Our course is designed to provide a supportive, engaging, and inclusive learning experience that helps you succeed. In the classroom, you’ll benefit from excellent teaching support, with our student support team working alongside your lecturers to ensure you get the most from your studies. Large groups are split into smaller ones, allowing for more personal contact with your lecturer and a more interactive, engaging learning environment. Our teaching methods include activities, exercises, quizzes, and formative assessments to help you stay on track with learning outcomes and assessment expectations.
We also offer tailored assessment support through module tutorials, workshops, and assignment unpacking sessions, helping you build confidence in your academic work. Study skills workshops, peer study groups, and a variety of assessment methods ensure that different learning needs are met, allowing you to excel. Our extensive library resources and study skills support, including the Student Enabling Centre for students with specific learning needs, provide additional help when you need it. We offer a wide range of student support services to help you succeed throughout your degree. This includes access to financial support funds, counselling services, mental health support, and one-to-one advice and guidance. You'll also have a variety of self-care resources at your fingertips to support your wellbeing and help you make the most of your university experience. Above all, we take a friendly, warm, and informal approach to learning. Our teaching team is approachable, responsive, and always happy to help. You'll have opportunities for discussion, debate, and Q&A in a fun and encouraging environment where your voice is valued.
Year 1 (Level 3) Modules
- Empowerment in Social Care (Credits: 20)
- Interprofessional Learning (Credits: 20)
- Preparing for Undergraduate Study (Credits: 40)
- Social Care Context and Delivery (Credits: 20)
- Valuing the Self and Others (Credits: 20)
Year 2 (Level 4) Modules
- Academic, Personal & Professional Development II - Skills for Practice (Credits: 20)
- Health, Society & Culture (Credits: 20)
- Introduction to Health and Wellbeing (Credits: 20)
- Introduction to Research Skills (Credits: 20)
- Introduction to Social Care and the Mixed Economy of Welfare (Credits: 20)
- Social Care Values, Equality and Diversity (Credits: 20)
Year 3 (Level 5) Modules
- Developing Research Skills (Credits: 20)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing (Credits: 20)
- Partnership and Collaborative Working in Health (Credits: 20)
- Social Care Interventions: Working with Adults (Credits: 20)
- Sustainable Healthy Communities (Credits: 20)
- Working with Children and Families (Part 1) (Credits: 20)
Year 4 (Level 6) Modules
- Appraising Health Policy and Practice (Credits: 20)
- Independent Research and Practice (Credits: 20)
- Law and Ethics in Health (Credits: 20)
- Leadership and Management in Health (Credits: 20)
- Technology and Innovation in Social Care Practice (Credits: 20)
- Working with Youth and Families (Part 2) (Credits: 20)
| Qualification type | Grades |
| A Levels | EE |
| BTEC |
Level 3 Diploma grade PP or higher |
| Access |
Access to HE Diploma |
| International Baccalaureate | TBC |
| Combinations | A combination of qualifications totalling 64 UCAS points minimum |
Throughout your Health and Social Care degree, you'll progress through a rich and carefully designed journey of learning and development. At Level 4, you will build a strong foundation of knowledge and skills, exploring the core values and ethics of the profession, with a focus on anti-discriminatory practice. You’ll also begin to develop essential academic study skills, preparing you to evaluate and critically debate key issues as you move into Level 5. At this stage, you’ll gain a broad understanding of the diverse practices, settings, and social, political and economic factors that shape the sector. You’ll explore specialist areas of practice and develop interventions to support children and adults in a range of contexts, engaging with complex issues such as continuity of care, long-term conditions, rehabilitation, ageing populations, and end-of-life care. In your final year, you will demonstrate your ability to think critically, analyse and evaluate complex information, and communicate confidently with individuals, groups, and organisations. You’ll also develop the professional capabilities to maintain accurate records and make sound, ethical decisions. By the time you graduate, you’ll be work-ready, equipped with a highly valued set of graduate skills including leadership, problem-solving, project management, creativity, teamwork, communication, time management, specialist knowledge, self-motivation, and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
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