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Health and Social Care

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  • Undergraduate
CU Scarborough
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Course summary

This course aims to help you become a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and skilled individual ready to support the delivery of health and social care within the NHS, local authority services, private health provision or third-sector services. It provides the opportunity for the development of the knowledge and skills required of healthcare support workers, community healthcare workers and those with roles in health and social care, and can offer a Continuing Professional Development opportunity for those in the sector.

This course is designed to:

analyse the interaction between sociology, social policy and health
prepare you to work in this dynamic and demanding sector by exploring health on an individual and societal level
explore how society is organised and how we care for the vulnerable, the challenges facing modern society and the importance of caring for our environment.

Why you should study this course
The curriculum is diverse and contemporary and is designed to cover:

collaborative approaches to teaching and learning that introduce students to a broad range of local services
visits, activities and collaborations that expose students to a variety of local providers
opportunities for learning outside the classroom and an approach to teaching that includes applying your learning
potential opportunities in a range of health and social care careers with local employment options.

For the most up-to-date information about course modules or sandwich years, please visit our website.

Modules

Course Modules

Year 1:
Contemporary Health and Wellbeing
Working in Health and Social Care
Modern Society
Healthy Environments

Year 2:
An Introduction to Healthy Development
Working with the Vulnerable in Society
Mental Health and Social Policy
Research Methods

Final year:
Global Health
Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care
Tackling Disease
Research Project

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • CU Scarborough
  • CU London (Dagenham)

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

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Application codes

Institution code:
C85

Coventry University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Application codes

Institution code:
C85

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 104

Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification.

Access to HE Diploma
Merit: 15

The Access to HE Diploma to include 15 Level 3 credits at Merit. Plus GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics at grade 4 / C or above.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*D

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 28

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start.
Contact us via our website to find out more.

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Grades alone don’t tell us everything about your potential and your story. We use information from your application to assess achievements in your personal situation to support fair and equal access. For example, we consider where you live, your school, if you are a carer or a care leaver or have experienced disruption to your education.
We have different schemes that recognise this context that may result in a reduced offer by up to 24 UCAS points or equivalent.

Learn more on the Coventry University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£9790*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Studying this course with a sandwich year incurs an additional £1,575 fee (£1,900 for international students) to cover your academic support throughout your placement year.

For full international fees and the most up to date information about tuition fees, please check the relevant course page of the Coventry University website.

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