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Health and Social Care at DN Colleges Group - UCAS

DN Colleges Group

Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: University of Hull

Health and Social Care

Course options

2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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There are other course options available which may have a different vacancy status or entry requirements – view the full list of options

DN Colleges Group has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

What does this TEF outcome mean?

Course summary

The programme aims to:

  • Develop students who can assess, plan and implement care delivery and make sound judgements about the effectiveness of the delivery (local, sustainable delivery via a flexible, multi-disciplinary workforce).
  • Develop student’s personal and transferable skills including assessing and planning, problem solving and decision making, health promotion, interdisciplinary working, interpersonal skills and reflective practice (linking theory, policy and practice).
  • Develop students’ principles of integrity and compassion to support best practice, effective communication and professionalism (person-centred practitioner).
  • Enable students to understand the core principles of continuous professional development, whilst collecting and collating evidence to support this.
This course is particularly relevant to people already working in or looking to develop a career within Health and Social Care. This course provides a range of skills relevant across a variety of different professions. People who have completed this course have gone on to work in areas including Adult Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy If you wish to continue studying beyond this course, it will provide you with a strong academic basis to do so. Course progression routes could include the BSc (Top Up) Health and Social Care programme.

Modules

This course includes the following core modules that all students complete: Block Module Block 1 Year One (10 weeks)

  • Development in Practice 1 (10 credits)
  • Social Policy (20 credits)
  • Study Skills (10 credits)
Block 2 Year One (10 weeks)
  • Biopsychosocial Lifespan Development (20 credits)
  • Health Promotion (20 credits)
Block 3 Year One (10 weeks)
  • Development in Practice II (10 credits)
  • Bioscience and Body Systems (20 credits)
  • Research Skills (10 credits)
Block 1 Year Two (10 weeks)
  • Advancing Practice 1 (10 credits)
  • Evidence Based Practice (20 credits)
  • Care Planning (10 credits)
Block 2 Year Two (10 weeks)
  • Public Health Leadership and Epidemiology (20 credits)
  • Advancing Practice 2 (10 credits)
  • E-Health and Telecare Foundations (10 credits)
Block 3 Year Two (10 weeks)
  • Principles of Inclusive Practice (20 credits
  • Contemporary Issues in Adults and Mental Health Care (20 credits)
Occasional changes to modules and course content may take place. Students will be notified when applicable. Further details about this course are available in the course specification (link).

Assessment method

The primary way of delivering this course is on campus. Students will receive between 6 and 8 hours of teaching per week throughout this course. On campus teaching includes a combination of lectures, small group seminars, workshops, guest lectures and one to one discussions with your tutor. Additional one-to-one meetings with tutors will provide further support. Throughout the degree, students will be assessed in a number of ways, including (but not limited to) written assignments, presentations, exams and practical assessments.

How to apply

This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.

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

Applicants must have any of the following: 32 UCAS points from two A Levels; level 3 BTEC National; an Access to HE Diploma or relevant real-world experience as per UCNL’s wider participation policy. It is desirable for students to have achieved GCSE grade C or above for English and Maths or Functional Skills. Prospective students wishing to enter a career in nursing will require GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths. We are committed to creating educational opportunities for people from a variety of backgrounds and situations. If you have been out of formal education for some time, and/or you do not have the qualifications stated, we might still be able to consider your application and offer you a range of support. We are here to help. Please get in touch to find out more. As part of this programme of study you will be required to have a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. You will be required to pay the cost of this. A DBS must be in place before you start your placement. You may be able to supply an existing DBS but this must be within 3 years of issue.

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £7940 Year 1
Northern Ireland £7940 Year 1
Scotland £7940 Year 1
Wales £7940 Year 1

Additional fee information

Your Tuition fees cover most costs associated with your course (including registration, tuition and assessment) There may be some extra costs that you might need to make, or choose to pay, for example: • Books (you’ll have access to books from your module reading lists in the HE library, but you may want to buy your own copies) • Printing and photocopying • Trips and enhancement opportunities
Health and Social Care at DN Colleges Group - UCAS