Program Overview

Integrated Health and Social Care

Overview

Take a holistic and contemporary approach to meeting individuals’ health, care, and support needs.

Course Options

• 3 years full-time
• 4 years with foundation year
• 6 years part-time

Key Facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 3 years
• START DATES: September
• LOCATION: ARU Peterborough
• ENTRY: UCAS code: L510
• FEE (UK AND EU STUDENTS):
  • £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £16,700 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and Assessment

Year 1

• The Body in Health and Disease
• Integration and Multidisciplinary Working
• Fundamentals of Safeguarding Practice
• Inequality and Disadvantage in Health and Social Care
• Professional Practice 1
• Into ARU

Year 2

• Understanding Learning Disabilities and Physical Disabilities
• Ruskin Module (15 credits)
• Holistic Approaches to Mental Health
• Protection of Children and Young People
• Integrated Care for People with Long-Term Health Conditions
• Professional Practice 2

Year 3

• Death Dying and End of Life Care
• Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health and Social Care
• Professional Practice 3
• Undergraduate Major Project
• Undergraduate Placement Project

Facilities

• Learn from experienced tutors
• Benefit from a Personal Development Tutor from day one
• Access support for study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more

Careers

• Employability is at the heart of our Integrated Health and Social Care degree
• Group work, presentations, and report writing will help you develop personal qualities such as self-confidence, emotional intelligence, reflectiveness, team working, and stress tolerance
• The course is dual accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded Foundation Chartered Manager Status

Entry Requirements

• 96 UCAS Tariff points
• 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English
• If English is not your first language, you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification

Fees and Paying for University

• Tuition fees for UK students: £9,535 (2025/26)
• Tuition fees for international students: £16,700 (2025/26)
• You will be responsible for your own travel, accommodation, DBS, and any general living costs associated with your placement/s during the programme
• You will be required to register with the DBS online update service, at a cost of £13 per year
• At Level 5, you will have the opportunity to undertake Level 1 Makaton as part of the Understanding Learning Disabilities and Physical Disabilities module, which will incur an additional charge of £50
• At Level 6, you will attend a four-day European residential trip as part of the Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health and Social Care module, which will incur additional costs for meals, passport, insurance, and visa (if applicable)