Health and Social Care Management with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
Bath Spa University
Key Information
Campus location
Bath, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
Health and Social Care Management with Integrated Foundation Year
Our Health and Social Care Management course is designed to give you the opportunity to:
- Foster an informed and critical attitude to policies and interventions used to improve the management of service development and client care within the health and social care sector.
- Enhance knowledge of leadership and management skills and how these can be applied within a variety of sectors.
- Be familiar with the methods used to collect and interpret data.
- Help you become an informed, independent and reflective practitioner through the development and application of practical research skills.
- Improve your ability to think logically, analyse problems and communicate effectively within the workplace.
- Prepare for employment in a wide range of contexts either within or without the field of health and social care or for further study.
- Enhance transferable skills that you can take forward into employment including problem-solving, decision-making, digital literacy and written, verbal and visual communication.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year zero (Integrated Foundation Year) modules
- Perspectives in Health and Social Care Management
- The Health and Social Care Professional
- Academic Study Skills
- Communication for Professionals
- Introduction to Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Basic Statistics and Information and Communication Technology
Year one (Level 4) modules
- Principles and Practice in Health and Social Care
- Critical thinking and reflective practice
- Safeguarding & Prevention and early intervention in service design
- Collaborative Working in Health and Social Care Provision
- Working in partnership with users of Health and Social Care Services
- Questioning Society
- Epidemiology and Public Health
- The Business Environment
Year two (Level 5) modules
- Managing Human Resources in Health and Social
- Financial Management in Health and Social Care
- Organisational Management in Health and Social Care: Influences, Quality and Change
- Social Science Research Methods
- Work Experience in Health and Social Care Management
- Health: Mind, Body, Society
- Innovation Management
- Operations and Project Management
Year three (Level 6) modules
- Dissertation in Sociology
- Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care - CPD and Professional Practice
- Contemporary Issues and Debates in Health and Social Care
- Health and Social Care Work Based Service Improvement
- Enterprise: Creating Your Business
- Organisational Strategy
- Community Engagement
- Academic Skills for Health and Social Care Management
Program Outcome
Program Intended Learning Outcomes
- The Health and Social Care Environment: recognition of the local, national and global influences and forces (economic, social, ethical, political, ecological, technological and regulatory) and the professional practice expectations of the sector.
- Organisations: knowledge of how organisations work and of how design and development affects change, culture and values.
- Strategy: knowledge of policy and strategy for national and local industries.
- Innovation and Enterprise: recognition of different business and service provision innovation and enterprise development.
- Finance: knowledge of the sources of finance and the use of systems for planning and control.
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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