Overview

Within this Healthcare with Health Science CertHE from The Open University UK by the end you’ll have developed a range of employability and study skills and an understanding of many important health issues.

Using science, maths, psychology and epidemiology, you will explore the causes and distribution of ill health and disability and their impact on individuals and populations.

Key facts:

Develops the skills required for working in health science

Enhances understanding of how evidence-based scientific methodology applies to health-related issues

Introduces the skills required to become a reflective practitioner in a range of health-related settings

Learn to interpret, generate, and present information and data using a unique range of sources

Career opportunities:

This certificate will provide you with a broad understanding of both healthcare and health science and will help you to apply this understanding to a range of roles in healthcare.

In the meantime if you want to do some research around this qualification and where it might take you, we’ve put together a list of relevant job titles as a starting point (note that some careers may require further study, training and/or work experience):

Assistant technical officer
Assistant dietician
Health trainer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Science and health: an evidence-based approach
Health and social care

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-09 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Health Sciences View 35 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

At The Open University we believe education should be open to all, so we provide a high-quality university education to anyone who wishes to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

8184 GBP / year

≈ 8184 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7784 GBP / year

≈ 7784 GBP / year

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Healthcare with Health Science.

Available Scholarships

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