Integrated Health and Social Care degree - BSc (Hons)

Program Overview

This health and social care program equips students with knowledge of legal and practical issues, interpersonal skills, and an understanding of inequality in the sector. Through practical placements and research opportunities, students develop employability skills and prepare for leadership roles in health and social care. The program emphasizes lifelong learning and analytical thinking, preparing graduates for a professional career or further studies.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1: Develop knowledge of legal and practical issues in health and social care, practical and interpersonal skills for positive change, inequality in health and social care, the sector and career frameworks.
• Year 2: Examine politics and concepts surrounding mental health, long-term conditions, child protection, and a Ruskin Module.
• Year 3: Explore cross-cultural perspectives of health and social care, and palliative and end of life care.

Careers:

• Employability is central to the course.
• Students prepare for their future career through a personalized career development planning process.
• Practical experience through professional placements (paid or voluntary) is fundamental.
• Opportunities to conduct research on specialist areas of interest within health and social care.
• Preparation for leadership, coaching, and mentoring roles.
• Graduates can make a positive contribution to the provision of services in various roles within the health and social care sector.
• Courses are designed to help students become lifelong learners, ready to adapt to changes in health and social care practice.
• Graduates will have developed autonomous and analytical thinking, essential skills for employers, and readiness for a graduate professional role or further studies.

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

UK students starting 2023/24 (full-time, per year)

• £9,250

International students starting 2023/24 (full-time, per year)

• £15,000

UK students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)

• £9,250

International students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)

• £15,900

Additional course and living costs

• You will be responsible for your own travel, accommodation, DBS and any general living costs associated with your placement/s during the programme.
• You will be required to register with the DBS online update service, at a cost of £13 per year.
• At Level 5 you will have the opportunity to undertake Level 1 Makaton as part of the Understanding Learning Disabilities and Physical Disabilities module.
This will incur an additional charge of £50.
• You will also have the chance to gain a Mental Health First Aid certificate as part of the Holistic approaches to Mental Health, which may incur an additional cost.
• At Level 6 you will attend a four-day European residential trip as part of the Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health and Social Care module.
The costs of flights, bed and breakfast accommodation and trips are included in the course cost, but you will be responsible for all other additional costs including additional meals, passport, insurance and visa (if applicable).