Dip HE Health & Social Wellbeing
About this course
Dip HE in Health & Social Wellbeing, a health & social care degree centred on public health, mental health, and community wellbeing. The course offers full-time study over two years or part-time study over four years, and allows students to complete a top-up year to achieve a BSc (Hons) in Mental Health and Wellbeing. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Study Skills and Personal Development, Health of the Nation: State of Play, Health, Wellbeing and the Body, Health Inequalities and Social Justice, and Key Concepts in Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, introducing national health contexts, physical and mental health problems, and social justice. The second year continues with compulsory study including Personal and Professional Development, Health Behaviour across the Life Course, Mental Health and the Body, Preparing for Real World Research in Health, Strategies for Health Improvement and Promotion, and Policy and Practice in Public Health, focusing on human development, research processes, and public health policy.
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Entry requirements
The general requirement for admission to the Diploma is 64 UCAS points at A level or equivalent – this includes relevant Access to Higher Education courses. Applicants should be able to demonstrate the emotional and psychological maturity to work with vulnerable people and the resilience needed to cope with the demands in this sector. For students without the standard entry qualifications, it may be possible to take this course if you have additional life or work experience and can demonstrate an ability to engage with the academic challenges of the programme. Candidates without standard entry requirements may be invited to interview. Applicants do not require a DBS for the programme, although a DBS may be required for work-based learning according to the requirements of the provider organisation. Can be studied on a part-time or full-time basis (Foundation Year is full-time only)
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 25%
- East of England: 15%
- Wales: 60%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 40%
- Other HE qualification: 25%
- Other qualifications: 25%
- No formal qualifications: 15%
Modules
- Study Skills and Personal Development
- Health of the Nation: State of Play
- Health, Wellbeing and the Body
- Health Inequalities and Social Justice
- Key Concepts in Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Personal and Professional Development
- Health Behaviour across the Life Course
- Mental Health and the Body
- Preparing for Real World Research in Health
- Strategies for Health Improvement and Promotion
- Policy and Practice in Public Health
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of Dip HE Health & Social Wellbeing at Wrexham University earn?
The median salary is £20,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £34,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Health studies.