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Public Health & Social Care at Croydon University Centre - UCAS

Course summary

This degree course offers excellent career development opportunities, whether you are looking to enter the exciting world of public health and social care, or if you are already working within the field and looking to advance your careers. You will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of public health policymaking while gaining work place experience through observations and professional reflections. This is an academically challenging, intellectually stimulating course, providing you with contemporary knowledge associated with a career in public health and/or social care. Work placement experience forms an important element of this course. You will be required to complete a minimum of 50 hours of relevant work experience in Year 1, 145 hours in Year 2 and 50 hours in Year 3. Placements will enable you to gain valuable knowledge of the extensive range of professionals involved in the lives of individuals and their families. This course is conveniently timetabled to allow you time to gain experience while learning. Careers and further study: Successful completion of the course leads some students to undertake initial careers in the public health and social care sector, whilst others gain managerial posts in private or local authority provision. The programme also enables students to progress to further study to higher level degree courses at Masters Level.

Modules

Students will be studying a suite of modules in each year of study including – Year 1 (Level 4): • Understanding Self and the Principles of Communication • Sociology of Health Care • Introduction to Professional Practice • Developing Academic Literacy • Health Assets and Health Needs • Risk Assessment in Health Care Year 2 (Level 5): • Safeguarding and Children’s Welfare • Health and the Environment • Ethics, Social care and Value Processes • Ethical Issues and Decision Making • Professional Practice Work Based learning • Health Promotion Year 3 (Level 6): • Social Policy and Legislations • Family and Community Connections • Professional Evidence-based Practice • Managing Services in Health Care • Introduction to Epidemiology • Global Issues in Health • Research Methods and Project Formulation Note modules are subject to approval.

Assessment method

This course is assessed through different assessment methods including observations, portfolios, essays, case studies, examinations, role play and more.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
LL45
Institution code:
C92
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation
  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Additional entry requirements

Interview


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £6000 Year 1
England £6000 Year 1
Northern Ireland £6000 Year 1
Scotland £6000 Year 1
Wales £6000 Year 1
Channel Islands £6000 Year 1
International £7500 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.
Public Health & Social Care at Croydon University Centre - UCAS