BA(Hons) Advice Studies
Faculty of Health

The award has three stages(levels) certificate, diploma and degree.

What you study at Certificate level

At certificate level you will be introduced to welfare benefits, housing, debt, employment and consumer advice, interviewing skills together with modules that look at the structure of advice agencies and the legal basis of advice work.

For more information visit the Certificate level modules webpage.

What you study at Diploma level

For the diploma you will study modules on negotiation and advocacy skills, social policy and social welfare law in an advice context, the law relating to discrimination, equal opportunities and human rights, personal and family advice and more advanced modules on debt, housing, consumer, employment and benefits advice.

For more information visit the Diploma level modules webpage.

What you study at Degree level

To complete the degree, you will explore, the social policy context of advice work, how to manage an advice agency/service and explore the skills and methods necessary to conduct research to support advice work. In addition you will complete a 7500 word dissertation and a complete portfolio of specialist work.

For more information visit the Degree level modules webpage.

More information

For more information about what you can study on this award:
Visit: Award structure details webpage