Course summary

The Foundation Year has been designed to support you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to succeed at degree level and beyond. You will gain an appreciation of health and wellbeing in contemporary contexts and develop skills appropriate to University study such as finding and using information, working collaboratively with others, challenging and debating ideas and write using a variety of academic tools and sources to enhance your personal and professional development. Upon successful completion of the Foundation Year you will automatically progress to the 3 year BSc (Hons) Health & Wellbeing degree. Reflecting the challenges associated with improving health and wellbeing at individual, community and population level, the BSc (Hons) Health & Wellbeing degree course is built around 5 key thematic pillars:

• People and Place; This theme explores the complex range of factors that influence health status. In particular, health is explored through the lens of the individual and the places in which their lives are lived. The characteristics of ‘place’, and the interactions between them, have an important influence on

• Partnership Working: Partnership working is the only way in which we can tackle some of the most complex health and care challenges. Supporting individuals, groups and communities requires the involvement of many different partners, working together collaboratively. Throughout the programme

• Sustainability: Adopting a focus on sustainability will ensure that you are able to contribute to a health and social care system that is not only financially sustainable, but also minimises adverse impacts on society and the natural environment, which could jeopardise the ability of future generations to meet their

• Academic, Personal and Professional Development; A number of dedicated modules in all three years of the programme provide you with a firm grounding in academic, professional and research/critical enquiry skills. You will be given the opportunity throughout the programme to demonstrate your understanding

• Critical Evaluation and Research: Finally, a ‘Critical Evaluation and Research’ theme underpins the programme. Throughout you will be expected to use research and evidence to inform and support your discussions and the evidence for health and wellbeing promoting activities will be studied. You will be

• Citizen involvement to ensure that the experiences of individuals, carers, families and communities are integrated into the programme;

• Visiting and honorary lecturers / speakers from a wide range of health care and related fields who bring contemporary and real-world examples into the classroom;