Program Overview

Health & Social Care with Foundation Year

Overview

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of health and social care, bridging the gap between theory and practice. The program is developed in consultation with health and social care services in Lincoln, ensuring relevance to provision within the community and meeting employers' expectations.

Why Study This Course

• This course is extremely flexible and focused on service provision.
• It provides excellent employability skills and experience, with opportunities to meet and work closely with employers.
• A small, experienced team offers excellent pastoral care and an authentic viewpoint on how the course applies to practice.
• Students have the opportunity to experience a unique and wide range of placements within various settings across the sector.

Course Summary

Health & Social Care is about compassion, support, and understanding both individual needs and broader sociocultural context. The undergraduate course at Bishop Grosseteste University practices what it teaches, with a focus on relevance to provision within the community and meeting employers' expectations.

Key Facts

• Award: BSc (Hons)
• UCAS code: L75F
• Duration: 4 years
• Mode of study: Full time
• Start date: September 2025
• Awarding institution: Bishop Grosseteste University
• Institution code: B38

What You Will Study

• Self as Learner
• Resourcing Learning
• Critical Engagement
• Critical Thinking
• The Digital Learner
• Effective Communication
• Reflective Learning
• Academic Writing
• Society and Self across the Life Span
• Contemporary Perspectives and Practice in Health and Social Care
• Introduction to Evidence Informed Practice and Decision Making
• Foundations in Health and Social Care
• Values Based Practice in Health and Social Care: The Law, Ethics, and the Individual
• Health, Wellbeing and Society: A Global Perspective Locally
• Research Skills for Practice
• Collaborative Practice in Health and Social Care
• Mental Health, Well-being, and Resilience
• Professional Development
• Individuality and Diversity: Meeting Everyone’s Needs
• Leading Health and Social Care
• Dissertation
• Using Research in Practice
• Ageing Well in the 21st Century

Entry Requirements

• Application is via UCAS, with no formal requirement for UCAS points.
• GCSE English or equivalent is desirable.
• Different degree subjects may have specific entry requirements to allow progression from the Foundation Year.
• A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be required as part of the conditions of the offer.

How You Will Be Taught

• Teaching methods are shaped to suit each subject and group, combining traditional university teaching with innovative techniques.
• Assessments will be varied, depending on the subject matter and intended learning outcomes.

Assessment

• Essays
• Presentations
• Class papers
• Discussions
• Multi-media and ICT projects
• Reflective diaries
• Case studies
• Role plays
• Skills-based practice sessions
• Enquiry-based learning

Careers & Further Study

• Possible future career directions include work as a Family Support Worker, work within drug and alcohol-related support services, support work in relation to homelessness or family violence, or employment in the fields of community, public or mental health.
• The degree also prepares students for further study.

What Our Students Say

• 82% of students say staff value their views and opinions about the course.
• 100% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 90% of students are in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.