Overview

The Health and Social Care Studies (1 year top-up) (Honours) programme from Sheffield Hallam University is designed to enhance the qualifications of students who aim to work in non-registered roles across health and social care organisations. You’ll graduate with an Honours degree, whether you're a foundation degree holder or have studied an equivalent Level 4 or 5 in a health, social care or education related qualification.

Key facts

Top up your 240 credits from a relevant foundation course into a full Honours degree.

Develop analytical techniques and problem-solving skills for a variety of sectors.

Gain real-world skills through workshops, projects, field trips and presentations.

Learn from diverse practitioners who share cutting-edge, sector-focused knowledge.

Careers and opportunities

The Health and Social Care Studies top-up course is a principal route for training assistant practitioners –non-registered support staff working with registered health professionals – and other non-registered posts.

These roles have been developed in a wide range of services, including:

Long-term conditions

Staying healthy

End-of-life care

Maternity and new-born

Acute care

Planned care

Mental health

Children and families

Residential care

Housing

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Evidence Review

Leading Collaborative Organisations

Practice And Employability Skills In Health And Social Care

Technology Enhanced Care

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

More details

UCAS deadline

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Health Administration Health Sciences View 66 other Bachelors in Health Administration 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.

English requirements

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90

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Foundation Degree in Professional Practice in Health and Social Care.

or

240 credits (120 level at 4 and 120 at level 5) from an equivalent health and social care programme

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

18000 GBP / year

≈ 18000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK: The tuition for national students is from last year. This year's tuition has not yet been confirmed

Living costs

Sheffield

United Kingdom

555 - 977 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Careers and opportunities

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Programme Structure

Check out the full curriculum

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Sheffield

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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