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Health and Social Care Studies (1 year top-up)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

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Course summary

  • Top up your 240 credits from a relevant foundation course into a full Honours degree.

  • Learn to solve challenges and lead health and social care organisations.

  • Develop analytical techniques and problem-solving skills for a variety of sectors.

  • Gain real-world skills through workshops, projects, field trips and presentations.

  • Learn from diverse practitioners who share cutting-edge, sector-focused knowledge.

This top-up course is designed to enhance the qualifications of students who aim to work in non-registered roles across health and social care organisations. You’ll graduate with an Honours degree, whether you're a foundation degree holder or have studied an equivalent Level 4 or 5 in a health, social care or education related qualification.

For full details of course modules, assessments, and teaching methods, please visit the course page on our website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/Health-and-social-care-management/BSc-Honours-Health-and-Social-Care-Studies-1-year-topup/Full-time/

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

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Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
HSCS
Institution code:
S21
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
HSCS
Institution code:
S21
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

There are no qualification requirements for this course.

This course has places available in clearing.
We have degree courses available from 72 UCAS points and foundation years from 40 points.
Call us on 0330 024 6390 to check your options and apply.
If you're an international student, please use our international application form instead of applying through clearing.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Other
Please note that this information is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this coursehttps://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/Health-and-social-care-management/BSc-Honours-Health-and-Social-Care-Studies-1-year-topup/Full-time/

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When you apply to Hallam, we consider your personal circumstances as well as your grades, experience and personal statement. In some cases, we will make you a contextual offer. Contextual offers ensure that all applicants have a fair chance of getting a place, regardless of their background.

Learn more on the Sheffield Hallam 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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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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

Our tuition fee for UK students studying full-time in 2026/27 is £9,790 for the course. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £18,000 per year.

Sponsorship information

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

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