BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Top-up

1 Year

Duration

Undergraduate

Level

London

Campus

Health Care

Subject

Program Overview

The BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Top-up degree helps you build on previous qualifications to gain a full honours degree. You’ll deepen your knowledge in key areas like safeguarding, elderly care, and mental health, developing essential values and skills for effective practice. This course is ideal for those aiming for leadership roles or starting their own healthcare business. Designed as a progression from a Level 5 qualification, it enhances your career prospects across diverse health and social care settings.

Curriculum & Modules

Core:

• Research Proposal/Methods (HSO6000) (Core)

• Compassionate Health and Social Care (HSO6001) (Core)

• Dissertation/Research Project (HSO6002) (Core)

Optional:

• Safeguarding Children (HLT6027) (Optional)

• Working With Children and Families (HLT6125) (Optional)

• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (HLT6012) (Optional)

• Care of the Older Person (HLT6015) (Optional)

• Contemporary Mental Health (HLT6060) (Optional)

What You'll Go On To Do

Throughout the course, you’ll gain new skills and enhance your existing knowledge, preparing you for a wide range of roles in the healthcare sector. Upon successful completion, you’ll be well-positioned to pursue employment or further study. Graduates often find opportunities in health education and promotion, health research, community mental health, and care management services. With additional training, careers in social work and nursing are also accessible, offering flexible and rewarding paths to make a real impact in people’s lives.

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Study Mode

Full-time on campus

Intakes

January, April, September

Fees

£9,250 per year

Entry Requirements

You are normally expected to have completed a relevant qualification at Level HE5, such as a Foundation Degree or HND, or professional qualification at an equivalent level.

Funding

Student Finance Company or Self Funded

Program Summary