Program Overview

Integrative Health and Social Care (Top-Up) BSc (Hons)

Overview

This Integrative Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) Top-Up course will equip you with the skills, knowledge, and support you need for a rewarding career within the health and social care sector, whilst allowing you to focus on what matters: making a real difference to people’s lives.

Study Options

• Part-time: 1-2 years
• UK fee: £5,250 (2024/25)
• International fee: £5,250 (2024/25)
• Start dates: September, January, May
• Location: Online

Course Description

Ensuring your skills and knowledge are up to date has never been more important for professionals involved in today’s changing and expanding health and social care sector. Developed to closely reflect the changing requirements of the health and social care sector, the BSc (Hons) Integrative Health and Social Care course is designed to help skilled practitioners lead developments and implement positive changes in their own area of practice.

This specialist course is ideally suited to a wide range of health and social care professionals from family support workers, health promotion workers, and probation officers to care home managers, volunteer co-ordinators, and charity workers. It is also suitable for health scientists, practice managers, social workers, youth workers, and other similar roles within the health and social care sector.

Ideal for Health and Social Care Professionals

Working in the health and social care sector can often be demanding and fast-paced, making it difficult to take time out to study. Studying online gives you the flexibility to study part-time, alongside your existing commitments from anywhere in the world, so you can improve your career prospects whilst also focusing on making a difference.

Flexible and Supported Learning

The flexibility of this course allows you to devise a coherent programme of study, guided by a specialist Academic team consisting of Academic Leads, Associate Academics, and Online Learner Advisors, who will support your individual aspirations and your requirements. Individual modules within the programme may address the development of your professional skills and knowledge, management and leadership skills, teaching and research skills.

Modules

Core Modules

• Integrating Practices
• Preparing for Research and Evidence-Based Practice
• Research and Evidence in Practice

Optional Modules

• Advanced Concepts in Palliative Care
• Educating in Health and Social Care
• Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care
• Partnerships in Dementia Care
• Public Health: UK and International Perspectives
• Relationships Informed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Social Consequences of Dementia Care
• Working with People with Distress and Disorder
• Working with Vulnerable People

Careers

This course is ideal for anyone working in the health and social care sector who are looking to further their career and pursue a degree. This would suit workers who are looking to develop their career in health and social care, for example, non-registered health practitioners and those with a foundation degree, BTEC, or Level 5 certificate.

Entry Requirements

• 240 credits at Level 5 in a related subject area, including but not limited to health and social care, social work, health promotion, or youth work
• Have access to an environment where you will be able to apply your skills to achieve the individual module learning outcomes. This does not specifically need to be employment and could include voluntary work.

English Language Qualifications

Applicants whose first language is not English or who have not studied in an English-speaking institution will need:

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6.0
• Qualification evidence awarded in your country
• Transcripts of all relevant education/training

Fees and Funding

• 2024/25 for new entrants: £5,250
• 2025/26 for new entrants: £5,430

How to Apply

Please look at our application deadlines before you apply. Our undergraduate and postgraduate course pages will show the intakes that are available and open to applications. It's best to apply early so you can secure your place and beat the rush.

Once we have received your application and supporting documents (such as qualifications or references), we will review it and contact you within 4 weeks to let you know if you have been successful or not.

Our aim is to support all students to have the best possible opportunities to succeed, and so our application and enrolment deadlines are in place to ensure you stand the best chance of doing so.

Joining the programme later may harm your chances of success on your course. It is therefore vital that you take note of the dates and ensure you submit your completed application and subsequent enrolment in time.

Documents to Support Your Application

In order for your application to be assessed, you will need to provide the following documents when you apply:

• Official photo identification such as a passport or driving licence
• Written reference supplied on headed paper from either a manager, supervisor, tutor, or teacher
• Copies of certificates and transcripts or a letter of testimony for previous qualifications

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