MT974 · Level 8 · 4 years

Social Care

Munster Technological University - Kerry · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

308

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About this course

A social care degree where you learn to work with people who face disadvantage or have special needs. A level 7 award after year 3 is approved by CORU.

How long
4 years
What you study
First year covers social care practice skills, professionalism, sociology and social policy, creative arts interventions, law and psychology of human development. The course mixes lectures and workshops with field visits.
Placement and abroad
There are two full semesters of supervised practice placement off site.
Where it can lead
Graduates work in residential care, outreach, family support, community care, older people's services, juvenile justice and addiction services, or can progress to the MA in Social Studies at MTU Kerry.
Who it suits
Suits students who are caring and patient and want to work directly with people who need support.

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About Welfare

Focuses on social care and community support roles

These courses involve learning about the systems, policies, and practices that support the well-being of individuals and communities. This field focuses on understanding social justice, inequality, human behavior, social policy, and supporting vulnerable populations. E.g. Social Care, Community and Youth Work, Early Childhood Care.

Points history

2023301202430820253082026308

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026308Published after the final round
2025 308308358
2024 308308369
2023 301301350

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

See the course on the Munster Technological University - Kerry website ↗

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