Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

Course Overview

This health and social care degree will support your academic advancement to prepare you for a rewarding career. It will provide you with the knowledge to support your professional needs, alongside developing key skills in research, writing and presenting. You'll enhance your personal skills including communication, team working, self-management, motivation, resilience, self-awareness and confidence. You will gain awareness of professional contexts, individual professional standards and values.

Key Details

• Recruiting to: UK / RoI / Settled in UK, EU / EEA / International
• Course Location: Carlisle - Fusehill Street, Lancaster
• Institute: Institute of Health
• UCAS Code: B711
• Delivery Style: In-Person
• Course Duration: Full-time: 3 Years
• Study Options: Integrated Foundation Year
• Course Start Point: September
• Award: BSc (Hons)

Minimum Entry Requirements

• 104-112 UCAS Tariff points
• GCSE English Language at grade 4/C or above

Tuition Fees

• £9,535 - UK (2025-2026)
• £14,900 - International (2025-2026)
• £9,250 - UK (2024-2025)
• £13,575 - International (2024-2025)

Qualifications

• GCSEs: GCSE English Language at C/4 or above
• A-levels: BCC-BBC
• T-levels: P (C+) – M
• Access to HE: 15 credits at Distinction & 30 at Merit
• CACHE Technical Level 3 and Level 3 Extended Diploma: C-B
• OCR Cambridge Technical & Edexcel/Pearson BTEC Level 3 (National) Extended Diploma: MMM – DMM
• Scottish Highers: BBBC - BBBB
• Irish LC Highers: B1, B2x3 – B1x3, B2

Fair Admissions

When you apply, our Admissions specialists will review your whole application. We are looking for your potential to succeed so will assess your qualifications, any relevant work experience, your personal statement, and references.

Selection Criteria

As part of the application and selection process, we are looking for your commitment to this programme. In your personal statement, you should demonstrate your motivation for choosing this course and reflect upon any experience you have gained.

Contextual Admissions

Going to higher education can transform a person’s life. We use contextual admissions to make sure that we are accessible to everyone who has the potential to succeed. Qualifications and grades are important, but they are considered alongside other information that helps universities to identify potential and widen access to university level study.

Course Structure

What you will learn

This degree provides you with the opportunity to achieve a nationally recognised academic award that has been designed to meet your needs and facilitate progression within the Health and Social Care sectors. The key knowledge, understanding and experiences gained throughout the programme are structured to enhance employability within a growing sector.

Year one

• Developing Academic Writing and Reflective Practice
• Introduction to Health and Wellbeing
• Values and Principles of Health and Social Care
• Personalisation in Health and Social Care
• Development Through the Life Course
• Social and Political Influences on Policy and Practice

Year two

• Introduction to Advancing Mental Health across the Healthcare Spectrum
• Psychology for Health and Social Care
• Equality, Diversity and Equity in Practice
• Duty of Care – Principles and Implementation
• Leadership and Change
• Researching and Evaluating Practice

Year three

• Applied Critical Evaluation for Evidence Based Practice
• Collaborative Working in Health and Social Care
• Contemporary Approaches and Fundamental Principles of Safeguarding across the Lifespan
• Managing Self and Others
• Extended Professional Practice Report (Dissertation)

Teaching & Assessment

How you will learn

We promote the development of inclusive practice and address a range of learner types using different approaches to learning and teaching across the framework.

Teaching and learning will include:

• Online and/or class-based workshop activities
• Facilitated discussion and debate
• Tutorials, guided study and reading
• Work-based learning
• Reflection on practice
• Individual and group project work
• Directed and independent study utilising electronic resources e.g Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

How you will be assessed

Assessments are designed to enable students to evidence excellence in knowledge and skills development. Alongside developing your ability to make sound professional judgements and challenge previously held beliefs.

You will complete a range of engaging formative assessment activities. Examples include quizzes, group work, peer review, presentations, reflection, tutorials, online activities which are designed to generate feedback on performance to improve learning. You will additionally complete a range of summative “written assignments” including; portfolio, case study, reports, reflective accounts, response to peer review, academic essays and appraisal of evidence.

Additional Costs

There will be some additional costs. For example all students will need to purchase stationery and may wish to purchase some text books. Extra costs may also be applicable to cover field trips, membership fees etc. although such features are usually options within the course.

Books are reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change, course welcome information will provide you with an indicative list for the year.

• Books and Journals: Most core text books are available via the University's library, however students may wish to buy copies of any texts used to support your learning on your course. This could cost between £50 - £100 per year.
• Stationery: Students should budget for stationery and consumables for your own personal use. This should include notebooks, pens and pencils for taking notes in class and/or in the field. Students should also budget for the purchase of USB pen drives, as well as occasional printing and photocopying costs incurred in the preparation or submission of coursework. Whilst you will choose how much you need, expect to pay around £30 - £40 per year for these items.