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BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Plymouth University

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Page 1: BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Plymouth University

BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care

Plymouth University

Page 2: BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Plymouth University

The Qualification

• Three year degree with an academic and a practice orientation

• Designed to allow students to study and meet other interests and demands on their time

• Attracts people who are interested in working in health and social care settings, particularly in the community and the voluntary sector

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Studies

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Course Aims

To produce graduates who are:

(i) the ability to integrate specific subject knowledge, values and skills; and who are

(ii) equipped with the skills to promote the well being of people in complex situations

Page 4: BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Plymouth University

The Course

• An applied discipline with strong value base

• The programme covers a broader range of subjects and interests

Page 5: BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Plymouth University
Page 6: BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Plymouth University

Programme features• Tutorial system: all students have a personal tutor

in stages one & two; dissertation supervisor stage three

• Smaller cohort: main cohort 30 – 35 students

• Work Based Learning Opportunities

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• Graduate skills: transferable across a range of settings & contexts

• Employability : range of possibilities

• International exchanges: Erasmus

Programme features

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Your Application

Academic Qualifications including:

- 5 GCSE’s at grade C or above (including English and Mathematics)

- A minimum of 240 points at A level or equivalent (must include at

least 160 points from two A levels or one 12-unit award. AS level may

also contribute)

What we look for:

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Your Application

•Non Standard Academic Qualifications

• BTEC or Diploma in a social science related area.

• Access to higher education, to include Social Science units

• Applications from those returning to education are welcome

• Evidence of academic study in the last five years is required

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Personal Qualities

An interest and knowledge of health and social care

A caring and thoughtful attitude towards others

An ability to work on one’s own and as part of a team

An ability to communicate well

An ability to empathise with others

An ability to solve problems

An ability to use one’s initiative

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Job Opportunities

Previous graduate employment areas:

• A drugs counsellor in Dartmoor Prison• Teaching health and social care to

sixth form students• Manager of respite care home for

older people• Practice manager in a GP’s surgery• NCH project worker, working with

vulnerable young people• Advice worker with Connexions

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Funding For information on funding please attend one of

the following Funding Talks:all Drake Circus Campus

10.15 – 10.45 Rowland Levinsky *LT 1

11.30 – 12.00 Sherwell Lower *LT

13.00 – 13.30 Sherwell Lower *LT

15.15 – 15.45 Sherwell Lower *LT

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BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Studies

At Plymouth University

Any Questions?

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A copy of this presentation can be found on the University website shortly after the open day at:

www.plymouth.ac.uk/opendays

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