FdA Health Care Studies [Economic Solutions] full time

Foundation degree

In Bolton

£ 8,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Location

    Bolton

  • Duration

    2 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course is a golden opportunity to develop the intellectual, personal and practical skills so sought-after by employers in the healthcare industries. You’ll have the chance to develop and enhance your understanding of the principles of care, along with the legal and ethical issues associated with social policy and working in the healthcare industries.

Along the way, our expert team will introduce you to theories and concepts in psychology and help you explore anatomy and physiology. We’ll also encourage you to study cases where you can apply your learning, and benefit from our strong emphasis on improving the quality of care delivery within the healthcare sector. With a flexible, open-minded and analytical approach to studying and to the issues raised during your studies, you should be primed to make significant progress towards your goals.

Getting out of the classroom and into the workplace is a key part of your learning, so a dedicated work placement forms part of the course, in which you’ll be encouraged to immerse yourself as a volunteer in a health and social care environment.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bolton (Greater Manchester)
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Deane Road, BL3 5AB

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This course is designed to help you to achieve the intellectual, personal and practical skills necessary to pursue a career in the health care industries. It aims to provide you with an understanding of the principles of care and the legal and ethical issues associated with social policy and working in health care.

This foundation degree is aimed at those wishing to further their career within health and social care services and offers an excellent platform into a variety of roles within care homes, residential homes, voluntary organisations, special schools and agencies providing domiciliary care.

After successfully completing the course, you should possess key transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, and negotiation skills, along with the ability to present ideas and arguments, work independently, and reflect on and review progress.

What Can I Do With This Qualification?
After graduation, you’ll be able to use your skills in health and social care to seek employment within the youth justice system, NHS trusts, private hospitals, children's services, social services, family centres, as well as children's homes. You’ll also be able to seek work in the voluntary sector and with medical charities and not-for-profit organisations. Further academic studies and professional training in a variety of fields including social work, teaching and allied health professions is a future consideration.

You could also progress onto Honours-level or final year studies, such as the University of Bolton’s BSc (Hons) Professional Studies (Health and Social Care) or BA (Hons) Community and Neighbourhood Studies.

Alternative Career Options
Counselling
Dietetics
Writing and journalism
Occupational therapy
Mental health
Social work
Teaching and education
Health promotion
Mentoring
Armed forces
Community support
Youth work
Care home management
Health services
Child protection
Early years

Any subjects are acceptable at Level 3.

You should also have four GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent) in any subjects.

This course is open to UK and EU students. Applications from International students cannot usually be accepted because the study location for this course does not have a Tier 4 licence. Therefore, if you require sponsorship under Tier 4 (i.e. a Tier 4 international student visa to study in the UK) then unfortunately we’ll be unable to consider your application for this course.

The University of Bolton has a long-standing and excellent reputation for professional development in health and social care.
The Growth Company is a well-established partner in Manchester, and this is a great opportunity for you to study alongside fellow undergraduates from a range of vocational and cultural backgrounds.
Work placements provide up-to-date and highly relevant experience in a variety of settings, in areas such as primary care, social work, brain injuries, early years and older adults.
Talks from healthcare service providers and users offer varying but balanced perspectives to support your studies.

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Social Policy
  • Health and Social Care
  • Healthcare
  • Full Time
  • Compulsory
  • Introduction
  • Social
  • Ethical
  • Promoting

Course programme

Modules

Modules listed below are a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules as part of the course.
  • Communication and ICT
  • Using Evidence
  • Introduction to Social Policy
  • Legal and Ethical Issues
  • Principles of Care
  • Promoting Health and Well Being
  • Group Dynamics and Working in Teams
  • Planning Care Delivery
  • Collaborative Health and Social Care
  • Introduction to Psychology in Health and Social Care
  • Social Inclusion, Empowerment and Health
  • Children and Families
Teaching, Learning And Assessment

We use a wide range of teaching methods, to make the course engaging and interesting, and support a rich and varied learning experience designed to prepare you for further studies or training, as well as employment. Taught theory sessions will take place at The Growth Company, or in a practice setting, complemented by group-based activities and seminars, and practical skills-based sessions.

You’ll have considerable one-to-one support from your course tutors and from work-based education facilitators in the practice setting and at The Growth Company. There are also distance-learning and online resources to support your learning and provide flexibility in self-directed studies.

The assessment strategy for the programme is designed to help you achieve overall goals in addition to those of individual modules. Formative assessments involve personalised feedback to help you build on personal strengths and overcome weaknesses. Summative assessments are those for which the marks contribute to the overall module grade, and these also involve feedback to support your ongoing improvement and achievements.

Assessment may be in the form of coursework such as essays, practical project reports, design and analysis assignments, case studies, oral presentations, and traditional exams.

Disclaimer

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up to date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.

FdA Health Care Studies [Economic Solutions] full time

£ 8,250 VAT inc.