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**Course overview**- Keen to work in youth justice, NHS trusts, private hospitals, childrens services, social services, family centres or childrens homes? Our two-year FdA Health and Social Care programme is for you. This work-based learning programme combines courses in health, social care and mental health and is aimed at meeting the skills required by the growing health and social care market.- The course aims to equip you if you are working, or intending to work in health and social care
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**Course overview**- Keen to work in youth justice, NHS trusts, private hospitals, children's services, social services, family centres or children's homes? Our two-year FdA Health and Social Care programme is for you. This work-based learning programme combines courses in health, social care and mental health and is aimed at meeting the skills required by the growing health and social care market.- The course aims to equip you if you are working, or intending to work in health and social care with relevant knowledge and skills, to address your continuing professional development needs and to bridge the gap between theory and practice.- During the course you’ll undertake two practice placement modules in which will enable you to develop a range of work-based skills.- This programme can lead to a wide variety of other courses and studies, including Social Work, Community and Social Care, Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Operating Department Practice and Sports Therapy.**Why study with us**- We are 1st in the North West for teaching quality, learning opportunities, assessment and feedback according to the National Student Survey (NSS) 2019.- FdA Health and Social Care is ranked 1st in the North West with 87% of students satisfied with the learning resources (National Student Survey 2020).- There’s opportunity for international travel and work experience, including volunteering in countries such as Zambia and Kenya.**Further information**- The aim of the course is to produce a "practice-ready" workforce. We constantly update and develop the course in response to the Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) and the NHS Knowledge and Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education frameworks.- You’ll meet the requirements of a range of professional codes of conduct, focusing on treating patients as individuals as well as ensuring that your own professional skills are up-to-date.- As part of the course you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support groups (Comensus).
Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
72
Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
MMP
Grades / Points required
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Grades / Points required
MMP
Grades / Points required
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72 UCAS points
72 UCAS points
72 UCAS points
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72 UCAS points
5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including Maths and English or equivalent. Equivalent qualifications are Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Level 3 Key Skills in Maths and Communication.
Pass IB Diploma including 72 UCAS points from Higher Level Subjects
72 UCAS points
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Previous study
Previous study
The most common A-levels taken by students who end up studying this subject at uni.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Other UK.
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£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within England.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland.
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£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland.
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£9,250
per year
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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is an international university that offer students progressive, modern learning pathways. It has been cultivating learning excellence and future leaders since 1828, and today is one of the UK’s biggest universities. UCLan provides its students with a choice of more than 300 undergraduate courses and 200 postgraduate options.
UCLan is based primarily from Preston, but students can also study on contemporary campus sites in Burnley, Westlake in the UK, and Cyprus. The university continually invests in its infrastructure and through this attracts a passionate student community from more than 100 different countries.
The university maintains a wide range of academic and professional partnerships with more than 120 different institutions around the world.
Where you'll study
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Corporation Street
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 2HE