Health and Social Care with Foundation Year (Hons) University of Greater Manchester

Overview

Health and Social Care with Foundation Year (Hons) offered by the University of Greater Manchester gives you the opportunity to develop the values, skills and knowledge essential to good health and social care practice, opening the door to a huge range of rewarding employment opportunities.

The highly experienced and dedicated team will lead you in an exploration of the principles of care, care planning and delivery, the ethical aspects of care, and areas such as health promotion, safeguarding, and more. You'll be supported as you learn how to collaborate across professional boundaries, use evidence to inform your decisions and gain an understanding of critical issues in health and social care and ways of dealing with them.

Practical experience, including a work experience placement in a health and social care setting, is key to your development. The focus is on helping you become a knowledgeable, compassionate, and person-centred care professional.

Students at Health and Social Care With Foundation year (Hons) will:

• benefit from a wide variety of placements.

• have the chance to develop their skills in research, data evaluation, critical reasoning and analysis, as well as in areas such as communication, team working, problem-solving and self-reflection.

• develop study and critical thinking skills to engage with further learning and prepare them for postgraduate study.