Health & Wellbeing (Top-Up)
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About this course
This course has been designed for students wishing to top up their existing studies to degree level. It will support you in enhancing your understanding of health and healthcare provision in preparation for further study or employment.
When studying at Level 6, you will be given the opportunity to enhance your existing skill set through reflecting on the challenges associated with improving health and wellbeing at individual, community and population level. All of our health and wellbeing programmes embed 5 key themes and when you embark on
your Level 6 studies you will be given an opportunity to explore these further. The 5 themes are:
- People and Place; This theme explores the complex range of factors that influence health status. In particular, health is explored through the lens of the individual and the places in which their lives are lived.
- Partnership Working: Partnership working is the only way in which we can tackle some of the most complex health and care challenges. Supporting individuals, groups and communities requires the involvement of many different partners, working together collaboratively.
- Sustainability: Adopting a focus on sustainability will ensure that you are able to contribute to a health and social care system that is not only financially sustainable, but also minimises adverse impacts on society and the natural environment, which could jeopardise the ability of future generations to meet their
health and social care needs.
- Academic, Personal and Professional Development; Throughout, we aim to support you to develop the necessary skills and attributes to be successful when working in the health and wellbeing sectors. At Level 6, you will focus on leadership at a system level and developing a range of associated skills.
- Critical Evaluation and Research: Throughout your studies you are expected to use research and evidence
to inform and support your discussions. You will be expected to bring your learning together in a final
project/dissertation.
The course is designed with the principles of equality and inclusion being at the heart of the programme. The very nature of an integrative approach to health and wellbeing has at its core a need for inclusive thinking and practice, social justice, participation and empowerment. Student diversity is welcomed, embraced and supported on this course and is considered to be a strength for the future development of graduates that are able to meet diverse challenges in health.
Within the Level 6 programme, you will have the option to choose a specialist module that reflects your aspirations and interests. You will also develop skills that will help you to retrieve, interpret and use data, information and evidence to underpin your understanding of health and its impact on people’s lives.
A number of modules offer choice within the assessments – either in terms of the topic or area you choose to focus on or in terms of assessment type (where, for example, you may be offered a choice such as giving a presentation or discussing a poster you have created).
You will be taught by a supportive and experienced teaching team who have worked in a range of health and social care roles. They’ll use their expertise to bring their teaching to life with real-life case studies.
The course also benefits from:
- Citizen involvement to ensure that the experiences of individuals, carers, families and communities are integrated into the programme;
- Visiting and honorary lecturers / speakers from a wide range of health care and related fields who bring contemporary and real-world examples into the classroom.
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Links and knowledge from local, national and international research initiatives undertaken in the School and the wider University research institutes
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University of Wolverhampton
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