Please contact Truro and Penwith College to apply for this course:
Truro and Penwith College
College Road
Truro
TR1 3XX
Tel: +441872267000
Email: enquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk
TRUR1226
Professional Skills & Digital Literacy
In accordance with current digital strategies and frameworks, this module builds the core professional, academic and digital skills required of students embarking on undergraduate studies and work-based learning. Focusing on the relationship between academic and critical thinking skills, personal and professional development, digital well-being and online identity and inclusivity and digital literacy.
TRUR1227
Understanding Communities and Society
This module provides the foundations of social theory and understanding in the construction and dynamics of communities, and society. The module highlights how culture, beliefs, social, political and economic factors affect people through life courses and the communities in which they live.
TRUR1231
Professional Practice (Work Placement)
This module focuses on work-placement within a social, community, youth or associated context, linking theory and practice. The principles of professional engagement and the application of codes of practice in the workplace are central to this module. The module provides an opportunity for students to evidence their personal development, professional skills and knowledge of professional practice.
TRUR1228
Working in Partnership to Support the Foundations of Mental Health
This module offers an introduction to the knowledge necessary for people to work effectively with individuals and other practitioners to support the foundations of positive mental health. It examines the main classifications of mental illness and the organisations which deal with mental health care. The module evaluates models of mental health informing mental health practice.
TRUR1229
Introducing Issues in Social Policy
This module provides students with an introduction to the development of social policy in Britain, investigating a range of social and political issues relating to social welfare. Students will develop a fundamental understanding of social policy, and how theory in relation to these policies translates into policy formation and service delivery.
TRUR1230
Developmental Perspectives and Youth
This module provides a framework to explore the personal and social aspects of human development, examining continuity and change through the lens of youth. This cross-disciplinary module considers aspects of physical, mental, social and emotional development. This will include physical health, exercise, social and emotional development.
TRUR2222
Leadership in Youth, Social and Community Organisations
This module develops an understanding of theories of leadership, and the organisation of professional practice. Students will develop key skills and understanding of youth, social and community organisations, and will have the opportunity to explore emergent theory and practical factors such as mentoring arrangements, group structures, staff development and the leadership of change.
TRUR2224
Culture and Identity in a Knowledge Economy
This module examines the evolving nature of culture and identity, work and employment as knowledge economies move into the fourth industrial revolution. Focusing on the relationship between personal and collective identities and how people’s experiences of these are represented, contested and resisted, students investigate the opportunities and challenges of living in a knowledge economy.
TRUR2225
Critical Professional Practice (Work Placement)
This module provides students an opportunity to use and develop practice skills, analysing their own practice in relation to workplace strategies centred around empowerment, equality, anti-discriminatory practice, and informal learning. Students are expected to critically reflect on their learning and identify areas for further developing professional practice.
TRUR2220
Applied Research Practice in the Community
This module develops an understanding of research methods to enable you, as students and practitioners to undertake a small-scale research project within your practice context. It introduces research methods and methodologies and requires students to undertake a piece of primary research on a topic of their choice.
TRUR2221
Developing Wellbeing in the Community
This module critically analyses the theory and practice of how supporting health and wellbeing transitions can be built into practice. This module explores differing ideological perceptions in relation to the concept of community then, through these theoretical insights, examines the key practical imperatives within community work management and practice.
TRUR2223
Contemporary Social Problems & Social Policy
This module extends key contexts and practices of social policy, focusing on how and why specific social issues, such as poverty, youth unemployment and environmental justice, become identified as ‘social problems’ and the evaluation of contemporary social policy. Theoretical notions of inequality, conflict and power are explored, unpacking the links between contemporary theory and social policy.
* UK Government announcement on tuition fees
On Monday 4 November 2024, the UK Government announced a proposal to increase tuition fees for home undergraduate students from £9,250 to £9,535 per annum from September 2025 onwards. The University of Plymouth intends to apply this new fee from September 2025. However, implementation of this increase will be subject to parliamentary procedure. This change applies to new students starting their studies in September 2025. For current and returning students, the University is reviewing fees and will update you as soon as possible.
For further information and to apply for this course, please contact the college's admissions team directly using the contact details below.
Completing this course enables you to progress onto these related courses and programmes with the University of Plymouth at level 5 or level 6, as specifically defined by this programme’s progression agreement.
For further information, including the progression from foundation degree form, please visit https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/business-partners/partnerships/academic-partnerships/study-guide/progression-to-honours-degree
Please contact Truro and Penwith College to apply for this course:
Truro and Penwith College
College Road
Truro
TR1 3XX
Tel: +441872267000
Email: enquiry@truro-penwith.ac.uk
College Road
Truro
TR1 3XX
This course is run at one of our partner colleges. Open days are held at the college and more details of these can be found on the college website. You'll find contact details below, on this page.
You are also very welcome to attend a University of Plymouth open day, to get a flavour of the courses you can progress to from a partner college. There will however be limited information on this specific course and college.
We’re one of the leading colleges in the country, delivering teaching and learning to the highest level. With three modern campuses at Truro, Penwith (at Penzance) and Tregye, we provide you with a unique university experience.