Program Overview

Introduction to the Health and Social Care Program

The Health and Social Care (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) program at London Metropolitan University is designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers in the health, social care, and wellbeing sectors. This four-year program includes an introductory foundation year, making it ideal for students who don't yet meet the entry requirements for the three-year course or who would like additional support before starting undergraduate study.

Program Structure

• The foundation year develops academic study skills and prepares students for successful further study at undergraduate level.
• In the subsequent three years, students focus on issues and practices within health and social care, gaining practical skills that allow them to enter management and leadership roles in the sector.
• The program covers principles, knowledge, values, and policies that underpin good health and social care practice and explores formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce.

Course Modules

Year 0 Modules

• Foundation Year Programme: This module explores a broad range of social science and current affairs issues, reflecting on the qualities needed to be a successful student in Higher Education and identifying personal strengths and areas for development.

Year 1 Modules

• Diversity in Health & Social Care: Studies theories and concepts of diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion within health and social care practice.
• Human Growth & Development: Examines human growth and development across the life stages, applying diverse physical, cognitive, psychological, and sociological theories.
• Introduction to Health & Social Care: Offers a foundational understanding of the structure, regulations, policies, organization, and delivery of health and social care systems and services.
• Research & Academic Practice: Introduces key research concepts and academic practice within the health and social care context, covering academic skills crucial for producing quality academic work.

Year 2 Modules

• Leadership in Health & Social Care: No module details available.
• Preparing for Practice: No module details available.
• Researching Health & Social Care: Deepens understanding of research methods and methodologies in health and social care contexts, engaging with different research principles and designs.
• Social Policy & Society: No module details available.
• Understanding Public Health: Develops knowledge on key theoretical and practical perspectives in public health, focusing on a social sciences understanding of public health.

Year 3 Modules

• Contemporary Approaches to Health & Social Care: No module details available.
• Health Project: No module details available.
• Global Health: Critically studies the interconnectedness of key challenges of human development and human health and healthcare across nations within global contexts.
• Managing Health & Social Care: No module details available.
• Mental health & well being: Provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of key issues in mental health practice and policy.
• Public Health & Health Promotion: No module details available.

Entry Requirements

• At least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC/Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
• GCSE English Language at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent)

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience gained prior to starting university could count towards the course at London Met.

English Language Requirements

To study a degree at London Met, students must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If a Student visa is required, students may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS.

Assessment

Students will be assessed through seen examinations, short answer papers, practical reports and reviews, case studies, group assessment projects, presentations, essays, and health profiles.

Career Opportunities

Graduates have gone on to work as early years practitioners, nursery teachers and managers, mental health officers, support workers, and nurses at various employers, including Kings College Hospital, the NHS, and various schools and nurseries.

Additional Information

• The program is designed for those who don't meet standard entry requirements, with a foundation year that builds academic skills and offers flexibility to explore other social science specialisms before progressing onto the full honors degree.
• Students will study health and social care in a modern context, informed by current and expected changes in the UK healthcare sector.
• The course includes an intensive foundation year which provides the skills required for subsequent years of study.