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BSc (Hons) health and Social Care with Foundation year

The purpose of the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year is to prepare students for working in the health care or the social care sector by providing them with necessary skills, both theoretical and practical, to flourish in their careers after completing their studies. The aim of the foundation year is to develop academic thinking and knowledge in areas pertinent to the program such as health and social care to enable the learners to perform well in the next years. The learners will study various health and social problem in great details in the course of the program which will help them in understanding public health, health communication and health social work. The program is lectured by highly qualified instructors who ensure that students are up to date with concepts and practical issues related to the course being taught.

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The program structure of the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year programme presents a solid base in the field of health and social care. Students are prepared for various issues common in the health care industry through the acquisition of academic, practical and analytical skills. The purpose of the foundation year is to introduce and nurture essential academic skills simply in preparation for the more complex health-related subject, which is offered at a later stage in the course. During the course of the degree, the students are expected to learn about health and social care and its basic parts which include health care systems, laws and ethics, communication and management skills that are required in the profession.

  • Foundation Year Focus: Learn appropriate academic skills with adherence to health and social care education which will serve as effective platforms for further education.
  • Interdisciplinary Allschu: Combine topics of health and social care to help the students appreciate relations which exists between the two fields.
  • Study Achievement: Communication, analytical, decision making, managerial and lobbying skills will be mastered by students which are of great importance in the field of health.
  • Professional Practice: A placement or voluntary work will enable students acquire practical skills in a health care setting.
  • Different Types of Employment: Professional work can be taken up by a number of graduates such as health workers, social wok and policy work.

Foundation Year:

  • Developing Your Academic Skills for Health and Social Care: Critical Thinking, Research and Short Essay Writing
  • An Introduction to Health and Social Care: Get an overview of healthcare systems, social care practice, as well as public health challenges

Year 1:

  • Principles of Health: to understand about biological, psychological and social factors responsible for human health.
  • Regulation and Legislation in Health and Social Care: Discover the laws, rules, policies and moral issues found throughout health and social care.

Year 2:

  • Public Health & Wellbeing: Learn the basics of public health (disease prevention, health promotion…)
  • Social Care Work FRAMEWORKS You will show the ways in which a range of organisations support those who have been identified as vulnerable and discuss individual rights, responsibilities and the ethical issues that are pertinent to those who undertake such work /M3 assess roles of different organisations (M2 and D2) analyse rights, responsibilities and ethical dilemmas facing practitioners (Dem writers need to apply understanding to real- life scenarios.

Year 3:

  • Gain insights into healthcare service management by learning about the budgeting, staffing and delivery of services.
  • Applied Health and Social Care Practice : Placements or volunteering in service delivery to put theory into practice.

Career

The BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year by far provides the best prospect of an extensive range of career opportunities in both health care and social care sectors.

  • Healthcare Professional: With extra training you can become a nurse, occupational therapist, phyiso-therapist etc.
  • Social Worker: Graduates can work as registered social workers and provide services to people confronted with personal, familial, mental health, or social issues.
  • Mental Health Practitioner: Work in roles such as mental health support, counseling, or therapy with additional qualifications.
  • Health Promotion Specialist: Create programs that encourage healthy lifestyles and prevent disease within public or private schools, government agencies, and workplaces.
  • Taking in to consideration the role of a public health officer, one is expected to concentrate on disease prevention and promoting health in local or national health departments.
  • Care Coordinator: I manage care for those with complex health needs. I coordinate many services between different providers.
  • Health Data Analyst : A data driven role to improve healthcare outcomes, monitoring treatment protocols or service delivery through the collection and analysis of health information.
  • Advocacy and Support Work: This could be with children, the elderly, or other organizations that help vulnerable people.

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