Designed for anyone who has previously studied a relevant subject (up to Level 5), our Health and Social Care top-up course expands upon your current understanding of how to support a wide variety of people, including the most vulnerable individuals and those with complex care needs. You will be equipped with the skills and knowledge fundamental to meeting the health and care needs of society as a whole, adapting to the latest changes in this dynamic sector.To enable you to tailor your studies in line with your career aims, our top-up degree offers you a variety of optional modules to choose from, ranging from issues of wellbeing to working with offenders. You will also study a topic of your choice in depth for your final research project, as well as boosting your real-world experience on a work placement.

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– From Mental Wellbeing to Learning Disability or Criminology, choose from our optional modules to tailor your learning-

– Gain valuable real-world experience by undertaking a work placement as part of your top-up course-

– Carry out your own in-depth research project on a topic that interests you and is relevant to your career aspirations-

– Receive support and teaching from expert staff with a wealth of vocational experience in the health and social care sector-

– Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)

As part of the top-up course, you will complete 200 hours on work placement with one of our industry partners.Employers we have worked with include Barnardo's, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Anchor Homes, Heartlands Resource Centre and Wilson Stuart School.

Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:- Health promotion specialist- Family support worker- Community education officer- Community development worker- Learning mentor- Advice workerYou could also progress onto one of our postgraduate courses at University College Birmingham.-