BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care

Why study this subject?

If you are thinking about working in teaching or training, social work, safeguarding, management, planning, and lead roles in Health and Social Care or you currently work in this field then you will know there are a wide range of different and often complex tasks that impact your day to day responsibilities.

Studying at a higher education institution such as Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) can help you improve your effectiveness, save time and plan collaboratively to more efficiently manage your workload.

If you are a student at BNU and recently completed your foundation year course, this one-year course can enable you to gain a university degree at BA level and is a perfect next step on your journey.

This course will build upon your knowledge and provide a full degree level understanding of your chosen subject. We have designed your course to properly fulfil the needs of the healthcare sector and cover a range of important subjects in any health or social care role.

Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?

Developed from professional insight and working experience, this course focuses on safeguarding, leadership, management, project management and team collaboration, and can prepare you for a career in a rapidly advancing field.

If you’re looking for a course that will help you fill the skill gaps or build your confidence to succeed at a higher level, our course offers you a proven method to achieve more, increase productivity and grow your skills and potential.

You will benefit from an excellent standard of teaching provided by staff from the University and specialist talks from visiting professionals and service users. At BNU our lecturers are equipped with a wide and in-depth expertise in a variety of fields. Our lecturers maintain close links with practice, ensuring that the programme is up to date with modern practice

What facilities can I use?

You can gain access to our High Wycombe, Aylesbury and Uxbridge campus as a student of our university. You will also gain use of our library, computer rooms, café, union and other spaces for you to take advantage of whenever you require for the duration of your study.

These facilities are equipped with public use IT facilities for your use day and night. You can also use this facility to access the AppsAnywhere service which means you can access the necessary software such as Word and PowerPoint from home. In addition, laptops are available for lend.

All facilities and learning resources are designed to be accessible, and support services are available to all students for finance, funding, learning and welfare concerns.

What will I study?

You will benefit from an excellent standard of teaching provided by staff from the University and specialist talks from visiting professionals and service users. At BNU our lecturers are equipped with a wide and in-depth expertise in a variety of fields. Our lecturers maintain close links with practice, ensuring that the programme is up to date with modern practice

We offer continuous support throughout the programme, and you will receive personal tutoring and benefit from a high level of research within the teaching team. Your personal tutor will help guide you through your studies, support you with your academic development and give advice when needed.

Highly regarded by students and practice partners for our teaching in this area, BNU has a strong reputation for its BSc and MSc programmes in Social Work, Apprenticeship and PGDip in Social Work, AYSE for newly qualified Social Workers and CPASS for professionals interested in research and policy roles in Safeguarding. This course can also lead to entry to a further 3 year degree in Nursing, and other health and science based professions.

How will I be taught and assessed?

Your course consists of a combination of structured learning and teaching activities and independent learning.

This is an attendance-based programme, although you will be expected to draw on work-related experience in either a workplace or vocational employment setting. You will be taught for a minimum of six hours per week and sessions will normally take the form of:

• lecturers
• seminars
• workshops
• personal and small-group tutorials.

You will be given additional guided learning tasks to undertake between scheduled activities, including reflection, preparation for seminar activities and wider reading. You will be allocated a personal tutor who will support you with personal development throughout the programme.

Your overall workload will include your learning and teaching activities and independent learning with total study time of around 10 hours being worth one credit. All learning is assessed through the completion of coursework which will either be in the form of essays, presentations, portfolio’s or reports. The programme does not include exams.

You will be given opportunities to test your understanding of the subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. This may take the form of practice or ‘formative’ assessments for which you will receive feedback from your tutor.

Formative assessments are developmental and any marks you receive do not count towards your overall module mark. There is at least one formal or ‘summative’ assessment towards the end of each module. The marks from summative assessments do count towards your overall module mark.