{"id":6003,"date":"2025-09-11T10:40:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?page_id=6003"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:48:29","slug":"5m2181","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/staff-documents\/qqi-descriptor\/qqi-level-5\/5m2181\/","title":{"rendered":"5M2181"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6003\" class=\"elementor elementor-6003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251a30a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"251a30a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f69a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3f69a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applied Social Studies 5M2181\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752ffa8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"752ffa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e244c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2e244c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597a600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"597a600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download the Programme Descriptor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Major\/AppliedSocialStudies5M2181.docx\">anseo<\/a><\/p><p>Click on the component code\u00a0below to download an individual component<\/p><table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Title<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Credit<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Specific Validation Requirments<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><h5>The following programme modules must be included<\/h5><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/InterculturalStudies5N0765.docx\">5N0765<\/a><\/td><td>Intercultural 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programme module from the following list must included to a total credit value of 15<\/h5><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Work%20Experience%205N1356.docx\">5N1356<\/a><\/td><td>Work Experience<\/td><td>15<\/td><td><p>The work experience requirement for this programme is 10 days<\/p><p>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/WorkPractice5N1433.docx\">5N1433<\/a><\/td><td>Work Practice<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><h5>A minimum of two programme modules from the following must be included, to a total credit value of 30<\/h5><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/CareSupport5N0758.docx\">5N0758<\/a><\/td><td>Care Support<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/EqualityandDisability5N1273.docx\">5N1273<\/a><\/td><td>Equality and Disability<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/HumanGrowthDevelopment5N1279.docx\">5N1279<\/a><\/td><td>Human Growth and Development<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/LegalPracticeAndProcedures5N1394.docx\">5N1394<\/a><\/td><td>Legal Practice and Procedues<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/PoliticalStudies5N1837.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5N1837<\/a><\/td><td>Political 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