East Sussex College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
The BSc (Hons) Integrated Health, Social Care and Wellbeing has been designed for individuals who wish to pursue or who currently have a career within the vast health, social care, and wellbeing sector. Understanding the relationship between the different professions to facilitate multiagency working in this sector is vital to ensure that person centred care is at the forefront of our industry. Developing knowledge and skills in providing joined-up, comprehensive support services which meet people’s needs has never been more important for professionals involved in today’s changing and expanding integrated health and social care sector. This course has been designed to encompass a wide range of topics including Operational Quality and Mental Health and Wellbeing that are fundamentally important to the health, social care and wellbeing sector, these are designed to be applicable to a wide variety of professional working within the sector and are designed to allow you to develop your professional and personal skills and consider how we could implement positive changes in your own area of practice. The design of the course has carefully considered the variety of professionals this may attract to the course and therefore has optional module included at both year 1 and year 2 to enable you to tailor your qualification to the area of health, social care, and wellbeing that you are working within, or you can decide based on your area of interest. • Applicants must be working or volunteering in a relevant health and social care setting, applicants must be involved in at least 12 hours / week of activity focused on working within the industry. Applicants must have a current and valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) report. Progression: Many of our students have progressed onto postgraduate courses at locally universities. These have been in a variety of subjects including Occupational Therapy and Public Health. Once you have graduated you will have a full honours degree, many of our student used the knowledge and skills they have learnt to change careers and take up management positions within the industry.
Modules
You will study a variety of modules on the course that are designed to reflect the diverseness of the sector, this will include: Year 1: · Professional Practice Law and Ethics · Mental Health and Wellbeing · Applied Understanding of Human Development · Operation Quality · Anatomy, Physiology and Health (Optional) · Creating a Care Pathway (Optional) Year 2: · Researching Contemporary Issues in Integrated Health, Social Care and Wellbeing · Reviewing Safeguarding Policy and Practice · Developing a Quality and Sustainable Work Setting · Social Inequalities · Health Psychology (Optional) · An Introduction to Social Work Principles and Practice (Optional) Year 3: · Leadership Practice in the Health and Social Care Setting · Implementing a Change Project in the Workplace · International Healthcare · Research with Service Users and Families
Assessment method
It can be essays and reports, presentations, professional discussions, working from case studies, critical reviews, health campaigns , business plans and creative training packages.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
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:
- N510
- Institution code:
- S83
- Campus name:
- Hastings (Station Plaza)
- Campus code:
- S
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff
A level - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - PPP
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 28 points
T Level - Pass (C and above)
An equivalent overseas qualification together with a proven ability in spoken and written English (IELTS 6 overall - an overall score of 6.0 is required for all the sub-skills elements, with a minimum score of 6.0 or above for the writing element
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
• Applicants must have a current and valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) report.
Interview
Other
• Applicants must be working or volunteering in a relevant health and social care setting, applicants must be involved in at least 12 hours / week of activity focused on working within the industry.
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £8250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £10000 | Year 1 |
| England | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8250 | Year 1 |
| International | £10000 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £8250 | 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
Studying with us will give you excellent value for money. Our lower fees, compared to many other universities, help you to save money, while getting the very best from our expert tutors.
Provider information
East Sussex College
Station Plaza
Station Approach
Hastings, East Sussex
TN34 1BA