Start date:September
Institutional code:O10
UCAS code:HS22
Duration:2 years full time
Course type:Full Time
Fees per year 2024/25 entry:£7,500 Full Time
Fees per year 2025/26 entry:£8000 Full Time
Additional costs per year:£50 for enhanced DBS
Delivery Method:Face-to-face via Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials
FdA Health and Social Care (HTQ)
The health and social care sector is vast and this course is a great opportunity for you to empower and improve the day-to-day lives of vulnerable people.
You will gain the skills, knowledge and understanding to succeed. The course is linked closely to the UK Government’s health and social care agendas, so you’ll experience a balance of current policy, practice and academic training. Our focus is on supporting you to become a knowledgeable, compassionate, and person-centred care professional.
Placements are to be completed in Years 1 and 2 with 100 placement hours per year.
Guest speakers are invited into some modules and you will have the opportunity to participate in Employability Week with a focus on engaging with employers from the Health and Social Care sector.
The FdA programme provides you with the option to continue your study to the BSc (Hons) Top-Up in Health & Social Care.
Career options include:
Admissions decisions will be based on the following standard criteria:
Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) is considered on an individual basis for those candidates that have relevant work experience in a health and social care related field.
All students must be prepared to undergo and prove they have an enhanced DBS suitable to work with vulnerable adults and children.
For students whose first language is not English an IELTS score of 6 for both reading and writing is required.
This course will entail you working with vulnerable groups of individuals. This may include children, adults and families. In order to ensure that we offer places on our programmes to suitable candidates you will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB).
Please note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prove to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice.