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BSc (Hons) - Health and Social Care

Do you want to support and help others with your future career? Our BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care course is designed with a range of engaging modules to give you the opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills.

These skills will allow you to pursue your ideal career and hit the ground running working in health and social care.

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Course Overview

This health and social care degree will support your academic advancement to prepare you for a rewarding career. It will provide you with the knowledge to support your professional needs, alongside developing key skills in research, writing and presenting. You'll enhance your personal skills including communication, team working, self-management, motivation, resilience, self-awareness and confidence. You will gain awareness of professional contexts, individual professional standards and values.

The highly transferable knowledge and skills gained while studying our health and social care course will directly impact your role within practice, enhancing both personal and professional development and maximising your career opportunities in the department of Health and Social Care. You'll be empowered to take initiative, make complex decisions, and generate transformative solutions. Successfully completing this course will allow progression into postgraduate study with our postgraduate masters and CPD courses.

On this course you will...

Be part of an active and vibrant community of like-minded students who want to make a difference.
Study a range of engaging modules that provide you with an extensive variety of content that will support your future professional needs and academic development.
Be taught by expert lecturers who have professional experience from across our Institute of Health, covering a spectrum of health and social care professions.
Access high-quality support from our friendly lecturing team who will guide you through your academic development and get to know you personally.
Kickstart your ideal career in health and social care.

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Key Details

Recruiting toUK / RoI / Settled in UK
EU / EEA / International
Course LocationCarlisle - Fusehill Street
Lancaster
Institute: Institute of Health
UCAS CodeB711
Delivery StyleIn-Person
Course DurationFull-time: 3 Years
Study Options Integrated Foundation Year
Start DateSeptember 2023
September 2024

For 2023 entry, apply using the UCAS Hub
AwardBSc (Hons)
More information Programme Specification
Prospectus
Open DaysCarlisle - Fusehill Street
Lancaster
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Minimum entry requirements

96-112

UCAS Tariff points

Tuition fees

£9,250

UK | Per year

£13,575

International | Per year

Course Structure

What you will learn

This degree provides you with the opportunity to achieve a nationally recognised academic award that has been designed to meet your needs and facilitate progression within the Health and Social Care sectors. The key knowledge, understanding and experiences gained throughout the programme are structured to enhance employability within a growing sector.

The programme is designed to equip you with academic, research, analytical and problem-solving skills. Health and Social Care will be examined, not just from a national perspective, but will encompass a global perspective. You will consider other cultural values and beliefs, approaches to care across diverse cultures and communities, recognising and appreciating similarities and differences in codes of practice alike.

Year one

Developing Academic Writing and Reflective Practice
Develop study skills that will enhance your ability to develop as a reflective life-long learner.
Introduction to Health and Well-being
Develop the knowledge, skills and competence needed to support and enhance the health and well-being of the service user.
Personalisation in Health and Social Care
Explore and examine a range of models of care within a health and social care context, focusing on health promotion.
Development through the Life Course
Develop an understanding of human development through the life-course.
Values and Principles of Health and Social Care
Explore what constitutes good practice and how decisions related to a specific care setting can be supported by a relevant consistent ethical framework.
Social and Political Influences on Policy and Practice
Identify and consider the influences legislative, social, political and policy can have on the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

Year two

Introduction to Advancing Mental Health across the Healthcare Spectrum
Explore the nature and impact of mental illness across the health care spectrum.
Psychology for Health and Social Care
Understand the psychological factors that influence human behaviour throughout the lifespan, focusing on how these can relate to health and social care settings.
Equality, Diversity and Equity in Practice
Consider your own values and ethics and reflect upon their impact on the behaviour and attitudes of yourself and others.
Duty of Care – Principles and Implementation
Learn to empower clients and balance the promotion of rights of the client with the associated risk to society, within a framework of citizenship rights and responsibilities.
Leadership and Change
Examine issues of quality management and leadership for change within your area of practice.
Negotiated Learning in Health and Social Care
Extend your knowledge and understanding in an area of study that complements previous experience and learning.

Year three

Applied Critical Evaluation for Evidence Based Practice
Enhance your study and employability skills, by developing the ability to retrieve and critically evaluate evidence relevant to your area of practice.
Communication Skills in Health and Social Care
Explore the importance of effective communication when working in health and social care settings.
Collaborative Working in Health and Social Care
Explore the importance of collaborative working by building upon the knowledge and skills developed in previous modules e.g. Duty of Care – Principles and Implementation and Leadership and Change.
Contemporary Approaches and Fundamental Principles of Safeguarding across the Lifespan
Increase your in-depth awareness of the principles relating to safeguarding across the lifespan.
Managing Self and Others
Develop your leadership and management skills in order to manage effectively in health and social care settings.
Negotiated Learning in Health and Social Care
Extend your knowledge and understanding in an area of study that complements previous experience and learning.

Teaching & Assessment

How you will learn

We promote the development of inclusive practice and address a range of learner types using different approaches to learning and teaching across the framework.

Teaching and learning will include:

Online and/or class-based workshop activities
Facilitated discussion and debate
Tutorials, guided study and reading
Work-based learning
Reflection on practice
Individual and group project work
Directed and independent study utilising electronic resources e.g Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

You will use learning technology to promote learning and achievement, e.g. through the use of mobile technology, podcasts, webinars. Your teaching will emphasise problem-solving and the interaction of theory and practice. You will benefit from the use of research-informed teaching, drawing on health, social care and workplace knowledge and expertise to enhance your reading and interpretation of research publications.

You will learn to actively reflect on work-based experiences, complete self-reflection and utilise strategies such as role-play and debate to consider differing perspectives. The programme is delivered by a team of specialists and experienced lecturers, ensuring learning and teaching methods are contemporary and contextually relevant.

How you will be assessed

Assessments are designed to enable students to evidence excellence in knowledge and skills development. Alongside developing your ability to make sound professional judgements and challenge previously held beliefs.

You will complete a range of engaging formative assessment activities. Examples include quizzes, group work, peer review, presentations, reflection, tutorials, online activities which are designed to generate feedback on performance to improve learning. You will additionally complete a range of summative “written assignments” including; portfolio, case study, reports, reflective accounts, response to peer review, academic essays and appraisal of evidence.

All assessments are relevant to health and social care settings, allowing for authentic assessment and effective feedback to facilitate your success. Each assignment is matched to a specific module and outcome. We encourage self and peer assessment to facilitate critical reflection and to support active learning.

Overview

96-112 UCAS Tariff Points, You can find out more about the tariff and qualification options from the UCAS tariff table..

GCSE English Language at grade 4/C or above.  Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Adult Literacy are also accepted. 

Qualifications

Entry Requirements

A-levels: CCC-BBC

T-levels: P (C+ in the Core) – M All subjects are accepted however we recommend T Level Healthcare Science or Health for entry to this course

Access to HE: 45 Credits at Merit –  15 credits at Distinction & 30 at Merit 

CACHE Technical Level 3 and Level 3 Extended Diploma: C

OCR Cambridge Technical & Edexcel/Pearson BTEC Level 3 (National) Extended Diploma: MMM – DMM

Scottish Highers: 96-112 UCAS Tariff Points preferably from 4 Highers

Irish LC Highers: 96-112 UCAS Tariff Points preferably from 4 Irish Leaving Certificate Highers

Alternative routes: If don't think you'll meet the criteria for direct application to this course, check out our Integrated Foundation Year

Fair Admissions

When you apply, our Admissions specialists will review your whole application. We are looking for your potential to succeed so will assess your qualifications, any relevant work experience, your personal statement, and references.

Where you have received a conditional offer subject to achieving particular grades/UCAS tariff scores, and do not quite meet these scores, please try not to worry, where vacancies exist our Admissions specialists will review your whole application again and take account of any mitigating circumstances and reassess your suitability for the course.

Selection Criteria

As part of the application and selection process, we are looking for your commitment to this programme. In your personal statement, you should demonstrate your motivation for choosing this course and reflect upon any experience you have gained.

Contextual Admissions

Going to higher education can transform a person’s life. We use contextual admissions to make sure that we are accessible to everyone who has the potential to succeed. Qualifications and grades are important, but they are considered alongside other information that helps universities to identify potential and widen access to university level study. For some individuals, the disadvantages they have experienced in their life mean that they have not been able to demonstrate their full academic potential. Where a person lives and their personal circumstances can all affect their educational attainment.

We take this context into account and look for an applicant’s potential when making admission decisions. The University of Cumbria will make offers to applicants that live in postal code regions with the lowest participation in Higher Education (Polar 4 quintile 1 – you can check your postcode here) and care leavers, offers will be made at the bottom of any UCAS Tariff range. Attendance at our Masterclasses and Summer Schools will also allow applicants to receive an offer lower within the tariff range. (T&Cs apply)

Contact ugadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk for more information.

For 2023 entry, our contextual data and information we use in our offer making will be broadened to include applicants that are estranged from their parents, have caring responsibilities or are in receipt of or received free school meals during their secondary education. Successful participation and completion of our Future Teachers Scheme will also receive an offer lower within the tariff range.

Returning to Education

If you are over 21 and returning to study after being in relevant employment for a minimum of 3 years and do not meet the published entry requirements for Year 1 of our degree courses, please do not assume you are not qualified to join us. Our experienced Admissions and Academic staff will review your prior qualifications and professional experience to support your application.

Language requirements

Please follow the link to check language requirements for this programme here.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

2023 - 2024

£9,250 - UK
£13,575 - International

The figures above don't include accommodation and living costs.

Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or Government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.

International Finance

At the University of Cumbria, we offer affordable tuition fees for international and EU students looking to study at one of our main four campuses. No matter your choice of course or career path, our International Team is here to support you.

More Information

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries, grants and funds available to support you throughout your studies with us. This includes the Cumbria Bursary - a non-repayable bursary designed to support first year students with a household income of less than £25,000.

Student Finance

Additional Costs

There will be some additional costs. For example all students will need to purchase stationery and may wish to purchase some text books. Extra costs may also be applicable to cover field trips, membership fees etc. although such features are usually options within the course.

Books are reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change, course welcome information will provide you with an indicative list for the year.

Books and Journals

Most core text books are available via the University's library, however students may wish to buy copies of any texts used to support your learning on your course. This could cost between £50 - £100 per year.

Stationery

Students should budget for stationery and consumables for your own personal use. This should include notebooks, pens and pencils for taking notes in class and/or in the field. Students should also budget for the purchase of USB pen drives, as well as occasional printing and photocopying costs incurred in the preparation or submission of coursework. Whilst you will choose how much you need, expect to pay around £30 - £40 per year for these items.

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BSc (Hons) - Health and Social Care