of one year's relevant experience as a volunteer activist or full-time worker. 

To be eligible for the award of the BSocSc (Hons) (Youth and Community Work) Degree, a student will be required to have achieved 180 credits by obtaining 60 credits in each of First, Second, and Third Social Science (Youth and Community Work). A student may not register for more than 60 credits in one year.

Student Vetting Policy and Procedure

Students, or applicants in receipt of an offer, on this programme will be subject to Garda Vetting as relevant. Students will be prohibited from engaging in a relevant work placement unless the vetting process has been cleared. Click here to view UCC's Student Student Vetting Policy and Procedure.

Fitness to Practise

Commencing with the 2013/2014 intake of first year students (including repeats), this programme will be subject to the University's Fitness to Practise Policy - full details may be found here.

Attendance

As the BSocSc (Hons) (Youth and Community Work) is a professional training programme, youth and community work students are reminded that they are bound to attend every class of each module (and every tutorial, class meeting, placement session, placement supervision and placement two-way or three-way meeting), unless unavoidably prevented from doing so. All absences must be satisfactorily explained in writing to the Year Tutor. If a student's attendance falls below 80% in any module, s/he will be required to repeat that module before being allowed to proceed.

Year 1 - Social Science (Youth and Community Work)

In First Social Science (Youth and Community Work) students study prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.

Year 2 - Social Science (Youth and Community Work)

No student may register for Second Social Science (Youth and Community Work) until he/she has passed the First University Examination in Social Science (Youth and Community Work). In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Social Science (Youth and Community Work), a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits in all of the subjects of his/her programme.

BSocSc (Hons) (Theory and Policy in Youth and Community Work) Year 2 - Alternative Degree Pathway for Students not Proceeding to Third Year - Social Science (Youth and Community Work)

The BSocSc (Hons) (Theory and Policy in Youth and Community Work) is an alternative degree pathway for students who do not satisfy the pass standard for the professional practice/placement modules in Year 2 (SS2107) of the BSocSc (Youth and Community Work) programme over the Summer and/or Autumn Supplemental Examinations.

Such students may opt instead to register for the BSocSc (Hons) (Theory and Policy in Youth and Community Work) (BSocScTPYCW (Hons)) and take an alternative two of the following 5 credit non-professional practice modules: SS2004, SS2007 and SS2025 in Second Year, and four of the following 5 credit non-professional practice modules: SS3005, SS3006, SS3008, SS3011, SS3015, SS3016, SS3019, SS3021, SS3033, SS3045, SS3118 in Third year.

Note: Students who are required to take these alternative, non-practice based modules, will continue with all other modules of the BSocSc (Y&CW) programme in both Second and/or Third Year.

Year 3 - Social Science (Youth and Community Work)

Only students who have passed the Second University Examination in Social Science (Youth and Community Work) and satisfied all other requirements specified for the Second Year, will be permitted to register for Third Social Science (Youth and Community Work). In order to be admitted to the BSocSc (Hons) (Youth and Community Work) Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits in all of the themes of his/her programme.

BSocSc (Hons) (Theory and Policy in Youth and Community Work) Year 3 - Alternative Degree Pathway for Students not Completing Third Year Social Science (Youth and Community Work)

The BSocSc (Hons) (Theory and Policy in Youth and Community Work) is an alternative degree pathway for students who do not satisfy the pass standard for the professional practice/placement modules in Year 2 (SS2107)  or in Year 3 (SS3107 and/or SS3104) of the BSocSc (Youth and Community Work) programme over the Summer and/or Autumn Supplemental Examinations.

Such students may opt instead to register for the BSocSc (Hons) (Theory and Policy in Youth and Community Work) (BSocScTPYCW (Hons)) and in Third Year take as an alternative any four of the following 5 credit non-professional practice modules: SS3005, SS3006, SS3008, SS3011, SS3015, SS3016, SS3019, SS3021, SS3033, SS3045, SS3118.

Notes:

• Students who pass SS3104 and fail SS3107 in Year 3 of the BSocSc (Y&CW) programme over the Summer and Autumn Supplemental Examinations, may opt to register for the BSocSc (Theory and Policy in Youth and Community Work) (BSocSc TPYCW 3 (Hons) and will only be required to take two 5 credit modules (10 credits in total).
• Students who are required to take these alternative, non-practice based modules, will continue with all other modules of the BSocSc (Y&CW) programme in both Second and/or Third Year.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
SS1101	Introduction to Youth and Community Work	10
SS1102	Social Analysis	10
SS1104	Principles and Practice of Youth and Community Work	10
SS1105	Introduction to Social Policy	10
SS1107	Placement I	10
SS1130	Contemporary Issues in Youth and Community Work	5
SS1154	Informal and Global Education in a Youth and Community Work Setting	5
Year 2
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
SS2101	Communications and Community Youth Work	10
SS2102	Working with Individuals in a Community Youth Work Setting	5
SS2103	Working with Groups in a Community Youth Work Setting	5
SS2104	Social Analysis II	10
SS2105	Social Policy II	10
SS2107	Placement II	10
SS2108	Introduction to Research Methods	10
Year 3
Students take 60 credits as follows - all listed core modules (55 credits) and 5 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
SS3102	Law, Rights and Equal Opportunities	5
SS3114	Project Planning, Management and Leadership Skills	5
SS3119	Sustainability, Environmental and Social Justice Issues in Youth and Comm Work	5
SS3120	Social Policy III: Position of Minorities	5
SS3104	Reflective Action in Youth and Community Work	10
SS3107	Placement III	10
SS3113	Research Methods II	15
Elective Modules
Students take 5 credits from the following:		5
SS3005	Housing and Homelessness (5)
SS3006	Education and Welfare (5)
SS3008	Poverty and Social Exclusion (5)
SS3015	The Politics of Racism (Online) (5)
SS3016	Social Perspectives in Mental Health (5)
SS3019	Science, Technology and Public Controversy (5)
SS3033	Issues in Planning and Sustainable Development (5)
SS3045	Critical Perspectives on Age and Ageing (5)
SS3111	Personal Lives and Family Policy (5)
SS3112	Penal Policy and Practice (5)
SS3118	Community Conflict Transformation and Peace Building (5)
Total Credits		180