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Bachelor of Health and Social Care Top-up

London Metropolitan University

  • London, United Kingdom
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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London Metropolitan University campus

About the program

One-year full-time top-up degree in Health and Social Care, Taught at London Met's Holloway campus.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (2 years): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Apply core knowledge in Health and Social Care Top-up. Analyse discipline-specific problems using appropriate methods. Communicate professional ideas clearly. Use relevant tools and practices responsibly. Prepare for employment or further study in health and nursing.

Career outcomes

  • Health and social care roles in the NHS
  • Voluntary and independent sectors
  • Mental health
  • Medical rehabilitation
  • Support worker
  • Housing associations
  • Charity organisations

Curriculum

  • One-year full-time programme
  • Modules listed for 2026/27. Core modules: Academic skills & literacy: effective critical thinking
  • Effective responses to emerging issues in health & social care
  • Personal & Professional Development
  • Management & leadership of others
  • Project. Also listed: Global Health
  • Homelessness and Housing Policy
  • Housing Issues and Housing Solutions.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • 240 credits from a Higher National Diploma (HND)
  • Foundation Degree (FdA/ FdSc) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant subject; 240 credits from years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc) in a relevant subject at a different institution

Accepted academic background

Level 3 qualification (two or three A levels or equivalent, IB Diploma, BTEC, Access course) or equivalent overseas secondary qualification set per country on the country-specific pages; GCSE English (and Maths where required) grade C/4 or equivalent; Top-up courses need 240 credits from an HND, Foundation degree or equivalent international qualification (or years 1-2 of a degree) in a relevant subject

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 72
  • PTE Academic 59
  • Cambridge Duolingo 105

Documents you’ll need

  • Typically includes Passport or identity document
  • Academic transcripts
  • Qualification certificates
  • Language proficiency evidence
  • And completed application materials.

How to apply

  1. Review the programme admission requirements. Prepare academic transcripts and qualification documents. Complete the application. Submit supporting documents and language proficiency evidence. Pay the application fee if applicable. Await the admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year£19,500 GBP
Application fee£50 GBP
Deposit£4,000 GBP

Program details

CampusHolloway
Faculty or schoolSchool of Social Sciences and Professions
DepartmentHealth Sciences
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value120
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay2 years
Scholarship noteInternational Bright Futures Scholarship: automatic 5,000 GBP tuition reduction for new full-time international fee-paying students at London campuses (page states 2026/27 starters; September 2027 terms not confirmed)

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    23 Jul 2027

    251 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.