16Jan
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Course summary
The University of Bolton’s BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care final year top-up degree taught by our learning partner The Growth Company in Manchester is ideal if you wish to take your studies to honours level. If you already have a foundation degree or HND in a related subject area, it can boost your career prospects and help you make a real difference in the daily lives of vulnerable people. Health and social care is a vast service sector providing support to vulnerable people, such as children, older people and adults with disabilities or mental health issues. Taught by the Growth Company in Manchester, this BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care final year top-up course offers you the opportunity to build on previous qualifications to develop the values, skills and knowledge essential to good health and social care practice. Completing your honours-level studies opens the door to many rewarding employment opportunities, career advancement and postgraduate learning. Balancing policy, practice, and academic training, our course is strongly linked to the UK government's health and social care agendas. Our highly experienced and dedicated team will lead you in an exploration of compassionate health and social care, research in health and social care, safeguarding, and more. We'll support you in learning how to collaborate across professional boundaries, use evidence to inform your decisions, and understand critical health and social care issues and ways of dealing with them. We'll focus on helping you become a knowledgeable, compassionate, and person-centred professional. Please visit www.gceducationandskills.ac.uk/higher-education/ to find out more about The Growth Company.
Modules
Information about the modules offered as part of this course is available on the University of Bolton’s website.
Assessment method
Details of the learning activities and assessment methods for this course are available on the University of Bolton’s website.
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.
29Jan
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
- Course code:
- L526
- Institution code:
- B44
- Campus name:
- The Growth Company, Manchester
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
This course is open to Home students only. Applications from International and EU students cannot usually be accepted because the study location for this course is not licenced by UKVI to sponsor students. Therefore, if you require sponsorship under the Student Visa Route to study in the UK, then, unfortunately, we'll be unable to consider your application for this course. Some EU students are eligible to study this course under the EU Settlement Scheme or Common Travel Area arrangement – for details, please visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/studying-in-the-uk-guidance-for-eu-students.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
You are normally expected to have successfully completed a relevant qualification at Level HE5, such as a foundation degree or HND, or a professional qualification at an equivalent level. Examples of relevant qualifications include FdA Health Care Studies or HND Health and Social Care. Each application will be considered individually.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Additional entry requirements
Interview
You'll be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.
Other
Please note that this course is subject to the University of Bolton's Fitness to Practise procedure.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | If English isn’t your first language you’ll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). |
We also accept a range of other English language qualifications – please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.
https://www.bolton.ac.uk/international/international-general-entry-requirements/
Student Outcomes
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There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8250* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8250* | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8250* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8250* | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8250* | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £8250* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
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 Bolton
Deane Road
Bolton
BL3 5AB