Full Time Health and Social Care BTEC National Diploma Level 3

Course Code:
N4330

Study Type:
Full Time

Academic Level:
Level 3

Awarded by:
Edexcel

Course Length:
2 years full time

Course Summary:
The 2-year Health and Social Care Diploma at Nescot is a full-time course for students who wish to progress to employment in health and social care and gain advanced level vocational qualifications.

This course is also suitable for those wanting to progress to higher education to study a range of courses including nursing, midwifery, teaching and social work.

Course Details:
18 units over 2 years.

8 Core units:

• Developing effective communication in health and social care
• Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
• Health, safety and security in health and social care
• Developments through the life stages
• Personal and professional development in health and social care
• Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology
• Sociological perspectives for health and social care
• Psychological perspectives for health and social care

10 Specialist units which may be chosen from:

• Nutrition for health and social care
• Socioeconomic aspects of health and social care
• Health and social care project
• Technology in health and social care services
• Complementary therapies
• Introduction to counselling for health and social care
• Vocational experience for health and social care
• Environmental health
• Public health research methodology for health and social care
• Research methodology
• Physiological disorders
• Health Psychology

The course also includes Level 3 Communication studies over 2 years.

Career Progression:
This course is equivalent to 3 A Levels. If you are successful on this course you may progress to Higher Education, professional training or directly into a range of occupations in health and social care.

Other Information:
Classes will include the following ways of working:

• Discussion
• Written tasks
• Role plays
• Presentation
• Reports

Work experience in a health care or early years setting is an essential part of the course.

Assessment is by coursework for each unit.

Fees:
Students will be expected to pay fees of 45 for a CRB check which is a statutory requirement for working with children.