PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

• You will develop critical and analytical problem-focused learning skills as well as transferable graduate skills which reflect the demands made within contemporary health and social care organisations.

• This degree will help you understand the interplay between health and social care services and explore ways providers can work together to deliver high-quality and connected services.

• The modules reflect contemporary professional practice to provide safe, effective, value-based care which utilises a person-centred approach.

• This degree provides excellent opportunities to learn with people from a variety of backgrounds and interests within a community of professionals and academics at UWS.

COURSE DETAILS

Year 1
This first year of study will set the context for the rest of your student journey by supporting you, through our first ASPIRE module, to develop a range academic, personal and professional skills and attributes. You will be introduced to key health and social care such as collaborative working, evidence based practice, foundations in health and social care practice, communication skills and health promotion. These will lead you towards the career in health and social care you aspire to do.

Year 2
Through the second Aspire module this year of study will further develop your academic, personal and professional skills and attributes. In addition you will not only revisit in more depth some of the key health and social care topics from year one such as working collaborate with others, you will also gain further knowledge and skills in relation to research approaches, person-centred care, enabling and empowering service users, population and public health and the psychology of health and wellbeing.

Year 3
In year three your final Aspire module will help you consolidate your academic, personal and professional development and lead you into career development in preparation for you becoming a graduate. In this year of study you will be exposed to more complex issues related to key health and social topics you have already explored. In addition you will have the opportunity in year three to take modules that focus on specific health and social care topics such and the integration of health and social care services, dementia care, palliative care, pain management and supporting people with long term conditions. This will enable you to start focusing on a specific sector of health/socal care you may be aspiring to work in.

Year 4
Year four changes focus slightly in that as well learning about the complexities in working with services users and their families collaboratively it will develop you as a health and/or social care professional. This will provide you will a range knowledge and skills to enable you to lead a team, teach others in your work place and develop population/public health/quality improvement approaches. Your studies will culminate in the development of an honours dissertation which will be in a health/social care subject of your choosing. This capstone module helps lead you in employment in a specific area of health/social care that you aspire to work in as you will have a detailed and in-depth knowledge and understanding of this aspect of health/social care.

CAREERS

This programme will lead you into a successful career in health and/or social care. Below are some examples of where our previous graduates work from similar programmes.

Care Service Owner
Care service/ care home Manager
Home Care Manager
Quality Improvement Officer
Hospice Activities Coordinator
Family Support Worker
Project Manager: Homeless Outreach
Addictions Support
Wellbeing Hub Manager
Social Enterprise Owner
GP Practice Manager

In addition this course will lead you into higher level qualifications at UWS such as:

MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care
MSc Public Health
MSc Adult Nursing
MSc Mental Health Nursing
MSc Midwifery
MSc Social Work