Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2017 | Page 101

Safeguarding Adults –
Law, Policy and Practice
Overview

Safeguarding Adults: Law, Policy and Practice is a popular course
reflecting contemporary developments and debates in the field
of safeguarding adults. It is especially relevant for professionals
already engaged in working with adults. The central aims of the
course are to update and enhance your knowledge of relevant law
and research literature and to further develop and critically reflect
upon your professional skills, as applied to safeguarding adults,
in a variety of settings. It will also develop your research and
analytical skills and provide a foundation for pursuing further
study at doctoral level. The programme aims to promote
anti-discriminatory practice, inter-agency understanding
and interdisciplinary working, including law, policy, practice,
health and ethics.
The programme is structured in a way that it allows you to maintain
full-time employment while studying, with teaching for each module
taking place over an intensive three day period. Your learning
experience will include inter-professional student groups
and teaching provided by a range of academics, professionals
and policy makers in an excellent intellectual environment.

Key Information
Course type

MA, postgraduate diploma,
postgraduate certificate

Mode of study

Full-time or part-time

Indicative entry
requirements
2:2

For a list of full entry
requirements please visit
www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses

Contact email

[e-mail]
www.keele.ac.uk/law

The taught programme requires satisfactory completion of
four taught modules (each of 30 credits) plus a dissertation of
c. 20,000 words (60 credits) to produce a total 180 credits for the
Mater’s award. Alternatively you may finish your studies and exit
the programme after obtaining 120 taught credits and receive a
postgraduate diploma or a postgraduate certificate for 60 credits.

Indicative modules

The two core modules provide a foundation for the understanding
of and critical engagement with safeguarding and introduce the
research skills and critical analysis necessary for the successful
completion of the programme:
• The Emergence of Adult Safeguarding
• Safeguarding Adults: Interventions
You will also take two elective modules, usually Mental Capacity
and Safeguarding and Carers, though you may substitute for either
of these other modules offered by the Law School. As an alternative
to the Mental Capacity module you may study for the Best Interests
Assessor Award. Note – the modules listed may be subject to change
and are offered subject to sufficient numbers choosing the elective
module (normally a minimum of six).

Did you
know?

From our external examiner: “The focus of this course on
the practical issues faced by those dealing with vulnerable
adults, while requiring a detailed understanding of the
law, means that the course is academically rigorous,
while being of considerable practical value.”

For more information please visit

keele.ac.uk/pg/safeguardingadultslpp

Vanessa Davies

Safeguarding Adults 2014
Having worked with vulnerable adults
for about 20 years, qualifying as a nurse
25 years ago, I’ve seen practices change
and very often helped to influence
those changes. The MA has had a huge
effect on my career. Since graduating
I’ve been appointed Safeguarding Lead
for a large care provider, I’ve written
and had published an article in Nursing
and Residential Care magazine and
I’ve been invited to sit on the advisory
board for an International Dementia
conference. None of this would have
been possible without my MA. I cannot
recommend this course enough.

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