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BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care
Plymouth University
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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
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The Course
• An applied discipline with strong value base
• The programme covers a broader range of subjects and interests
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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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