BA (Hons) Healthcare with Foundation Year

Foundation Year Modules

• Developing Academic Skills
• Using Numeracy, Data & IT
• Research Skills and Using Information
• Values, Ethics & Working Collaboratively
• Structure of Business
• Technology in Organisations

Study skills

During the first 6 weeks (Block 1) you will also attend 4 study skills workshops, providing advice and guidance to help you achieve university success. Sessions may include Reading & Note-Taking, iLearn Online Library, Referencing & Plagiarism and Approaching Assignments. This will bring your weekly class time up to 9.5 hours a week for Block 1. The following study blocks will be the usual 8 hours classroom time (+online tuition and self-guided study time).

Year 2

• Skills for Learning in Care
• Social, Political and Ethical Issues in International Healthcare
• Communication and Collaboration in Managing the Professional Environment
• Meeting the Needs of Service Users
• Planning and Managing Resources
• Fostering Dignity & Respect

Year 3

• Financial Control and Budgeting
• Performance Improvement in Health & Social Care
• Public Health
• Health Promotion
• Inter-Agency Working
• Leading Teams in Health and Social Care

Year 4

• Quality Management in a Care Setting
• Business Analysis and Planning
• Global Health & Sustainability
• Project Management & Risk
• Research Methods and Final Project

To support your development and ensure you are on the right track with your studies we will provide you with tutor feedback on every assessment you submit.
If required, your Arden tutor may be able to give you suggestions for improvement and help you understand how to apply your newly acquired skills into real life settings.