Health & Social Care

Institution

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Level

undergraduate

Subject

Health & Social Care

Duration

2 years full time or 3 years full time for those undertaking the foundation year (HND). 3 years full time or 4 years full time for those undertaking the foundation year (BSc).

UCAS code

015L

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 40 A level: No specific subjects required. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: PP IB: No specific subjects required.

About this course

HND / BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care Policy. Core topics include Social Entrepreneurship. Students undertake work-based learning placements at Level 5 and can gain an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 5 qualification. The programme culminates in an Independent Evidence-Based Project in the final year.

Modules

• Introduction to Global Health and Social Care
• Working with Adults
• Health and Social Care in a Political Landscape
• Working with Children
• Academic and Employability Skills
• Applied Sociology and Psychology of Health
• Psychological Vulnerability
• Critical Perspectives in Childhood and Youth Studies
• Health and Social Care Industry Research
• Leadership in Health and Social Care
• Comparative Global Health and Social Care
• Work-Based Learning
• Real-World Research and Employability
• Applied Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan
• Global Issues within Health and Social Care
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Independent Evidence-Based Project