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Health and Social Care Management

BSc Hons

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London

Year 1

  • Academic and career foundation
  • Digital essentials
  • Introduction to Health and Social Care
  • Introduction to leadership and management for person-centred care

 

Year 2

  • Principles and Practice in Health and Social Care
  • Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice
  • Safeguarding – Prevention and Early Intervention in Service Design
  • Collaborative Working in Health and Social Care Provision
  • Working in partnership with users of Health and Social Care Services
  • The Business Environment

 

Year 3

  • Managing Human Resources in Health and Social
  • Financial Management in Health and Social Care
  • Organisational Management in Health and Social Care: Influences, Quality and Change
  • Social Science Research Methods
  • Work Experience in Health and Social Care Management
  • Health: Mind, Body, Society
  • Innovation Management
  • Operations and Project Management

 

Year 4

  • Dissertation in Sociology
  • Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care – CPD and Professional Practice
  • Contemporary Issues and Debates in Health and Social Care
  • Health and Social Care Work Based Service Improvement
  • Enterprise: Creating Your Business
  • Organisational Strategy
  • Community Engagement
  • Academic Skills for Health and Social Care Management

✅ Minimum Age: 18 years old

 

✅ Academic Qualifications:

Applicants must provide proof of their highest academic qualification, which can include:

  • Level 3 Qualifications (e.g., A Levels, Level 3 NVQ, diplomas, certificates, or Access to Higher Education Diploma)
  • International Baccalaureate
  • High School Level Qualifications
  • Level 2 Qualifications or equivalent (e.g., GCSEs, Level 2 NVQ, diplomas, certificates)

 

✅ English Proficiency and Admission Process

If English is not your first language, you must complete an English language test that assesses speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. We also accept a range of other English language qualifications.

Applicants will also need to attend an interview with a member of the admissions team.

Leicester

Year 1

  • Academic and career foundation
  • Digital essentials
  • Introduction to Health and Social Care
  • Introduction to leadership and management for person-centred care

 

Year 2

  • Principles and Practice in Health and Social Care
  • Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice
  • Safeguarding – Prevention and Early Intervention in Service Design
  • Collaborative Working in Health and Social Care Provision
  • Working in partnership with users of Health and Social Care Services
  • The Business Environment

 

Year 3

  • Managing Human Resources in Health and Social
  • Financial Management in Health and Social Care
  • Organisational Management in Health and Social Care: Influences, Quality and Change
  • Social Science Research Methods
  • Work Experience in Health and Social Care Management
  • Health: Mind, Body, Society
  • Innovation Management
  • Operations and Project Management

 

Year 4

  • Dissertation in Sociology
  • Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care – CPD and Professional Practice
  • Contemporary Issues and Debates in Health and Social Care
  • Health and Social Care Work Based Service Improvement
  • Enterprise: Creating Your Business
  • Organisational Strategy
  • Community Engagement
  • Academic Skills for Health and Social Care Management

✅ Minimum Age: 18 years old

 

✅ Academic Qualifications:

Applicants must provide proof of their highest academic qualification, which can include:

  • Level 3 Qualifications (e.g., A Levels, Level 3 NVQ, diplomas, certificates, or Access to Higher Education Diploma)
  • International Baccalaureate
  • High School Level Qualifications
  • Level 2 Qualifications or equivalent (e.g., GCSEs, Level 2 NVQ, diplomas, certificates)

 

✅ English Proficiency and Admission Process

If English is not your first language, you must complete an English language test that assesses speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. We also accept a range of other English language qualifications.

Applicants will also need to attend an interview with a member of the admissions team.

Course overview

In today’s society, health and social care are vital. By studying the BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care Management with Foundation Year, you will learn skills that will enable you to make a difference in the daily lives of vulnerable people. You will be able to build and improve your knowledge and understanding in a wide range of professional practice areas within health and social care, such as mental health, physical disabilities and learning disabilities, safeguarding, and end-of-life care.

This unique health and social care degree takes a worldwide view of current and developing health and social care concerns and methods. Wellbeing is a recurring concept across the health and social care practice curriculum, encouraging practitioners, patients, and communities to be resilient. The health and social care degree places a heavy emphasis on innovative technologies and methodologies, as well as a holistic and cross-cultural perspective that is supported by research.

The course emphasises a diversity of voices, recognizing and responding to inequalities, and including a cross-cultural and global perspective of care, so you’ll be prepared to practise in a variety of settings and geographies and understand the needs and challenges of different communities and individuals from any background.

If you want to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, our Integrated Health and Social Care degree, which promotes a holistic and modern approach to meeting individuals’ health, care, and support requirements, could be the one for you. This degree will provide you with a solid foundation for working in a variety of statutory, voluntary, and independent settings, such as local authority teams, health promotion projects, refugee and asylum service hospitals, sheltered housing, hospices and day centres, and residential care units.

Students enrolled in this program will be working in a health or social care setting and will thus have the opportunity to immediately apply skills learned in the course, and the majority of course assessments will require explicit evidence of knowledge and understanding transfer into the workplace. Because this degree is applied, you will graduate with the knowledge, abilities, and experience required for professional practice and that employers in this developing area are looking for.

This BSc course prepares students for a variety of careers in the Health and Social Care industries. It is intended to provide students with the opportunity to seek and apply knowledge and understanding of health and social care through a systematic approach to evidence-based practice. Throughout this course, applied research is incorporated, supported by objective observation and critical analysis.

This program will help you create a career in the health and social care sector even if you lack the academic prerequisites to enrol in a conventional undergraduate degree course. It is designed to provide you with the skills you need to proceed to degree-level studies. The foundation year is ideal if you need a little additional help getting started on your path to higher education, as it provides study skills and coaching at every stage.

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Assessments

Assessment methods are balanced, diversified, and inclusive, ensuring that you can expect a variety of examinations to ensure full undergraduate preparation. We’ll maintain track of your progress during your education by doing the following:
  • Case studies and service improvement proposals
  • Management reports and reflective journals
  • Group projects and presentations
  • Research-based assignments
  • Policy analysis and evaluation tasks
  • Final project or dissertation

Fees & funding

Course fee per year: £8.535

The Tuition Fee of the course may vary depending on the institution you wish to study at, as well as your status in the UK. The course is available for UK/EU & International Students and eligible for Student Loans Company (SLC) funding to help cover the cost of your tuition fees and other expenses.

If you are an UK/EU citizen or living in the UK on an Indefinite stay, apart from the tuition fees, you could also receive support from the government via Student Loans Company to cover some living costs while studying.

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Study & Career progression

The BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Management equips graduates with the leadership, organisational, and professional skills needed to thrive in the growing health and social care sector. With a focus on both theory and practice, the degree opens pathways to management, policy, and frontline service roles in public, private, and voluntary organisations.

Possible career paths include:

  • Health and Social Care Manager
  • Care Home Manager
  • Community Services Coordinator
  • Healthcare Administrator
  • Safeguarding and Compliance Officer
  • Policy or Commissioning Assistant
  • Patient Services Manager
  • Team Leader or Supervisor in Care Settings

Graduates may also progress to postgraduate study such as a Master’s in Public Health, Social Work, or Health Management, or pursue leadership development programmes within the NHS or private healthcare providers.

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