MSc Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding (Part-time) at Buckinghamshire New University

Do you want to protect and care for those who are most vulnerable?

Faculty: Health and Social Care  |  Duration: Two Years  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: January and September 2027  |  Location: High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The contemporary nature of the course means that any current trends in safeguarding are explored and changes in policy are considered from the impact on safeguarding practice. Our course is delivered through the use of various media and teaching approaches, which include discussion-based seminars where students are able to explore safeguarding practice in their own organisations, lectures and the use of media such as blogs to consider specific topics during the teaching programme. Core modules include Comparative Safeguarding Studies, Safeguarding Legislation: Children and Families, Safeguarding Legislation: Adults and Mental Health, Reflective Practice and Supervision in Safeguarding, Critical Practice in Safeguarding OR, Critical Perspectives in Safeguarding, Dissertation. Optional modules include Leadership, Management and Professional Issues OR, Essential Skills in Motivational Interviewing.

Career pathways

If you want to develop a career in safeguarding practice, this course will prepare you for job roles such as policy developer, researcher, team leader, programme manager or unit manager in the NHS, local government and charities. Previous students have seen their careers soar on completion of the programme, as they are then considered ‘experts’ or ‘specialists’ with a broad range of knowledge to build on and have usually demonstrated this through their dissertation research or project.

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