Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Fnd) - BAHF

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

The aim of this programme is to prepare students to work in a variety of settings which meet the needs of individuals, families and communities. The programme prepares students by providing them with the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required to support individuals at different points within the life-course. The course endeavours to help students to develop transferable skills which will enable them to make an effective contribution to the future workforce. There are a variety of themes included in the programme to assist students in understanding and being aware of the issues relevant to health and social care provision. To encourage students to engage with the development of employability skills by completing a self-awareness statement

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching and Learning on the programme incorporates a wide range of methods. These include both traditional and long established methods in Higher Education (lectures, seminars and tutorials) alongside more innovative approaches such as electronic and practice-based learning, projects, case studies, scenario based learning, student presentations, simulations, reflections and action research. A wide range of diagnostic, formative and summative methods of assessment will be utilised across the programme. They can include, essays, literature reviews, reflective accounts, personal development plans, poster presentation, case studies, risk analysis and action planning, journal or committee papers, community profiles and research projects. Consequently, a variety of teaching, learning and assessment methods will be utilised to enable outcomes to be demonstrated and achieved.

Opportunities for work related learning

Work related learning will be facilitated in all modules from an underpinning theoretical perspective. This learning will be complemented by students being encouraged to undertake relative volunteering experiences. Students will also be able to utilise the Career resources within the university.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

Students will be offered the opportunity of study abroad at Level 5. The programme will offer the opportunity of 60 credits of study abroad at Level 5. Students will be enrolled on a 360 credit honours with study abroad programme. A 60 credit Level 5 study abroad module 5006HS will … For more content click the Read More button below.

Structure

Entry Requirements

A levels
Alternative qualifications considered
BTECs
International Baccalaureate

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH15-04) health and social care