BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

Course Details:

Units Details

The Health and Social Care Foundation Year is made up of six modules:

• Developing Academic and Research Skills for Higher Education

• Communicationand Employability Skillsfor Personal and Professional Development(and work experience)

• Introduction to Health and Social Science

• Health, Choice and the Lifespan

• Introduction to Health and Social Care Policy

And in Year 1, 2, and 3 you shall be doing the following units:

Year 1 Compulsory Modules (L4 Certificate)

• Communication Skills in Health and Social Care

• An Introduction to Academic Study and Employability Skills for Health and Social Care

• Human Growth and Development through a bio-psycho-social lens

• The Context of Health and Social Care

• Professional Issues in Health & Social Care (and work experience)

• Introduction to Safeguarding Children and Adults

 Year 2 Compulsory Modules (L5 Diploma)

• The Employable Graduate

• Research Skills for Health and Social Care

• Understanding Health & Social Care Organisations (and work experience)

• Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion

Optional Units

• Dementia Awareness in Health and Social Care

• Supporting individuals, families and households

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Perspectives

• Basic Counselling Skills

Year 3 Compulsory Modules (L6 BSC (Hons)

• Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care

• Extended Health and Social Care Study Project

• Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care

• Human Factors and Safe Practice in Health and Social Integrated Care

Optional Units

• Specialist Care Skills: Youth Crime and Criminal Justice

• Specialist Care Skills: Substance Use and Society

Specialist Care Skills: Housing, Homelessness and Supporting Multiple Disadvantage