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Bachelor of Health and Social Care

University of Cumbria

  • Lancaster, United Kingdom
  • 3 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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About the program

Three-year Bachelors preparing students for work supporting individuals and communities.

Program highlights

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

What you will learn

  • Apply concepts and methods in Health and Social Care to solve relevant problems. Develop competence in current issues in health and social care
  • Inequalities and social justice. Present findings clearly and consider professional or research ethics.

Career outcomes

  • Community support worker
  • Family practitioner
  • Mental health practitioner
  • NHS
  • Prison and probation service
  • Care providers

Curriculum

  • Three-year full-time course. Modules include health and society
  • Current issues in health and social care
  • Inequalities and social justice
  • Communication skills
  • Human growth
  • Real-world research
  • Managing health and social care
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • And practice-informed research.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • UK A-levels
  • BTEC or an equivalent international secondary qualification at the course UCAS tariff (about 104-120 points
  • Varying by course
  • 48 Points for an integrated foundation year)
  • Some courses need GCSE-equivalent English and maths
  • Country equivalents on the entry requirements page
  • Top-up degrees need a foundation degree
  • HND or 240 credits (120 at level 4
  • 120 At level 5).

Accepted academic background

UK A-levels / BTEC / equivalent international secondary qualification at the course UCAS tariff (about 104-120 points, Varies by course), English and maths GCSE-equivalent for some courses.

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • English Language Test Results.

How to apply

  1. Check entry requirements by country and course (cumbria. Ac. Uk/study/international-students/entry-requirements/). Apply online via UCAS or an approved agent (cumbria. Ac. Uk/study/international-students/how-to-apply/). No application fee is published. Show English proof (about IELTS 0 or the Cumbria Password test). Receive an offer. Meet its conditions and pay the deposit (up to 50% of first-year tuition
  2. or 4
  3. 000 GBP for low-risk countries). Receive your CAS and apply for the Student visa with proof of funds. Arrange accommodation.

Other costs

Tuition per year£16,000 GBP
Application fee£50 GBP
Deposit£26,827 GBP

Program details

CampusLancaster
Faculty or schoolInstitute of Health
DepartmentHealth Sciences
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value360
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay2
Scholarship noteScholarship opportunities may be available to eligible students, Availability and award criteria should be confirmed with the university.

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 3 years.