Small tutorial groups on popular South East Technological University (SETU) Social Care Practice degree meant that lecturers could spend time helping students, says mature student Madeline.
"There are loads of different areas you can work in after this course. You can work in addiction services, the homeless sector, and the youth and voluntary and community sector." SETU Graduate, Madeline Treacy
Madeline Treacy who lives in Tramore, Co Waterford is a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Social Care Practice from SETU. She had previously studied sociology at university.
A fresh start
When I was 18 I did two years in university studying politics and sociology but I never completed it. Then I had my first son so I decided whenever my youngest child was starting school that that would be the time I would go back and study again.
Putting theory into practice
The course is brilliant you have modules in law, sociology, psychology, and applied social studies which is how we would use the theory in practice and use it in everyday life.
Diverse opportunities
Well, I’m hoping to do my master's; I would like to do a master's in research. As for jobs, there are loads of different areas you can work in after this course. You can work in addiction services, the homeless sector, and the youth and voluntary and community sector so there are loads of opportunities.
Helpful lecturers
Well, I think because it’s a smaller university there is more of a sense of community and even though our course was one of the biggest courses in the college. The tutorial groups were quite small so it meant that the lecturers could spend a lot of time with you and if you ever needed any help – there was always someone there to help you out.
