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BSc (Hons) Health and Care Management with Foundation Year

The BSc (Hons) Health and Care Management with Foundation Year is designed for those passionate about shaping the future of healthcare and social care. This program offers a structured and supportive introduction to higher education, helping students develop the academic skills and foundational knowledge necessary for success in their degree studies.

During the foundation year, students build essential skills in communication, study techniques, and gain a solid understanding of the health and care sector. As they progress to the main degree, the program covers key topics such as health policy, leadership, healthcare systems, and service delivery, with a strong emphasis on innovation and person-centered care.

This course blends theoretical knowledge with practical learning, including case studies, industry placements, and project-based activities. Students also develop transferable skills such as leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making, preparing them to succeed in the rapidly evolving health and care sector.

Key Features:

  • The foundation year is designed to ensure a smooth transition to university-level study.

  • Focus on contemporary health and care management, policy, and best practices.

  • Opportunities for hands-on experience and collaboration with industry professionals.

  • Development of essential leadership and management skills for careers in the health sector.

This program is ideal for students aiming to make a meaningful contribution to the healthcare and social care fields by combining managerial expertise with a deep understanding of the sector’s unique challenges and opportunities.

Course Info

Foundation Year

• Using Numeracy, IT and Data
• Research Skills and Using Information
• Values, Ethics and Working Collaboratively
• Developing Academic Skills
• Structure of Business
• Technology in Organizations

Level 4

• Essential Skills for Health & Care Management
• Meeting the Needs of Service Users
• Planetary Health
• Health Promotion
• Supporting Dignity and Respect Through Ethical Principles and Theories
• Communication & Interprofessional Collaboration

Level 5

• Leadership Theory & Concepts for Health & Care Management
• Fundamentals of Health & Care Finance
• Public Health
• Resource Planning in Multidisciplinary Working
• Digital Health Leadership
• Evidence Based Practice

Level 6

• Global Health and Sustainability
• Health Analytics and Planning
• Total Quality Management in Health & Care
• Project Management
• Final Project

Course Fees

Foundation Year – £9,250
• Level 4 – £9,250
• Level 5 – £9,250
• Level 6 – £9,250

Career Prospects

• Health service management
• Social care Registered Manager roles
• Service implementation, improvement, or transformation
• Health and care funding opportunities and applications
• Strategy development
• Communications and engagement
• Partnership or collaboration building
• Training needs management
• Workforce development
• Service user/patient experience liaison or engagement
• Quality assessment
• Health promotion and education
• Public health initiatives
• System design and implementation
• Digital health enterprises
• Data planning

Further Information

What is blended learning?
Blended learning is where you study 8 hours a week in class, spread over 2 days, and 25
hours a week of independent learning through learn.
Study centers:
The study centers where you can do blended learning are in London, Ealing, and Tower Bridge
Hill, London, Holborn, Manchester, and Birmingham.

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