BSc Community Development
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Social Work, focusing on community development practice across Ireland and the UK. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course is endorsed by professional bodies in both jurisdictions and includes assessed practice placements with community organisations. In the final year, students complete an independent practice project within a community or youth work setting.
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What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 97%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 98%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 93%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 20%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Caring personal services: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 85%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 45%
- Access course: 10%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
- No formal qualifications: 25%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Endorsement by the Endorsement and Quality Standards Board for Community Development Learning (ESB) ensures the professional competence of students completing the programme, through its requirements for the content of all taught modules/workshops and the requirements for practice and its assessment against the CD NOS (2015).
Modules
- Understanding Community Development: History, Context and Philosophy
- Community and informal education
- Applied Socio-Political Perspectives
- Assessed Practice 1: Developing Reflective Practice
- Transitioning Justice in Post Conflict Societies through a Global Lens
- Power; Inequality and anti-oppressive practice
- Assessed Practice 2 (Ex-Agency)
- The Northern Ireland Context - Transforming Communities
- Community Education: Just Practice
- Managing Community Projects
- Study Of Applied Practice (SOAP)
- Ex-Agency Placement
- Assessed Practice 3: In-Situ Placement
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Community Development at Ulster University earn?
The median salary is £34,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £32,000 and £36,500. The £34,000 median after fifteen months is £1,000 less than the UK median for Social work.
What do graduates of BSc Community Development at Ulster University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Community Development at Ulster University?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
Is BSc Community Development at Ulster University accredited?
Yes. Endorsement by the Endorsement and Quality Standards Board for Community Development Learning (ESB) ensures the professional competence of students completing the programme, through its requirements for the content of all taught modules/workshops and the requirements for practice and its assessment against the CD NOS (2015).
How many students continue on BSc Community Development at Ulster University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.