Health and Social Care (Full-time) (DipHE)
The health and social care field is always changing. Our DipHE programme is designed to keep you up-to-date with these changes and prepare you for a range of job opportunities. Whether you want to work with adults, children, or young people, this course will help you gain the skills and knowledge needed for success.
The DipHE in Health and Social Care aims to build a skilled workforce that can meet national, digital and social care goals. This course will give you a strong foundation in health and social care, blending both theory and practice to help you think critically and solve problems.
You will exercise investigative, reflective analytical and reasoning powers in context and be provided with the knowledge and skills to extend your study and training post-graduation.
Completing the DipHE in Health and Social Care can lead to various job opportunities, such as a Care Support Worker, Health Advisor, Community Support Officer or Youth Worker, to name a few. This diploma also serves as a step towards further education, like progressing to a BSc degree in Health and Social Care. This can deepen your knowledge and improve your career prospects.
Course details
- On-campus
- Full-time
- English
- Welsh
Tuition Fees 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
We believe in a student-centered approach, focusing on practical and theoretical learning. Our programme aims to develop reflective and analytical skills, preparing you for a dynamic career in health and social care. We offer access to current key organisations and people within the health sector. We also provide a high level of academic support across the whole university to help strengthen your academic skills.
In the first year, you will explore the foundations of health and social care, focusing on key concepts, policy, and the skills needed for effective practice. You’ll study counselling, communication, and therapeutic relationship, psychology in health and social care and management organisational behaviour and digital, helping you to gain a solid base for your future studies.
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The second year builds on your knowledge with advanced topics in health promotion, public health, and social care sector practices. You’ll develop analytical skills through research methods and evidence-based practice, and learn about physiology as well as protecting and supporting families in health and social care.
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Disclaimer
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We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals.
For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.
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Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Further information
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Please note that every applicant is considered individually. We may also make offers based solely upon your life or work experience.
For applicants wishing to study Cert HE (one year) or Diploma HE (two year) qualifications, an offer will be made based upon your educational and employment experience.
For those wishing to study the BSc (three years) you will need to have obtained a minimum of 88 UCAS points.
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Assessments include: essays, exams, reports, presentations, reflective accounts, debates, policy critiques and professional portfolios. You will be asked to utilise information technology communication and organisational skills for your assignments.
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You are encouraged to continue or enter employment in the health, care or support sectors in order to enhance your studies. We recommend that you pay for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) update option if you do not already have one in place.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.
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We have a very strong employment support and work experience system within the Health Portfolio.
We link and work closely with public, private and third sector organisations and groups to provide opportunities for both paid and unpaid work for students.