Integrated Health and Social Care
Entry requirements
Scottish HND
Entry to Year 3 with a HND in one of the following titles: Additional Support Needs; Counselling; Childcare Practice; Business Administration and IT; Business.
T Level
About this course
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**OVERVIEW**
UWS’s BA (Hons) Integrated Health & Social Care is a top-up degree for holders of HNCs or HNDs and will help you build a career within the health and social care sector.
This degree reflects the changing environment within health and social care. It will allow you to explore the health and social care sector in response to changing demographics and the integration of services. It will help you understand the challenges and opportunities where providers can work together to deliver high-quality and connected health and social care services. The degree recognises the shift in services, from both a national and international perspective, and how they are moving towards prevention, person-centredness, enablement and empowerment of individuals and support within people’s homes. Central to the degree is valuing the role that all staff play in the implementation and delivery of integrated services.
The BA Integrated Health & Social Care is the first of its kind in Scotland and is specifically designed as a progression or articulation route for those candidates, who have a relevant Further Education college qualification, looking to strengthen their knowledge, skills and career in the rapidly changing environment of integrated health and social care provision. Articulation into year two or three is available for candidates with an appropriate HNC or HND.
**PRACTICAL FOCUS**
Work-based learning is an important element of this course. You will be required to undertake work-relevant learning with an organisation which you are currently employed by or volunteer with.
**CAREER PROSPECTS**
**Jobs**
This degree will prepare you for a successful career in health and social care and can open a variety of career opportunities in a number of sectors and organisations such as local councils, health boards other local and national government agencies, charities and social enterprises, including:
// Links worker and community connector roles // Mental health services // Addiction and homelessness services // Older people and dementia services // Learning disability services // Supported living and enablement services
**Further Study**
Following graduation, possible study opportunities are possible on a variety of taught postgraduate master's courses in areas such as Integrated Care, Gerontology, Social Work, Adult or Mental Health Nursing, Business and Management or Quality Management.
Modules
This BA (Hons) course is delivered over 3 years.
If you enter thew course in Year 2 with an HNC then your studies will last a maximum of 3 years. If you enter the course in Year 3 with an HND, then your studies will last a maximum of 2 years.
In Year 2 you will complete five core modules, one of which will be work-related, and a specific module related to health and social care. You will receive a broad introduction to the complex health and social care needs of individuals and the skills to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of public services. You will study the policy, practice, ethical and socio-economic factors that influence health and social welfare and the integration of public services. Core modules include: // Integrating Health and Social Care // Dimensions of Health // Assessment and Enablement // Person-centredness // Politics and Policy in Health and Social Care // Work Related Learning 1
In Year 3 you will complete five modules, including a work-based learning module. You will develop professional attitude, leadership and management skills. You will learn how to contribute effectively to evidence-based decision-making processes, with the rights and respect for individual service users at heart. Core modules include: // Critical Research Appraisal // Quality and Leadership (40 credits) // Managing in the Public Sector (School of Business & Creative Industries) // Work related learning 2 // Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Welfare
In Year 4 you will complete four core modules and one optional module. You will also complete a research dissertation in a specialist area of health and social care policy and practice. Core modules include: // The Honours Dissertation (40 credits) // Supporting Families // Work Related Learning 3 // Effective teaching in practice // Option module from university portfolio
Assessment methods
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical workshops and guided laboratory work.
There will also be group work, literature reports and research projects in order to ensure our degrees provide a strong set of additional skills, such as presentational and communicative skills.
Our Integrated Health and Social Care degree uses a variety of assessment methods. The below list provides a guide to the types of assessment methods you can expect:
// Written examinations // Written reports // Coursework // Practical assessment
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Extra funding
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