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UndergraduateCourse summary
This programme’s primary aim is to equip you to join the health and social care workforce. We strive to train and develop a health and social care workforce capable of meeting strategic governmental objectives and becoming prepared for a lifelong career within the health and care sector. The Digital Health and Care discipline has responded to marked contextual and strategic change in the field by updating programmes to incorporate new elements of policy and skills and to increase your options in the rapidly evolving environment of health and social care. You will be provided with a higher education qualification related to management within the health and social care sector, through progressive exploration of topics that have relevance to careers in the primary functions of management. This programme offers an opportunity for personal and academic development, respecting and building on prior relevant study or vocational experience. We aim to enhance your ability to exercise investigative, reflective analytical and reasoning powers in context and to provide you with the knowledge and skills to extend your study and training post-graduation. We also offer all modules through the medium of Welsh.
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (Cert HE, Dip HE & BSc) • Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Counselling, Communication, and the Therapeutic Relationship (20 credits; compulsory) • Introduction to Public Health and Wellbeing (20 credits; compulsory) • Learning in the Digital Era (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Management, Organisational Behaviour and Digital Change (20 credits; compulsory) • Psychology in Health and Social Care (20 credits; compulsory). Year Two – Level 5 (Dip HE & BSc) • Changemakers: Building your Personal Brand for Sustainable Employment (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Changemakers: Creativity and Value Creation (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Health Economics (20 credits; compulsory) • Introduction to Independent Research Skills (20 credits; compulsory) • Leading and Managing Health and Care Teams (20 credits; compulsory) • Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (20 credits; compulsory). Year Three – Level 6 (BSc) • Coaching, Mentoring and Professional Development in Health and Care (20 credits; compulsory) • Digital Transformation in the Health and Care Professions (20 credits; compulsory) • Facilitating Change and Managing Quality (20 credits; compulsory) • Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (20 credits; compulsory) • Independent Project (40 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module).
Assessment method
Assessments include: essays, exams, reports, presentations, reflective blogs and professional portfolios. You will be asked to utilise information technology communication and organisational skills for your assignments.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 points
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9000 | Year 1 |
| England | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9000 | Year 1 |
| International | £13500 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP