You will study a variety of modules throughout your program. The details provided below are subject to change and represent the current curriculum.

Foundation Year

During your Foundation Year, you’ll engage in four core modules.

Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence – Core

This module focuses on developing essential academic skills, including effective use of electronic resources, planning, note-taking, communication skills for writing essays and reports, and delivering presentations. You’ll learn time management, task prioritization, and stress management, while gaining confidence in collaborative learning, debates, and critical reflection.

Project – Core

In this personalized module, you’ll explore areas of interest related to your future specialization. You’ll receive 25 hours of workshop tuition to help you understand the assessment methods and project formats, which may include written reports, presentations, films, or blogs. You’ll also receive peer feedback on your project ideas and support for career pathways in health and sport.

Introduction to Health and Social Care Practice – Core

This module introduces the concept of holistic care, emphasizing how human biology, psychology, and sociology contribute to individual and community wellbeing. You’ll examine your professional identity and the key concepts of duty of care, accountability, and ethical implications, while applying theories of safeguarding, personalized care, and effective communication through case studies.

Promoting Exercise, Physical Activity and Health – Core

Explore multidisciplinary perspectives on the role of exercise and physical activity in health. You’ll learn key theories related to health, wellbeing, behavior change, health and safety, and intervention design through interactive lectures, workshops, and practical activities.

Year 1

In your first year, you’ll study four core modules.

Psychological Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing – Core 

This module introduces the psychological factors influencing health and wellbeing, such as lifestyle, personality, mental health, motivation, and risk-taking. You’ll connect major psychological theories to health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment, while exploring cognitive processes and the importance of health literacy.

Social Influences on Health and Wellbeing – Core 

Investigate social determinants of health, including gender, culture, education, and poverty. You’ll examine health inequalities affecting minority groups and explore national and international policy responses to social injustice. Sociological theories will inform your understanding of health within communities.

Supporting People with Long-term Conditions – Core

Study long-term conditions like stroke, heart disease, and diabetes, focusing on their pathology, risk factors, treatment, and self-management strategies. You’ll learn about public health prevention and interventions aimed at reducing health inequalities, along with the use of health data to understand these conditions.

Developing Values and Principles of Health and Social Care Practice – Core 

This module covers the core values needed for delivering high-quality, compassionate care, including accountability, ethical practice, and safeguarding. You’ll learn skills essential for professional practice, including reflective practice, effective communication, and quality assurance, while fulfilling the competencies required for the Care Certificate.

Year 2

In your second year, you’ll study five core modules.

Applying Health and Social Care Policy, Ethics and Law – Core 

Examine contemporary health and social care policy and legislation from various socio-political perspectives. You’ll evaluate the impact of policy on service provision and explore ethical dilemmas in practice.

Multi-Agency Working – Core

Learn about leadership concepts within multi-professional teams supporting child welfare. You’ll focus on collaboration with families, the impact of leadership on team dynamics, and the benefits and challenges of multi-agency work.

Professional Placement – Core 

This module consists of preparation, work placement, and reflection stages. You’ll develop employability skills, analyze career prospects, and maintain a reflective log about your practical experiences and theoretical applications.

Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice – Core 

Explore various research methods, focusing on ethical conduct and the applicability of different methodologies. You’ll learn to design and conduct research while reflecting on ethical issues relevant to communities and professional settings.

Personalised Care and Social Prescribing – Core 

This module covers the principles of personalized care and the role of social prescribing. You’ll develop skills in motivational interviewing, health literacy, shared decision-making, and the integration of care systems.

Year 3

In your final year, you’ll study four core modules.

Professional Learning Through Work in Health, Social Care, and Community Settings – Core 

You’ll complete a collaborative work-based learning project that applies your theoretical knowledge in practical settings. This module encourages independent project design and evaluation.

Difficulties Families Face with Therapeutic Interventions – Core 

Explore challenges contemporary families encounter, focusing on parental empowerment and the role of therapeutic support. You’ll analyze the intersection of family rights and state intervention.

Mental Health, Resilience, and Recovery Across the Life-Course – Core 

This module addresses mental health issues through positive psychology, focusing on resilience and recovery. You’ll analyze health data and policy responses related to mental health and wellbeing.

Independent Project – Core 

You’ll showcase your integrated learning through an independent project relevant to your interests. Tutorials will support you in determining the format and focus, culminating in a presentation of your work.

We are dedicated to recruiting students with talent and potential who will benefit from both academic and non-academic experiences. Each application is considered on its own merits, and we place significant value on the experiences you share in your personal statement.

You can find detailed information about the wide range of qualifications we accept, including A-Levels, BTECs, and T Levels, on our entry requirements page. If you have questions or are pursuing qualifications not listed, please reach out to our Admissions Office for guidance.

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GCSE Requirements 

GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above is required.

We welcome applications from mature students, even if they have few formal qualifications. Any relevant work experience or prior learning will be considered, and we may provide alternative assessment methods to evaluate your suitability for study.

Assessment Methods

A variety of assessment methods are utilized to align with the learning outcomes of your program, allowing you to apply and showcase the full range of knowledge and skills you have developed.

Program Delivery

Your on-campus experience, centered around in-person teaching, is fundamental to your academic journey. This is complemented by additional online engagement activities and digital teaching materials, creating a blended approach that enhances your learning experience.

Your program is designed around a three-phase model of delivery:

– Preparation: You will receive clear tasks to prepare for live teaching, which may include watching pre-recorded lectures, reading articles, or preparing other materials for class.

– Live: Live teaching sessions focus on active learning, providing valuable opportunities to build on preparation tasks, interact with instructors and peers, and clarify any misunderstandings.

– **Post:** Follow-up activities will allow you to check your understanding, provide feedback to instructors, and apply your learning in new contexts.

The structure of preparation, live, and post-teaching activities, along with digital materials, will vary by course but will be designed to help you engage fully in your studies and test your developing knowledge and skills.

Our Strategy

The Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Strategy aims for excellence by providing a framework for:

– High-quality teaching

– An engaging and inclusive approach to learning and assessment

– A clear progression structure for your academic studies and professional development

We have a strong reputation for enhancing student employability, embedding relevant skills throughout your program to support your journey toward graduate employment or further study.

We strive to foster curiosity, confidence, ambition, and aspiration in all students through key themes in our Learning and Teaching Strategy:

– Student Involvement and Engagement

– Inclusion

– Integrated Program and Assessment Experience

– Digital Literacy and Skills

– Employability and Enterprise

To help you achieve your potential, we emphasize collaborative learning through a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures you actively shape your own learning, developing critical thinking and reflective skills to identify your strengths and areas for improvement, supported by a comprehensive learning assistance system.

We believe great learning and teaching is about creating an inclusive environment that allows all students to thrive through:

– Personalized support

– Expert instructors

– Strong connections with employers

– An international perspective

– Effective use of tools and technology for learning and development

UK Home Fees

£9,250 per year (full-time)

Funding

For the 2023/2024 academic year, UK Home students will pay tuition fees of £9,250 annually for this course. Part-time fees will be prorated based on the number of credits you take.

Please note that tuition fees may change in future years depending on government policy. Additionally, you’ll need to consider living costs such as accommodation, travel, and food.

Additional Costs 

Be aware that there may be extra costs beyond annual tuition fees, including:

– Books: Recommended and required reading lists will be provided at the start of your course. While all books and e-books are available for borrowing from the Library, you may choose to purchase your own copies.

Experience matters, which is why professional work placements are integrated into most undergraduate degrees.

How Does It Work? 

You’ll receive support in finding a placement or arranging your own, whether that’s in Leeds, elsewhere in the UK, or even abroad. A series of workshops, events, and live ‘employer challenges’ will help boost your confidence and prepare you for your placement.

During your placement, you’ll have the chance to gain relevant work experience, enhance your knowledge of various career sectors, and secure valuable employer references and industry contacts. This experience will assist you in shaping your career decisions and finding the right path for you.

Students have completed placements in residential care facilities for adults and older adults, youth work teams, the NHS, children’s and family centers, as well as with charities and non-government agencies. You may also explore career pathways in primary care beyond traditional clinical roles, including social prescribing, public health, community development, and digital health enterprise.

Our primary focus is to help you develop the professional skills and experience necessary to launch your career.

The current and relevant curriculum prepares you for rewarding careers in fields such as public health, digital health specialisms, community development, health commissioning, health and justice, and psychological wellbeing practice. There are also opportunities for progression into various health or social care graduate schemes, as well as postgraduate clinical and non-clinical roles.

After graduation, you’ll receive support in pursuing your chosen career through mentoring, assistance with CV and interview preparation, and access to graduate employability events.