Modules

Foundation Year
Your foundation year is a common first year for other courses which could mean you will work alongside students doing similar courses to you which would widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions (CU London Dagenham only). You may also have the potential opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.

If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).

At CU London Dagenham, this course shares a common foundation year with Applied Psychology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons), Primary Education and Teaching Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) and Public Health and Community Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons).

Modules
Academic Skills for Health and Social Care
Working in the Health and Social Care Sector
Life Processes for Healthcare
Social Care Perspectives

Year Two
In the second year, you will examine the skills, behaviours and techniques of a reflective practitioner and define safe and effective practice in health and social care. You will also have the opportunity to become confident in the fundamentals of collaborative working within the sector, with solid knowledge of services, roles and responsibilities of practitioners.

Students who successfully complete year two are eligible for a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Health & Social Care.

Modules
Principles of Health and Social Care
Safe and Effective Practice
Interprofessional Approaches to Service Delivery
Evidence Based Reflective Practice in Health and Social Care

Year Three
Working at an advanced level, you will explore life stages and development and critically analyse social and cultural influences on an individual’s health and wellbeing. Throughout the year you have the opportunity to develop key professional skills through a number of placements2,5 and practical teaching methods, which provide you with invaluable hands-on experience.

Students who successfully complete this year are eligible for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Health and Social Care.

Modules
Innovations and Advances in Health and Social Care Policy
Mental Health, Social Policy and Communities
Life Stage and Development
Research Methods

Placement Year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur before your final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

Final Year
In the final year of your Health and Social Care BA (Hons) you will work at a highly proficient and skilful level, engaging critically with the principles and evolution of local, national and international perspectives on health and social care. You will research, compile and integrate project relevant knowledge from a variety of sources, demonstrating self-management skills and competence in your chosen subject area. Professional skills are refined in this final year, preparing you for further advancement down your chosen career path. Students who complete final year are awarded a BA (Hons) degree in Health and Social Care.

Modules
Public and Community Health Care
Epidemiology and Disease
International Perspectives
Research Project

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.

Assessment methods

During your foundation - year one and during your degree, assessment methods vary and include, written reports, presentations, portfolios, tutorial tasks and assessments which take place at the end of each six-week block.

During your degree the learning outcomes of modules, assignments and projects will be clearly stated. Your work will be marked according to how well you achieve these learning outcomes and your final feedback will refer to each outcome, as well as providing an overall percentage grade.

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.