Professional Studies (Complementary Health) (Top-up) - BSc (Hons) full-time

Programme Specification http://programmes.bolton.ac.uk/HLT013-F-UOB-SX

What you will learn

You will enhance your critical awareness of current issues within health studies and health care practice. You will develop an in-depth knowledge of a range of health care topics and the principles and theories which underpin them in relation to your own area of practice.

You will achieve high levels of proficiency in the key skills relevant to your personal and professional development planning needs, including team skills, problem solving, numeracy, oral and written communication skills, and information and communication technology.

You will learn to take responsibility for the extension of your learning and to exercise independent judgment in the investigation, analysis and evaluation of health care fields that you perceive as relevant to your own practice. You will also develop the confidence to apply your knowledge and reflect on experience in the independent critical analysis and evaluation of health care practice.

In addition, you will learn about ethical principles, values and moral concepts inherent in health care practice, legislation and professional and statutory codes of conduct relevant to your practice, and an understanding of health and social care delivery configurations. You will enhance your research skills and learn to develop evidence-based concepts and explanations from law, psychology, social policy and sociology. You will also gain an insight into public health principles and health education in your practice.

What you will study

Having successfully completed a foundation degree, you will already have attained 240 credits. You now need a further 120 credits at Level HE6. Each of our modules are worth 20 credits - you need to complete six modules in total to gain the award of BSc (Hons) Professional Studies (Complementary Health).

You will study the core compulsory modules of 1) Evidence Based Practice and Research Methodologies and 2) Research Proposal.

You will also study a further four optional modules. The modules from which you can choose include:

The Biological Basis of Disease and Therapeutics;

The Human Body: Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care (Systems);

Care of the Older Person;

Leading and Managing Teams;

Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in Health and Social Care;

Negotiated Studies;

Multi-Professional Support for Learning and Assessment in Practice;

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults;

Contemporary Mental Health;

Contemporary Approaches to Dementia Care.