Health & Social Care FdA (HTQ)
Key Information:
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
Entry Requirements
Admissions decisions will be based on the following standard criteria:
- UCAS Tariff Points: 72 – 80
- BTEC: Merit, Pass, Pass
- Access to Higher Education Diploma: 72 – 80 points
- GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 or FS2 or KS3
- Accreditation of prior learning is considered on an individual basis for those candidates that have
- Undertaken relevant study in a health and social care related field.
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to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn.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.
Award
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.
Content Year 1
- PZ1015 Study & Lifelong Learning Skills
- PZ1090 Foundations for Practice
- PZ1000 Introduction to Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology of Health
- NU1019 Care from the Client Perspective
- PZ1022 Communication and Collaboration
Content Year 2
- PZ2090 Supporting Professional Practice
- PZ2073 Health Promotion
- PZ2130 Management of Mental Health Across the Lifespan
- PW2007 Innovation and Leadership in Health and Social Care
- PZ2091 Evidence Based Practice
Placements and Work Experience
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.
What careers can the course lead to?
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:
- Probation Service
- Support Worker
- Youth Justice Worker
- Healthcare Assistant
- Advocacy
- Early Help Practitioner
- Various Management Roles in Health and Social Care
Teaching and Assessment methods
- Workshops
- Group discussions
- Seminars
- Problem-based learning
- Presentations
- Placements
- Online Portfolio
Facilities particular to the course
- Simulated practice suites
- Learning Resource Centre
- Wellbeing Hub
- Graduate Hub
- Lecture Theatre
- Online resources
- Online Learning Platform