Applied Studies in Integrated Health and Social Care (Online) – AdvDip / BSc / BSc (Hons)

Are you a practitioner or professional working in a health and social care setting within the UK, EU or Overseas and you wish to gain an Advanced Diploma or a degree? This part-time course offers you the flexibility to study at a pace that fits learning around your work and personal commitments.

What’s covered in the course?

The course is delivered entirely online and will develop your academic and reasoning skills whilst working within your own field of practice. There is no requirement to attend the University. You will experience a high level of interaction and contact with tutors and fellow students. It is recognised that active engagement is key to your success on the course. Emphasis is placed on student-centred learning in which you will have the opportunity to consider, in significant depth, the development of personal and practice goals.

The course gives you the opportunity to enhance your employability whilst developing transferable graduate skills in independent learning and time management, digital literacy, communication and goal sharing within a community of learning. The course will increase your confidence to contribute more effectively to workplace initiatives and give leadership to re-evaluate practice and improve services.

The course provides a set of non-competency based modules to meet the diverse needs of practitioners working across the health and social care environments. Global, national and local practices are at the forefront of our teaching, learning and assessment activities. We offer you access to a multidisciplinary teaching team with a portfolio of national and international teaching and research experience. We ensure our students feel supported and have access to a Personal Tutor throughout their study.

Advanced Diploma

The full award comprises of three, 20 credit modules all studied at level 6, all of which are Core and therefore Compulsory. The modules provide a strong focus on critical reflection and evidence based skills, communication, personal and practice development through personal development planning and leadership for service improvement. There is also opportunity to accredit prior learning.

BSc (Hons)

The full award comprises of six, 20 credit modules all studied at level 6, five of which are Core and one is an Optional module which is chosen from a menu of options. The Core and compulsory modules provide a strong focus on critical reflection and evidence based skills, communication, personal and practice development through teaching, education and leadership for service improvement. Amongst the options we offer applied physiology and pharmacology, Long Term Conditions, Audit and Specialist Practice. There is also opportunity to accredit prior learning.

Why Choose Us?

• Our course enables working health and social care practitioners to study flexibly online at a pace and place that suits personal work-life commitments
• Our course gives practitioners opportunity to top up their qualifications to degree level
• We welcome overseas, EU and UK students
• Our learning experience provides highly interactive, collaborative and inter-professional opportunities
• Global, national and local practices are at the forefront of our teaching, learning and assessment activities
• We offer you access to a  multidisciplinary teaching team with a portfolio of national and international teaching and research experience
• We ensure our students feel supported and part of the whole University experience
• Student loan finance – have you already studied an undergraduate degree but would like to do a second one in Applied Studies in Integrated Health and Social Care (Online)? You may be eligible for funding.