Programme structure: Advanced Social Work with Children and Families (PG Cert) - what's running in 2019/20

Please note: Due to alternative arrangements for teaching and assessment in place from 18 March 2020 to mitigate against the restrictions in place due to COVID-19, information shown for 2019/20 may not always be accurate.

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

This integrated programme of academic and professional learning is targeted primarily at students who are professionally qualified and experienced social workers, currently practising in a children and families setting.

All units are must pass with the exception of SPOLM0014 and SPOLM0015

Please see the Glossary of Terms at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html for the definition of a must pass unit

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Mandatory Units - select at least two units from the following list:
Child Development, Health and Wellbeing SPOLM0025 20 Optional AYEAR
Social Work with Children and Families with Complex Needs SPOLM0021 20 Optional AYEAR
20cp can be taken from the from the following list of optional units:
Leadership and Management in Social Work SPOLM0029 20 Optional AYEAR
Advanced Practice in Communication and Direct Work with Children SPOLM0026 20 Optional AYEAR
Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0013 20 Optional TB-1
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0014 20 Optional TB-1
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0015 20 Optional TB-1
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Social Work with Children and Families   60    

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