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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Healthcare Assistant Practitioner course at Petroc.
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Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: P123
Here's what Petroc says about its Healthcare Assistant Practitioner course.
Assistant Practitioners work as part of the wider health and social care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients providing high quality and compassionate care. They work at a level above that of Healthcare Support Workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influence health and ill-health (e.g. anatomy and physiology).
Source: Petroc
Course details
There are a few options in how you might study Healthcare Assistant Practitioner at Petroc.
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2 course options available.
Qualification
Foundation Degree - FD
Department
Health and Social Care
Location
Mid Devon Campus | Tiverton
Duration
2 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Health sciences
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,000 per year |
| Scotland | £9,000 per year |
| Wales | £9,000 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,000 per year |
The modules you will study
First year (Level 4) modules include: – Foundations of health and social care practice – Concepts of health and wellbeing – Human growth and development – Vocational competence for health and social care practice – Understanding practice – The patient journey and care process
How you will be assessed
Within the 12 modules there are a wide range of assessments including academic essays, literature reviews, reflective case studies, presentations, work based concept fairs, debates, video productions, journal articles, information leaflets, portfolios etc.
Petroc student reviews
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Petroc
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Petroc students who took the Healthcare Assistant Practitioner course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
95%
high
Teaching on my course
95%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
85%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
95%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
100%
high
Learning opportunities
93%
high
Learning opportunities
93%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
90%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
100%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
95%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
95%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
85%
med
Assessment and feedback
95%
high
Assessment and feedback
95%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
95%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
95%
high
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
90%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
100%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
95%
high
Academic support
95%
high
Academic support
95%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
95%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
95%
high
Organisation and management
80%
med
Organisation and management
80%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
75%
med
How well organised is your course?
85%
high
Learning resources
88%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
85%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
90%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
88%
med
Student voice
72%
med
Student voice
72%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
58%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
79%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
79%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
71%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
89%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
78%
low
Student information
We're still busy gathering student information for Healthcare Assistant Practitioner at Petroc. Look out for more info soon.
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
We have no information about graduates who took Healthcare Assistant Practitioner at Petroc.
Earnings after graduation
We have no information about future earnings from students that studied this course.
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