Overview

The Advanced Residential Childcare course at the University of Strathclyde is unique in the UK in offering a Masters-level award specifically in residential child care.

By taking this course, you can expect to experience development in your knowledge, skills and relational capacities in practice. You can also expect to contribute to professional leadership, practice development and research and evaluation in your own agency and possibly beyond.

Assessment is made up of group or individual presentations and essays, both of which apply research, theory and social policy to your practice and the practices in your place of work. In one module, assessment will involve your reflections on a video you’ve made of your communication in practice. You need sufficient access to practice in residential child care settings through which you’ll evidence practice requirements. However, these requirements are broad enough to allow those in external management, training or other relevant positions to meet the requirements of the assessments.

Learning & teaching

You'll be encouraged to explore, challenge and build upon your existing knowledge and experience.

Classes may involve some lecture-style content, but will be mostly dialogical. Discussions will often be based on interrogating relevant research, theory and social policy as it relates to your practice. One module will also involve the use of video recording to enhance your communication skills and reflective capacities.

Accreditation

Scottish Social Services Council

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Perspectives on Residential Child Care

Understanding and Assessing in Children's Life-spaces

Ethical Leadership and Management in Residential Child Care

Skilled and Reflective Use of Self in Residential Child Care

Intervening Effectively in Residential Child Care

Methods: Ethical and Effective Research in Residential Child Care

Professional Enquiry in Residential Child Care: Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A second-class Honours degree or equivalent qualifications and experience.

Applicants with HNC/SVQ3/SVQ4 qualifications will be asked to provide a supporting written assignment.
Those with professional or academic qualifications other than social work will be considered.

Tuition Fees

Additional Details

Fees for this programme are paid through a Scottish Government grant award to the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care & Protection.

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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