Health and Social Care with foundation year

Program Overview

This four-year Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) degree, including a foundation year, prepares students for careers in the sector. The program focuses on ethical and legal issues, policy and practice, and practical skills for management and leadership roles. Graduates are well-equipped to provide high-quality care and treatment services, making a positive impact on the lives of others.

Program Outline

On completion of this four-year degree, you’ll graduate with the same award and title as students on the three-year health and social care course. In the subsequent three years, you’ll focus more on the issue and practices within health and social care, gaining practical skills that will allow you to enter management and leadership roles in the sector.

Description:

You will be equipped to work to provide the high quality care and treatment services that people need to live full and active lives. You’ll also consider ethical and legal issues, alongside the importance of policy and practice in your future profession. We offer a number of workshops to help our students improve their academic skills, such as essay writing, and also increase their career prospects with workshops on interview and application practice. The foundation year will be shared with students from different degree specialisms. This will be the perfect opportunity to explore different academic interests and work with students who have different perspectives on a wide range of topics within social professions and social sciences. During this year, you’ll focus on developing your academic and study skills that will enable you to take on the challenge of a degree with confidence. You’ll take one specialised module that will introduce you to the study of health and social care, preparing you for the subsequent three years of your degree. After the foundation year, you’ll join students starting on the three-year degree and study the same content.

Outline

Content:

• Principles, knowledge, values, and policies that underpin good health and social care practice
• Formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce
• Critical thinking, ethical analysis, and legal issues
• Policy and practice in health and social care
• Academic and study skills relevant to degree-level study

Structure:

• Foundation year followed by three years of undergraduate study
• Modules delivered through lectures, seminars, workshops, and independent study

Individual modules:

Year 0

• Critical Thinking
• Fundamentals of Health and Social Care
• Interventions for Change
• Media, Crime and 'Race'
• Reflecting on Self and Society
• Researching Discrimination
• Researching Inequality
• An Introduction to Knowledge and Inquiry in Health & Social Care
• Introduction to Effective Practice in Health & Social Care
• Introduction to Health & Social Care; Concepts of health & well-being
• Personal & Professional Development; self-management
• The Context of Health & Social Care: cultural, social & ethical perspectives

Year 2

• Academic skills & literacy: developing critical thinking
• Advancing the Health of the Population: Understanding Public Health
• Becoming Employable
• Ethical Research in Professional Contexts
• Issues in Health, Illness & Society
• Personal & Professional Development; managing professional relationships

Year 3

• Academic skills & literacy: effective critical thinking
• Effective responses to emerging issues in health & social care
• Personal & Professional Development; management & leadership of others
• Project
• Global Health
• Homelessness and Housing Policy
• Housing Issues and Housing Solutions
• Mental health & well-being

Assessment

Assessment methods:

• Exams
• Essays
• Reports
• Presentations
• Group projects
• Portfolios
• Case studies

Assessment criteria:

• Knowledge and understanding
• Critical thinking and analysis
• Communication and presentation skills
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Professionalism and ethical awareness

Teaching

Teaching methods:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Tutorials
• Independent study
• Online learning
• Work placements

Faculty:

• Experienced and qualified academics with expertise in health and social care
• Guest speakers from the field
• Opportunities for student-led learning

Careers

Potential career paths:

• Social worker
• Healthcare assistant
• Mental health worker
• Children's services worker
• Housing officer
• Public health worker
• Policy analyst
• Researcher

Career opportunities:

• Hospitals
• Care homes
• Community centers
• Local authorities
• Non-profit organizations
• Government agencies

Career outcomes:

• Graduates are well-prepared for a successful career in health and social care
• They have the skills and knowledge to make a positive impact on the lives of others
• The course is fully validated by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
• The university has excellent facilities, including a library, computer labs, and a health and social care center.
• The university is located in London, which provides students with access to a wide range of job opportunities and cultural attractions.