Dementia Studies Foundation Degree
Postgraduate
In Worcester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Worcester
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Start date
Different dates available
What makes Dementia Studies at Worcester special? Supporting people to live well with dementia can be challenging but also hugely rewarding and varied. We offer the opportunity to study a Foundation Degree in Dementia Studies. This enables students to enhance their skills, knowledge and value base, their professional development and employability in this area. The Foundation Degree will appeal to people delivering care within hospitals, the community and domiciliary settings, day care, residential care (including nursing homes), and those employed in support, advocacy and advice provision. It will also be attractive to leaders and managers in these fields, actual or aspiring.
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About this course
Entry requirements We are seeking students who are passionate about enabling people to live well with Dementia, and who are motivated to enhance their knowledge and skills. The UCAS Tariff for entry is 32 UCAS points at Level 3/ A Level. However, the experienced Foundation Degree Team specialise in supporting students who enter the course lacking confidence in their academic ability but with the desire to enhance their practice. Thus, we are keen to hear from...
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Subjects
- Dementia
Course programme
Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.
Year 1- Understanding Experiences of Dementia
- Dementia: Legislation, Policy and Best Practice
- Effective Communication and Ethical Practice
- Dementia: Personal and Professional development in the Workplace.
- Enabling People to live well with dementia
- Reviewing Academic Literature in dementia
- Applied Human Biology and Managing Health Conditions
- Applied Research
- Teamwork & Empowerment
- Dementia: Individual Project in the Workplace.
Dementia Studies Foundation Degree