BSc(Hons) Health and Social Care Management

Level 1

Students are required to study 10 units as follows (all units are 15 credits unless stated otherwise):

VR101 Concepts of Health & Well-Being
VR102 The Organisation of Health & Social Care
VR*** Social Divisions in Modern Society
VR*** Introduction to Social Policy Analysis
ZA100 IT Skills (5 credits)
ZA101 Number and Application (5 credits)
ZA102 Information Handling Skills (10 credits)
ZA103 Electronic Communication and the Individual (10 credits)
ZB100 Understanding Organisations and Management
ZC100 Personal Communication

Level 2

Students are required to study 8 units as follows (all units are 15 credits):

VR200 Public Service Management
VR201 Evidence Based Health & Social Care
VR202 Community Care
VR203 Patterns of Care
VR204 Placement
ZA200 Information Systems and Contexts
ZB200 Managing People & Financial Resources in Organisations
ZC200 Understanding the Group

Level 3

Students are required to study 8 units as follows (all units are 15 credits unless stated otherwise):

  1. Students must choose 1 core unit from the following:
    ZA300 Knowledge Information and Society
    ZC300 Professional Development

  2. Students must choose the following 6 units:
    VR300 Health & Social Care: Policy, Strategy & Financial Management
    VR302 Informed Decision-Making
    VR303 Dissertation (Double Unit) (30 credits)
    VR*** Managing Change in Health & Social Care Organisations
    ZB300 Strategy Management & Marketing

  3. Students must choose 1 unit from the following:

    VR304 Management of Health & Social Care Information
    VR305 Comparative Social Policy
    VR306 Ethics and Law, Dilemmas in Practice
    VR307 Health Education & Health Promotion
    VR308 Health Psychology & The Application to Health & Social Care Professional Practice
    VR*** Families in Need – Child Protection/Law Protection