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Social Science Degree

  • 22-03-2011 6:03pm
    #1
    smileyy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    Hey Guys

    Has anyone completed a Social Science degree or in the process of doing this course in Maynooth?

    What is it like? What are the career prospects?

    Is it similar to social care or completely different as I do not want to go down the social care route. My aim is to be a social worker.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Seren_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,810 ✭✭✭Seren_


    Hey smileyy, I answered some of your questions after your post in this thread :)


  • #3
    smileyy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭smileyy


    Thank you for your reply :) It does sound like an interesting course, especially the social policy as I'd love to be a social worker! Has anyone on here completed the social science degree in Maynooth or is currently taking the course??


  • #4
    Ostrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    Almost ended up a social worker way back when (about three years ago) so I'm not sure if the course titles may have changed.

    The traditional route to a social work qualification is the BSocSc degree - all social work qualification courses are graduate entry (with the exception of TCD whom are currently the only college to offer a complete undergraduate SW qualification). The usual route for non-social policy graduates is one further year of study on the HDip in social policy, which you wont need if you take the BSocSc, as this will obviously have a fairly heavy social policy component.

    On graduation it is usually competitive entry into either the MSocSc in UCD, or MSW in Cork, which are the qualifications you will need to become a professional social worker. These were assessed on grades, CV and interview when I applied, I'm not sure if the entry criteria may have changed, but you wont have to worry about that for a while.


  • #5
    smileyy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭smileyy


    Yep the BSocSc in NUIM is the one. So you completed this course? Was it good, difficult? Is it super tough to get into the postgrad for the masters? What are your options then if you don't get the postgrad?


  • #6
    Ostrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    smileyy wrote: »
    Yep the BSocSc in NUIM is the one. So you completed this course? Was it good, difficult? Is it super tough to get into the postgrad for the masters? What are your options then if you don't get the postgrad?

    I didnt do the BSocSc, I did the joint BA in sociology and geography and was about to take the HDip in UCD before I got research funding. I have some friends who went through it and they said it was fairly competitive, but you're probably better off talking to someone working on the course. You will have the chance to do this at one of the gradireland or higher options events over the coming years anyway so I wouldn't worry about it yet. You have plenty of graduate options anyway with the degree!


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  • #7
    smileyy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭smileyy


    Cool thanks for the help!! If anyone else on here has any other experience let me know :)


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