Integrated Health and Social Care Top-Up
Health and Social care sector is becoming more and more important as a significant part of our population requires assistance, personal care, social care or protection services. Taking all of this into consideration, professional carers offer vital services to the UK health sector, therefore, their contribution is very significant.
The BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care course is ideal for students seeking to work as health professionals. This course is specifically designed to allow students to become “practice professionals” and enter an important, demanding and rewarding sector.
This one-year course is also optimal for young professionals working within the health sector (public or private) who want to step further and progress with their career.
The objectives of the course are as follows:
- Expand students’ confidence and creativity as well as their competence to professionally approach patients.
- Help students progress into capable health practitioners with an ethical and socially responsible approach to patients.
- Expand students’ theoretical knowledge, competence and ability relevant for a range of practice environments.
- Develop students’ knowledge and practice in order to be able to apply their skills in their future career and personal development.
Course Length: 1 year;
Start dates: September;
Career Opportunities
- Resident/care coordinator
- Drug and alcohol worker
- Quality assistant/coordinator
- Family support worker
- Health educator
- Health promotion worker
- Healthcare assistant
- Healthcare support worker
- Assistant practice manager
- Assistant care home manager
- Care worker team leader
- Residential support worker
- Care practitioner
- Victim care officer
- Health care volunteer coordinator
Entry Requirements
- The (Top-Up) course is designed for applicants with a Level 5 qualification, such as a Higher National Diploma, or other equivalents, or have completed the second year of a relevant degree.
- Applicants must have a relevant HND or a foundation degree with 240 credits in any Business and/or Management related areas.
- Overseas learners must demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of English language
- Applicants must attend an interview with a member of the admission team
- Applicants must bring the original certificates at the moment of registration