Health and Social Care
About this course
This course has alternative study modes. Contact the university to find out how the information below might vary.
The programme aims to:
- Develop students who can assess, plan and implement care delivery and make sound judgements about the effectiveness of the delivery (local, sustainable delivery via a flexible, multi-disciplinary workforce).
- Develop student’s personal and transferable skills including assessing and planning, problem solving and decision making, health promotion, interdisciplinary working, interpersonal skills and reflective practice (linking theory, policy and practice).
- Develop students’ principles of integrity and compassion to support best practice, effective communication and professionalism (person-centred practitioner).
- Enable students to understand the core principles of continuous professional development, whilst collecting and collating evidence to support this.
This course is particularly relevant to people already working in or looking to develop a career within Health and Social Care. This course provides a range of skills relevant across a variety of different professions. People who have completed this course have gone on to work in areas including Adult Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
If you wish to continue studying beyond this course, it will provide you with a strong academic basis to do so. Course progression routes could include the BSc (Top Up) Health and Social Care programme.
Modules
This course includes the following core modules that all students complete:
Block Module
Block 1 Year One (10 weeks)
- Development in Practice 1 (10 credits)
- Social Policy (20 credits)
- Study Skills (10 credits)
Block 2 Year One (10 weeks)
- Biopsychosocial Lifespan Development (20 credits)
- Health Promotion (20 credits)
Block 3 Year One (10 weeks)
- Development in Practice II (10 credits)
- Bioscience and Body Systems (20 credits)
- Research Skills (10 credits)
Block 1 Year Two (10 weeks)
- Advancing Practice 1 (10 credits)
- Evidence Based Practice (20 credits)
- Care Planning (10 credits)
Block 2 Year Two (10 weeks)
- Public Health Leadership and Epidemiology (20 credits)
- Advancing Practice 2 (10 credits)
- E-Health and Telecare Foundations (10 credits)
Block 3 Year Two (10 weeks)
- Principles of Inclusive Practice (20 credits
- Contemporary Issues in Adults and Mental Health Care (20 credits)
Occasional changes to modules and course content may take place. Students will be notified when applicable.
Further details about this course are available in the course specification (link).
Assessment methods
The primary way of delivering this course is on campus. Students will receive between 6 and 8 hours of teaching per week throughout this course. On campus teaching includes a combination of lectures, small group seminars, workshops, guest lectures and one to one discussions with your tutor. Additional one-to-one meetings with tutors will provide further support.
Throughout the degree, students will be assessed in a number of ways, including (but not limited to) written assignments, presentations, exams and practical assessments.
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