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University degree

Community and Public Services

City College Plymouth
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
Β£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

Do you have a passion for, and a commitment to, community and protected services and engagement with stakeholders? This Foundation Degree aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the wide and varied social, political and economic environments that community and protective services operate within. You will have the opportunity to listen to, and network with, serving protective service practitioners and members of other community and protective service organisations through visits, volunteering, guest lectures and work-based delivery. In short, this course will enable you to develop your academic and professional skills so that you can seamlessly progress to your chosen top-up degree cou

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
65% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels65%
Other25%
other higher education10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
60%
In work or further study after
100%
Continue past first year
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Caring personal services20%
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
Protective service occupationsHighly skilled10%
Elementary occupations20%
Administrative occupations10%
Skilled trades occupations10%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
Sales occupations10%
In students' own words
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Genuinely worthwhile
I was sceptical before starting β€” now I'd recommend it to anyone. The best part: the cohort are bright and motivated, which makes the learning environment great. If I'm honest, a few modules feel under-resourced compared to the flagship one…
Postgraduate Β· Full-time
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Exceeded expectations
This is the perfect place to study this subject. The best part: the course strikes a good balance between theory and practical application. If I'm honest, some seminar groups were too big for meaningful discussion. On the city β€” the city is…
Third year Β· Part-time
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on City College Plymouth's own site.
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