• apply the principles and values of good governance;
• lead teams, manage projects, and re-engineer institutional set-ups;
• engage evidence-based practice in the management of care services;
• manage financial affairs in terms of managing projects and functional units;
• develop a theoretical understanding of supervision
• critically analyse and contribute towards developments in Social Policy;
• deepen, widen and update their social expertise both in terms of new theoretical frameworks as well as innovative, best practice approaches;
• become familiar with European affairs in the social arena, particularly the Cohesion Policy and its implementation in Malta;
• enhance your critical thinking and data analysis through research;
• ensure professional and ethical conduct both in managing organisations;
• understand the interplay between the economy and social cohesion.

In connection to intellectual development, you will be able to:

• adopt a multidisciplinary approach that is essential for today's and tomorrow's leadership and management of social care services and organisations;
• develop a set of managerial tools and deepened knowhow on social affairs that are considered essential in any socially conscious professional environment;
• acquire a postgraduate specialisation in the strategic leadership and management of social care services that will continue to add value to your previous undergraduate qualification.

In terms of key and/or transferable skills, you will be able to:
• use empirical case studies during coursework to help you relate theoretical, conceptual and legislative frameworks to a versatile array of real-life situations;
• plan, execute and evaluate specialised field placements that will provide you with an additional opportunity to apply knowhow in real life situations;
• aspire for executive positions by acquiring the necessary leadership and managerial rigour;
• adopt an interdisciplinary approach in the arena of leadership, management and social affairs.

In terms of employability prospects, you will be able to:

• acquire a highly prized, interfaculty qualification which would be beneficial to state entities as well as to non-governmental organisations and the private sector;
• get hold of an excellent vehicle for career advancement and diversification for practitioners in social work, management and other related fields.

The programme provides for two exit awards, one at PG Certificate level and the other at a PG Diploma level. The learning outcomes pertaining to each exit award are as follows:

If you opt to exit at the level of Postgraduate Certificate, then you will be able to:

• apply scientific research methods in order to engage in evidence-based management;
• understand and interpret domestic and international social changes in order to formulate social policies;
• manage resources and lead change programmes within social care organisations;
• acquire a solid grounding in good governance;
• perform and lead ethically in an organisational set-up.

If you opt to exit at the level of Postgraduate Diploma, then you will be able to:

• apply scientific research methods in order to engage in evidence-based management;
• understand and interpret domestic and international social changes in order to formulate social policies;
• manage resources and lead change programmes within social care organisations;
• acquire a solid grounding in good governance;
• perform and lead ethically in an organisational set-up;
• manage organisational projects from initiation stage to closure stage;
• formulate and manage quality control measures in order to evaluate continually the strategies and operations within social care organisations;
• design and operate a culture of service excellence means in order to establish the most effective and satisfying ways to fulfil the organization's vision and mission;
• engage in strategic human resource management to enhance flexibility, innovation, performance and knowledge transfer;
• lead innovation programmes within organisations in order to enrich organisational performance, effectiveness and efficiency;
• understand and manage standards of practices related to supervision of social work.

If you complete the full programme leading to the Master of Arts in Management of Social Care Services, then you will have acquired all of the learning outcomes pertaining to the Postgraduate Diploma level and, in addition, the ability to research and write a professional portfolio on any theme related to the central notion of managing organisations engaged in social care services.