Health & Social Care and Special Educational Needs

UCAS code: H12A

Here's what Holy Cross Sixth Form College and University Centre says about its Health & Social Care and Special Educational Needs course.

This 3 year degree is validated and delivered by Liverpool Hope University through Holy Cross College in Bury. This full time honours degree is taught via a combination of face-to face and online sessions. Usual attendance for taught sessions is up to 2 evenings per week from 6pm-9pm. It is also expected that students undertake online activities and independent study. As a full time student you should aim to study for about 35 hours a week during term time.

The Health and Social Care sector, while continuing to be in a state of flux, offers exciting, unique and meaningful opportunities to work in human services that are vital for our society. It is our belief that what this sector needs is a workforce that is made up of critically thinking professionals with a deep understanding of how people’s health and social care needs arise and the creativity and drive to design, deliver and lead services to challenge these.

Social justice lies at the heart of this course which aims to develop professionals with a critical understanding of how social inequalities arise and the knowledge, values and passion to bring about change. It has been developed with input from a range of Health and Social Care professionals and organisations to ensure a curriculum that addresses key contemporary issues in the field. The course is designed for those wishing to pursue a career in Health and Social Care or those already working in the sector who are looking to enhance and develop their career.

Studying Special Educational Needs (SEN) with Liverpool Hope at Holy Cross will enable you to understand the relationship between disability and education and provide you with the knowledge and confidence to educate others about the nature of disability. SEN incorporates insights from disability studies and education, as well as drawing on work in the arts and humanities, to ensure you gain a broad and balanced understanding of education in a wide range of contexts.

Liverpool Hope University offers and integrated curriculum. Please click the "visit our course page" link at the bottom of this page for further information on the different topics you will study as part of this degree.

A variety of assessment methods are utilised throughout the degree including essay, portfolio, group work, presentation and online engagement. Please click the "visit our course page" link at the bottom of this page for further information.