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BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies programme

University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Establish a career as a healthcare professional with UWSs BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies program. This program will help you understand the relationship between integrated health and social care systems. Youll develop critical and analytical problem-based learning skills as well as transferable skills which reflect the demands made by todays healthcare professionals. This program is designed to enhance the skills of health and social care professionals and those working in allied health services.

General Eligibility

Our Minimum Entry Requirements are applicable to those applicants who have not had an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic ability at school or college and are known as ‘widening access’ applicants. We also sometimes refer to this type of applicant as receiving a ‘contextual’ offer. We may be able to provide you with a contextual offer if you fall into one of the categories below:

  • You have been in care (care-experienced/care-leaver)

  • You are a young carer

  • government-recognizedecognised asylum or refugee status

  • You are estranged from your family or guardians

  • You live in a SIMD decile 1-4 (SIMD20/40)* Scottish postcode area

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week.

What You'll Study

1 Year 3

In Year 3 you will complete one core module (Critical Research Appraisal) as well as available optional modules (from a list of 14) including:

  • An Introduction to Palliative Care

  • Essentials of Dementia Care

  • Long-Term Condition Management

  • Obesity, Weight Management and Lifestyle

  • Pain Management

  • Quality Improvement and Safety in Care

  • Supporting People Facing Loss

  • Therapeutic Communication

LEARNING AND TEACHING :

Scheduled learning: 35%

Independent study: 65%

ASSESSMENT:

Coursework: 100%

2 Year 4

In Year 4 you will complete the following core module:

  • The Honours Dissertation

You will then need to take four optional modules:

  • Effective Teaching in Practice

eHealth: Assessment From a Distance

  • Improving Population Health

  • Leadership in Health and Social Care

Depending on your mode of study you may take three modules from the above list and one other module from our list of available modules (at SCQF Level 9).

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5.

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