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Why study this course?
Our Health and Social Care (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) is designed to prepare you for a wide range of careers in the health, social care and wellbeing sectors. This four-year programme includes an introductory foundation year, making it ideal if you don’t yet meet the entry requirements for the three-year course or if you’d like additional support before starting undergraduate study. On successful completion, you’ll graduate with the same award and title as students on the standard three-year degree.
The foundation year will develop your academic study skills, which will prepare you for successful further study at undergraduate level. In the subsequent three years, you’ll focus more on the issues and practices within health and social care, gaining practical skills that will allow you to enter management and leadership roles in the sector.
Start your journey with confidence – even without traditional qualifications
This four-year degree is designed for those who don’t meet standard entry requirements, with a foundation year that builds your academic skills and offers the flexibility to explore other social science specialisms before progressing onto the full honours degree.
Study health and social care in a modern context
This course is informed by current and expected changes in the UK healthcare sector, including advances in healthcare technology, quality concerns and the rising cost of providing care
Learn the skills you need to reach your full potential
This four-year degree course includes an intensive foundation year (Year 0) which will provide you with the skills required for your subsequent three years of study
Course modules
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2025/26 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year* 0 modules
Year 1 modules
Year 2 modules
Year 3 modules
Foundation Year Programme
This module currently runs:all year (September start) - Monday morning
all year (September start) - Monday afternoon
all year (September start) - Tuesday morning
all year (September start) - Tuesday afternoon
all year (September start) - Wednesday morning
all year (September start) - Wednesday afternoon
all year (September start) - Thursday morning
all year (January start) - Monday
all year (January start) - Tuesday
all year (January start) - Wednesday morning
(core, 120 credits)
In this module you will explore a broad range of social science and current affairs issues. You’ll reflect on the qualities needed to be a successful student in Higher Education and identify your own strengths and areas for development. You’ll be guided to investigate and conduct research on a topic of interest to you in greater depth.
1. You will learn to access sources, recognise and analyse arguments, and critically engage with source material.
2. You will explore some principles of research and develop research skills.
3. You will develop digital and academic communication skills, including integrating source materials with your own voice into written work.
4. You will develop oral, written and visual communication skills to produce work in a range of formats.
5. You will critically engage with current, social, and ethical issues, in the context of the Education for Social Justice Framework and your subject area
6. You will contribute to building a sense of belonging, and a respectful learning community, where students collaborate, share knowledge and ideas and work effectively as a team.
7. You will be encouraged to explore and build on prior knowledge and experiences to prepare you for further study in your subject area, professional behaviours and your chosen career
8. You will reflect on your learning journey, build your confidence, and take ownership of your motivation.
Diversity in Health & Social Care
This module currently runs:all year (September start) - Friday afternoon
all year (January start) - Monday afternoon
(core, 30 credits)
On this module you will study theories and concepts of diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion within health and social care practice, fostering both a theoretical understanding and practical application of these principles. These will be achieved through lectures, seminars and case study simulations and critical reflections, which help bridge the gap between theory and practice. These activities will enable you to explore how your learning translates to real world settings and shapes your approach to working with diverse individuals in health and social care contexts. You will critically engage with relevant policies legislations, codes of practice and professional frameworks relating to issues of social justice in health and social care. Additionally, you will examine professional roles and skills including communication, teamwork and integrated care essential in challenging inequalities and implementing ethical, anti-discriminatory, and anti-oppressive practice. By examining diverse identities and experiences shaped by class, race, culture, gender, religion, language, sexual orientation, age and disability, you will develop a reflective understanding of the challenges individuals face in accessing and experiencing care. This exploration will also focus on approaches to supporting individuals effectively and working inclusively with people from diverse backgrounds. You will be provided with opportunities to reflect on your own identity, lived experiences and personal and professional aspirations, and will be encouraged to keep a reflective journal of your learning throughout the module.
This module aims to:
- Introduce policies, legislations, professional frameworks and codes of practice relevant to promoting diversity, equality and ethical practice in health and social care
- Explore concepts of equality, equity, inclusion and diverse identities while addressing stigmatisation, labelling, stereotyping and discrimination
- Develop student’s self-awareness and reflective skills to understand how their identities, experiences and values can impact their practice
- Equip students with the tools to implement anti-oppressive and person centred approaches while addressing inequalities in health and social care
- Build academic and professional skills, including critical thinking, communication and reflective practice to support lifelong learning and career development.
Human Growth & Development
This module currently runs:all year (September start) - Thursday afternoon
all year (January start) - Tuesday afternoon
(core, 30 credits)
In this module, you will study human growth and development across the life stages. You will examine in depth the different stages of the human lifecycle, from birth to death, and how this understanding relates to effective practice in health and social care. You will explore human development from multiple perspectives, and apply diverse physical, cognitive, psychological and sociological theories to this exploration. You will also examine the life stages through a cultural lens, and critique normative expectations regarding physical, psychological and social development. You will develop and share your understanding of issues such as the nature versus nurture debate, the role of genes in human growth and development, identity across the life stages and the conflicts faced when developmental norms are challenged. Central to these issues will be their application to practice, which you will be encouraged to critically analyse in depth through case studies based on real life practical examples, from both a local and global perspective. You will also be encouraged to reflect on your own lifecycle development, and how your experiences and the social, psychological and wider environmental factors that have shaped these, such as structural inequalities in society, have impacted your values, identity, personal and professional skills, and aspirations. This reflective process also supports the development of professional skills, including critical thinking, communication, and self-awareness, which are central to Personal and Professional Development (PPD). You will explore challenges facing diverse people across the life stages, how these impact development, and approaches that are used to facilitate positive development based on research and theory. You will learn how this understanding relates to current concepts in health and social care such as co-production, person centred care and strength-based approaches. You will demonstrate this understanding through active discussion, interactive groupwork, and authentic assessment.
Introduction to Health & Social Care
This module currently runs:all year (September start) - Friday morning
all year (January start) - Monday morning
(core, 30 credits)
This module offers a foundational understanding of the structure, regulations, policies, organisation, and delivery of health and social care systems and services. You will explore the roles and responsibilities of professionals within the system and examine how services are coordinated to meet the needs of diverse populations. You will be encouraged to analyse specific health and social care issues. By examining real-world scenarios, students will develop a nuanced understanding of the factors that contribute to health inequalities, including social determinants such as education, employment, and housing.
A key focus of the module is the practical application of health and social care policies. Using case studies, you will analyse how policies influence service provision, workforce planning, and population health outcomes. You will also explore the impact of social determinants of health, including education, employment, and housing, and how these contribute to health inequalities.
By the end of this module, you will be well-equipped with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to navigate and contribute effectively to the health and social care sector.
Read full detailsResearch & Academic Practice
This module currently runs:all year (September start) - Thursday morning
all year (January start) - Tuesday morning
(core, 30 credits)
This module introduces you to key research concepts and academic practice within health and social care context. We will cover academic skills crucial for producing quality academic work in various formats, including writing, presenting and designing outputs. The emphasis is placed on you developing key academic and digital skills, such as using Microsoft Office tools, podcasting, video recordings, poster design, to engage with research, critically evaluate evidence and effectively present and communicate your academic work . You will be introduced to the core principles of research, including understanding sources of evidence and theoretical frameworks and research approaches. These research and academic skills are embedded throughout the module via lectures, seminars, and assessments. You will also be introduced to the final year project pathway to begin considering the pathway you wish to pursue and potential topics as you engage with content across other modules.
This module aims to:
Develop student’s academic study skills and digital literacy.
Introduce students to research within the health and social care context and how to find academic and non-academic sources
Develop students’ ability to reason critically and analytically from evidence
Make connections between work based and academic knowledge, evaluating and appropriately using different sources (academic and non-academic)
Consider the academic and professional skills required within health and social care including communication, teamwork, partnership working and ethical research and academic practice
Explore ethical and unethical use of AI in academic work and H&SC contexts, with reference to London Metropolitan University guidance, responsible digital practice and academic integrity.
Develop an awareness and understanding of the cultures, principles and values that underpin research within health and social care
Read full detailsLeadership in Health & Social Care
(core, 15 credits)No module details available
Preparing for Practice
(core, 30 credits)No module details available
Researching Health & Social Care
(core, 30 credits)This module will deepen your understanding of research methods and methodologies in health and social care contexts. You will engage with different research principles and research designs. You will also engage with contemporary ethical debates about research and practice. You will be provided with opportunities to apply research and academic skills as well as broaden knowledge related to critical thinking and critical appraisal techniques to evaluate the validity, reliability and generalisability of research findings, enabling you to effectively apply evidence in health and social care practice. You will also continue to refine your research interests and the project pathway you intend to pursue in your final year.You will be required to maintain a weekly log of your learning on key components of the research process and module topics covered through tasks completed on a workbook. These weekly tasks serve as the formative assessment for the module. Contents from the workbook will be used to develop your final portfolio, which serves as the final summative assessment on this module.
This module aims to:
- Develop your understanding of methods and methodologies used in researching health and social care
- Equip you with practical skills in generating research questions, formulating research aims and objectives
- Apply academic critical appraisal skills in evaluating different evidence, research designs and approaches, ensuring ethical evidence based decision making in Health and Social Care
- Enable students to identify codes of ethics in Health and Social Care research while placing research in wider policy and practice contexts · facilitate professional development by enhancing your ability to reflect on your research journey and growth
Social Policy & Society
(core, 15 credits)No module details available
Understanding Public Health
(core, 30 credits)Module description This module is designed to help students develop their knowledge on key theoretical and practical perspectives in public health. The module focuses on a social sciences understanding of public health, centering around the social determinants of health as a guiding lense for understanding health outcomes, inequalities and injustice.
The module also focuses on development of evidence-based public health skills such as using population health datasets, literature review and analysis of key policy and strategy to improve population health.
In this module, you will:
- Develop an understanding of the Public Health discipline
- Develop an understanding and knowledge of population health data and the skills to interpret this data
- Develop a social science based contextual and critical understanding of the impact of the social determinants of health on population health outcomes
- Develop an understanding and knowledge of population health issues and how to take an evidence-based approach to tackle these issues
There are two individual, summative assessments. In the first assessment, you will develop an educational poster presenting a public health issue facing the student population and its risk factors. You will print a physical copy and present your poster in our classroom. The second assessment is report on a public health issue and its potential policy solutions.
Contemporary Approaches to Health & Social Care
(core, 30 credits)No module details available
Health Project
(core, 60 credits)No module details available
Global Health
This module currently runs:spring semester - Thursday morning
(option, 15 credits)
Global Health is a Level 6 module for the BSc Health and Social Care Course. The Module aims to give students an opportunity to critically study the interconnectedness of key challenges of human development and human health and healthcare across nations within global contexts. It will provide content that will help students understand the key global challenges that affect human health and healthcare and cause health inequalities and inequities across the nations. The Module will also provide an opportunity to study key global actors and global interventions to improve human health of all people across nations and promote health equities. This will require students to critique global co-operation and partnership in fighting key challenges of global human health and healthcare.
Therefore, the Module aims are to:
• develop and produce graduates with global citizenship attributes by embedding the notion of ‘think globally and act locally’ (‘think globally for local actions’) in its curriculum
• develop a critical knowledge base of concepts, principles, measurements and theories of global health and healthcare based on the notion of ‘global health crisis’
• build a critical understanding of the key challenges of the growing global interconnectedness on global human health and healthcare
• identify and critique the determinants and evidence of global health inequalities and inequities
• examine the influence and contribution of health systems in improving human health around the world
• consider complexities in solving global health and healthcare problems found in past and contemporary case-studies and draw implications from them for future research, policy and practice in global health
Managing Health & Social Care
(option, 15 credits)No module details available
Mental health & well being
This module currently runs:autumn semester - Thursday morning
(option, 15 credits)
This module provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of key issues in mental health practice and policy, as well as critically discuss relevant theoretical and conceptual issues relating to mental health.
The module aims to:
- Develop understanding of key concepts in mental health and well-being
- Develop awareness of mental health diagnoses and implications of these to the individual, health services, and wider society
- Develop knowledge of key policy and practice issues in mental health through
- Provide opportunities to critically evaluate and reflect upon models and theories of mental health and well-being
Public Health & Health Promotion
(option, 15 credits)No module details available
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