MSc Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding

Gain the skills and experience you need to safeguard and protect the most vulnerable.Our MSc in Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding offers you the chance to get a unique point of view into both children and adult safeguarding, covering the latest trends and policies in safeguarding, and highlighting specific groups who might be at risk of abuse or targeting. We will give you the skills to identify and refer to services that could be used to protect and provide a safeguarding framework.Why study this subjectMany safeguarding practitioners, regardless of their field, are often appointed safeguarding responsibilities but unfortunately are unable to find the knowledge or resources they need to carry them out correctly. This course is aimed at filling that gap in your knowledge, offering the opportunity to develop confidence, an ethical practice and enhance your leadership. We do this by sharing that specific and experience based knowledge of good practice, ethics, research, reflection, planning, and understanding.Safeguarding means protecting our health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling us to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an important part of providing high-quality health care. Safeguarding children, young people and adults is a responsibility shared by us all, but particularly prevalent for those who work with children and adults. We take great care to ensure you leave BNU with confidence and a complete understanding of your responsibilities in regard to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults.Why study at Buckinghamshire New UniversityThe diversity of backgrounds of previous students has included NHS staff with a range of specialities such as midwifery, faith leaders, mental health professionals, additional needs and disabilities, including learning needs; social workers; armed forces and education (including Special Educational Needs). Students have come from both UK and international backgrounds, as this course offers knowledge that is transferable.Our course is unique in the way it explores contemporary safeguarding for both children and adults. We explore safeguarding in the context of a variety of roles and consider different responsibilities and practices. This course offers an educational experience that can be applied to your practice environment as you go through it. If you’re a professional who holds safeguarding responsibilities as part of your role, this course is ideal for you.Our teaching staff are professionals and have links to social work and healthcare, which gives us a experience based insight. Our professional partnerships enhance your course through both a practical evidence based curriculum and the ability to learn from different visiting lecturers who specialise in specific areas, such as safeguarding in prisons, safeguarding and mental health and many health-related areas, building upon your knowledge of a variety of roles and responsibilities and how the best practice can be applied to policy collaboratively with different needs in mind.In addition to all the great benefits you get from studying at BNU, we have a campus located within easy commute range of London, facilities to help you study and a student union regularly voted high nationally by our students. We also won an award for our cost of living support. BNU is all about getting you where you want to be: inspired, empowered, employed.

We usually expect candidates to have a second-class honours degree in a related field or discipline. We also consider candidates with professional qualifications and directly relevant work experience. As this isn't a practice-based course, you don't have to be currently working with vulnerable people to be accepted as a student.