Department of Health and Social Care

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

SECTION A – ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY INFORMATION

1. Programme Specification Title
BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care
1a. Programme Code
BSCHSC01F22

2. Brief Summary
The context of health and social care delivery has always been a constant talking point across public and political agenda. It was a key feature in the manifestos of all political parties in the last UK election due to the concerns that systems were being overwhelmed by unprecedented demand (Oliver, et al, 2014) with the UK population of over 75’s is projected to more than double in size in the next 20 years, with over 22% of our population already over 65 thus increasing demand for both health care services and social care. The COVID19 Pandemic has accentuated the demands on the sector, exposed significant fragilities and will leave a care legacy which will need to be addressed.

 

All sectors within health and social care provision require both high quality initial education and training, alongside sustained and consistent updates (i.e., Continuous Professional Development (CPD) both informally and formally, through creditable programmes of learning and education.

This degree provides an entry point into a number of career paths in the Health and Social Care sectors. It is designed to allow students to pursue and apply knowledge and understanding of health and social care whilst following a systematic and critical review of evidence-based practice. Applied research is embedded throughout, supported by objective observation and critical analysis.

 

It is considered that consistent and high-quality education and learning challenges the status quo within practice and encourages reflection on and in practice, which inspires practice confidence and service enhancement and improvement.

3

Awarding institution

Bishop Grosseteste University

3a

Programme Length

Full-Time

3

Part-Time

NA

3b

Mode(s) of Study

Full-time

4

Home Academic Programme Portfolio

Bishop Grosseteste University

5

HECoS/UTT/UCAS code(s)

HECoS/CAH2 100476/ CAH15-04

ITT

UCAS code

 

B758

6

Framework for HE Qualifications position of final award(s)

Certificate (Level 4)

Diploma (Level 5)

Honours (Level 6)

7

Alignment with University Credit Framework

Undergraduate

8

Compliance with University Assessment Regulations

Academic Regulations GoverningTaught Qualifications

9

Progression routes with Foundation Degree (FdA) or Top-up

NA

 

Awards
 

 

10

Final Award title(s)

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Health and Social Care

10a

Exit or Fall-back Award title(s)

  • Certificate of Higher Education Health and Social Care (120 credits)
  • Diploma of Higher Education Health and Social Care (240 credits)

Students who do not complete the Dissertation and withdraw from the programme may be eligible for a Bachelor of Science Health and Social Care (300 credits)

10b

Pathway

N/A

11

  1. Combined Honours Awards available eg:
    • BSc/BA (Hons) XX
    • BSc/BA (Hons) XX and YY

N/A

 

Arrangements with Partners
 

 

12a

Available for delivery by a collaborative partner

YES

12b

Approved Collaborative partner(s)

Partner Name

Type of Collaborative Partnership

ICON College, London (approved April 2023)

Validated Provision

13

Articulation Arrangements with Partners

Partner Name

Details of Arrangements

NA



 

 

Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies
 

 

14

PSRB(s) associated with final award of any route within the programme specification

At present there is no prescribed professional accreditation or 'fitness to practice' criteria for workers in the health and social care field, outside of the professions (social work, nurses, allied health professionals) registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Employers, national organisations such as Health Education England, and sector skills bodies (Skills for Care and Skills for Care and Development) have been consulted and generally recognise that there is

no recognised route for professional accreditation in this area of work.

15

Date and outcome of last PSRB

approval/accreditation

N/A

16

Expiry Date of PSRB approval

N/A

 

 

 

SECTION B - OUTCOMES

17. QAA Benchmark Statement(s) 
The Programme outcomes for the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care are aligned with QAA level descriptors for levels 4-6 Undergraduate Degrees (QAA 2014) and QAA benchmarks for Undergraduate Degrees (QAA 2016) for social work and health studies (Updated November 2019).


18. Programme Aim 

The Programme has been designed to support a flexible, learner-centered approach focusing on the application of theory into practice. Students will learn how to use evidence in a systematic way in order to establish general rules or conclusions from facts or examples in the field of Health and Social Care. They are expected to concentrate their academic energies on mastering the technical and practical facets of the field which is facilitated by the framework within this programme. This therefore aligns with students’ personal, professional and practice development needs for a career in Health and Social Care and beyond into the growing area of Graduate entry provision, such as Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Nursing.

 

Through its teaching, the Programme aims to produce high-calibre graduates who are ethical, autonomous, reflexive, and possess inquiring, analytical minds, which will support and drive practice quality and enhancement. The Programme will support students’ post-graduate prospects, by adding quality to care and will promote their continued study at master’s level and beyond.

Overall Programme Aims:

At the end of the Programme Graduates will be able to:

  • Demonstrate systematic breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues within Health and Social Care practice, considering professional and academic challenges, global perspectives, and relevant ethical and values-based issues.
  • Exercise incisive critical analysis of relevant contextual issues whilst exploring the relationships between theory and practice in an everchanging Health and Social Care landscape.
  • Construct arguments and rationales in support of the development and enhancement of high- quality provision for those utilising health and social provision.
  • Critically evaluate and apply a critical understanding of local, national, and international policies and perspectives considering the implications for Health and Social Care practice and provision.

 

19. Programme Specific Outcomes 

Final Award Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care, students will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding (KU)

KU1 Demonstrate detailed knowledge and systematic understanding of the theory and practice of Health and Social Care from a local, national, and international perspective.

KU2 Expound a critical understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in the subject of Health and Social Care.

KU3 Acquire a critical awareness of the diversity and global context of Health and Social Care practice.
 

Subject Professional Skills (SPS)

SPS1 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the complex nature of assessment and intervention, informed by evidence-based knowledge.

SPS2 Illustrate a critical awareness of values-based decision-making, inherent within reflective practice. SPS3 Demonstrate a detailed and systematic breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of contemporary social policy and practice issues.

SPS4 Show a critical appreciation of the complexity of working effectively within a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), with an appreciation of the challenges of leadership in a professional context.

 

Intellectual Skills (IS)

IS1 Critically reflect on one's own views, perspectives, practice, and experience using rational argument and evidence-based principles in order to develop professionally.

IS2 Consider creative, innovative and/or original responses to presenting problems and issues in relation to the principles of professional practice within Health and Social Care.

IS3 Demonstrate the promotion of partnership working through skilled, proficient team inter-professional and multi-agency collaboration and communication, whilst recognizing and evaluating sector challenges.

 

Transferable Skills (TS)

TS1 Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively using appropriate methods (including Information and Communications Technology (ICT)) to a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge and expertise.

TS2 Demonstrate a critical awareness of professional autonomy, accountability, regulation, legal and ethical

issues, and in relation to working collaboratively within the sector of Health and Social Care.

TS3 Demonstrate the ability to make and effectively communicate decisions and be able to function confidently as a member of the wider Health and Social Care team.

TS4 Demonstrate through critical reflection one's own views, perspectives, practice, and experience using rational argument and evidence-based principles, in order to develop professionally.

20. Exit Award Learning Outcomes
 

Learning Outcomes – Higher Education Certificate Health and Social Care

 

 

Knowledge and Understanding (KU)

KU1 Demonstrate detailed knowledge and systematic understanding of the theory and practice of Health and Social Care from a local, national, and international perspective.

KU3 Acquire an awareness of the diversity and global context of Health and Social Care practice.

 

 

Subject Professional Skills (SPS)

SPS1 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the complex nature of assessment and intervention, informed by evidence-based knowledge.

SPS2 Illustrate a critical awareness of values-based decision-making, inherent within reflective practice. SPS4 Show a critical appreciation of the complexity of working effectively within a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), with an appreciation of the challenges of leadership in a professional context.

 

Intellectual skills (IS)

IS1 Critically reflect on one's own views, perspectives, practice and experience using rational argument and evidence-based principles, in order to develop professionally.

 

Transferable skills (TS)

TS1 Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively using appropriate methods (including Information and Communications Technology (ICT)) to a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge and expertise.

TS3 Demonstrate the ability to make and effectively communicate decisions and be able to function confidently as a member of the wider Health and Social Care team.

 

Learning Outcomes – Higher Education Diploma Health and Social Care

 

 

Knowledge and Understanding (KU)
KU1
Demonstrate detailed knowledge and systematic understanding of the theory and practice of Health 

and Social Care from a local, national, and international perspective.

KU2 Expound a critical understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in the subject of Health and Social Care.

KU3 Acquire an awareness of the diversity and global context of Health and Social Care practice.

 

Subject Professional Skills (SPS)

SPS1 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the complex nature of assessment and intervention, informed by evidence-based knowledge.

SPS2 Illustrate a critical awareness of values-based decision-making, inherent in reflective practice. SPS3 Demonstrate a detailed and systematic breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of contemporary social policy and practice issues.

SPS4 Show a critical appreciation of the complexity of working effectively within a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), with an appreciation of the challenges of leadership in a professional context.

 

Intellectual skills (IS)

IS1 Critically reflect on one's own views, perspectives, practice, and experience using rational argument and evidence-based principles, in order to develop professionally.

IS2 Consider creative, innovative and/or original responses to presenting problems and issues in relation to the principles to professional practice within Health and Social Care.

 

Transferable skills (TS)

TS1 Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively using appropriate methods (including Information and Communications Technology (ICT)) to a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge and expertise.

TS2 Demonstrate a critical awareness of professional autonomy, accountability, regulation, legal and ethical issues, and in relation to working collaboratively within the sector of Health and Social Care.

TS3 Demonstrate the ability to make and effectively communicate decisions and be able to function confidently as a member of the wider Health and Social Care team.

SECTION C – STRUCTURE

    

21a

Structures, modes of delivery (e.g., FT/PT etc), levels, credits, awards, curriculum map of all modules (identifying core/option status, credits, pre or co-requisites) potential entry/exit points and progression/award requirements

 

Level 4 – 120 credits

 

 

Level 4

 

Semester 1

HSC40122

Foundations in Health and Social Care (30 credits)

HSC40222

Society and Self across the Lifespan (30 credits)

 

 

Semester 2

HSC40322

Contemporary Perspectives and Practice in Health and Social Care (30 credits)

HSC40422

Introduction to Evidence-informed Practice and Decision Making (30 credits)

Level 5 – 120 credits

 

Level 5

 

 

 

HSC50622

 

Semester 3

 

 

HSC50122

The Law, Ethics,

HSC50222

Health, Well-being and Society: A Global Perspectives Locally

(30 credits)

Professional

Development (15 credits) or GA

Enhancement Module

 

and the Individual

 

 

HSC50322

Research Skills for Practice

(15 Credits)

HSC50522

 

(30 credits)

HSC50422

Mental Health,

 

 

Collaborative

Well-being, and

Semester 4

 

Practice in Health

Resilience

 

 

and Social Care

(15 credits) or GA

 

 

(15 credits)

Enhancement

 

 

 

module

 

Level 6 – 120 credits

 

Level 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC60422

HSC60122

HSC60622

Ageing Well in the 21st Century (15 credits)

 

 

Individuality and

Semester 5

 

Diversity: Meeting

 

 

Everyone’s Needs

 

HSC60322

(15 credits)

 

Semester 6

Leading Health and Social Care

(30 credits)

Dissertation (45 credits)

HSC60522

Using Research in Practice

 

 

 

(15 credits)

 

21b

Module Structure

Level 4

 

Core Modules

Code

Status

Module Title

Semester

No of credits

HSC40122

Core

Foundations in Health and Social Care

1

30

HSC40222

Core

Society and Self across the Life Span

1

30

HSC40322

Core

Contemporary Perspectives and Practice in Health and Social Care

2

30

HSC40422

Core

Introduction to Evidence Informed Practice and Decision Making

2

30

 

Level 5

 

Core Modules

Code

Status

Module Title

Semester

No of credits

HSC50122

Core

The Law, Ethics, and the Individual

1 and 2

30

HSC50222

Core

Health, Wellbeing and Society: A Global Perspective Locally

1

30

HSC50322

Core

Research Skills for Practice

2

15

HSC50422

Core

Collaborative Practice in Health and Social Care

2

15

Subject Enhancement Modules

HSC50522

Non-core

Mental Health Well-being, and Resilience

2

15

HSC50622

Non-core

Professional Development

1

15

 

Level 6

 

Core Modules

Code

Status

Module Title

Semester

No of credits

HSC60122

Core

Individuality and Diversity: Meeting Everyone’s Needs

1

15

HSC60322

Core

Leading Health and Social Care

1 and 2

30

HSC60422

Core

Dissertation

1 and 2

45

Subject Enhancement Modules

HSC60522

Non-core

Using Research in Practice

2

15

HSC60622

Non-core

Ageing Well in the 21st Century

1

15

  

SECTION D - TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT

22. Curriculum Design
It is acknowledged that health and social care provision is stretched beyond any previous estimates, with commentators emphasising that the UK National Health Service (NHS) is no longer “fit for the purpose for which it was designed” (Baggott, 2011, p10). For instance, the management and care of an ageing population with complex health and social care needs, changes in expectations and technologies, and challenges to resources from workforce shortages and funding, all contribute to services which are overstretched.

 

As a Bachelor of Science Award, this programme provides students with an opportunity to focus on and undertake research into their subject area i.e. health and social care. Their academic energies focus on reflecting critically and evaluating the practical facets of Health and Social Care, and they are supported through a variety of placements and sector specific learning.

 

This Programme’s focus is on the promotion of values-based, holistic individualised care provision with consideration of effective practice and liaison with members of the multi-disciplinary team, both statutory, independent, and voluntary. Its aim is to promote community health and wellbeing, and it has a strong focus on both individual patients needs as well as that of the wider population (local, national, and global). The acquisition of transferable skills supports the promotion of the self-care agenda and focus on prophylactic and early intervention strategies to ensure services meet needs and expectations both current and future.

 

The Programme focusses on six integral, curricula pillars that spiral throughout the programme modules, and which are inherent elements of the graduate attributes that students will acquire. These are:

 

  1. Autonomous learning
  2. Critical thinking and Reflection
  3. Problem solving and decision making through effective utility of evidence-based practice and research.
  4. Values-based ethically focused care
  5. Practice improvement and innovation
  6. Leadership and management

The curriculum adopts an Inter-Professional Educational (IPE) approach (where possible), and it seeks to promote innovation and leadership across the field of Health and Social Care. Students will use critical reflection to consider relevant health and social care issues within their own lives and where relevant, within 

their own practice, whilst considering values-based and ethical frameworks of governance. They will be supported to consider wider implications of both practice issues and challenges, whilst reflecting locally, nationally, and internationally. They will be encouraged to consider creative and innovate ways of enhancing and improving practice.

 

This Programme will attract a diverse range of students; some will be currently practicing in the field of Health and Social Care and others will be considering a career within the sector. The Programme serves to support student needs to help advanced practice professionally, whilst understanding students’ wider personal and professional commitments

 

The curriculum is designed to enable students to construct their learning journey in accordance with either their current job role and/or to meet the needs of career aspirations and future roles. All modules are supported by a spiral curriculum which sees six pillars (Section Above) supporting all the learning across all modules and the entire programme. Modules are a mix of compulsory and optional, with four compulsory modules at L4 (i.e., year one) and a blend across the remaining two years with two optional modules per semester. These optional modules are worth 15 credits each and may be considered as part of an exchange with other similar modules on other related programmes and at the discretion of the programme leader. In the final year (L6) there is a “capstone project” which forms the basis of the final award and is a supported independent learning project which focuses on an area of practice which is of interest to the student. All modules use the six pillars implicitly to support learning and teaching, which ensures synchronicity across the Programme and lead to a curriculum which focuses on elements that pertain to and support effective learning within the field. The first year introduces Health and Social Care concepts and encourages reflection on and in practice. Further modules in subsequent years offer the opportunity to explore, develop and apply specific learning around contemporary areas of practice which will be enhanced further through the optional modules. These all build towards the Dissertation (Capstone project) and are seen as an opportunity for students to add value to the quality of provision within the field of Health and Social Care practice.

 

Learning and Teaching Strategies 

Learning and Teaching strategies utilise a diverse approach, with activities taking place face-to-face in the classroom, such as seminars, keynote lectures, workshops and tutorials, all supported through the effective the use of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to support aoutonomous learning (See Section 26 Technology Enhanced Learning). It is acknowledged that a varied learning and teaching approach is critical to this

Programme due to the diverse nature of the student group, who require a Programme with flexibility both in 

terms of content access and delivery, as well as opportunities for guided learning and support, with a view to building an autonomous learner.

 

During the Programme, students will study a total of 360 credits, with 120 credits being taken each academic year and at each Level. The Programme structure provides some flexibility which affords students the opportunity, where appropriate, to build their individual learning pathway based on their current and future professional needs, which will be supported by their personal tutor and a career development plan.

 

Within the Programme there is strong emphasis on ethical practice-focused learning, which will require students to focus on specific areas of practice through the use of a variety of self-selected reflective models. This encourages reflexivity and critical reflection of not only individual learning styles and needs, but also of individual practice.

 

A defining feature of this Programme is the development of the student's ability to undertake purposeful critical thinking and reflection. Modules develop and enhance the validity of judgments through the effective utility of evidence-based practice, which will inform effective decision-making resulting in practice enhancement. The development of students’ ability is supported by the curricula pillars and placement activity (See Section 27, Work-related Learning).

 

The Programme provides a diverse range of opportunities for students to develop sector specific skills (that is within the field of Health and Social Care provision), as well as gain a generic knowledge which crosses regional, national and international boundaries (See Section 27, Work-related Learning).

24. Assessment Strategies 

The assessment strategy has been designed to support effective demonstration of the programme learning outcomes, alongside specific module outcomes. It systematically builds knowledge and understanding to support the final Dissertation (capstone project) where skills are required to design, implement, and evaluate a research output, which will add to the current knowledge base within health and social care and seek to enhance service effectiveness and provision.

 

The assessment strategy within the programme affords students the opportunity to demonstrate confidence in articulating their ideas and knowledge from the first year through to the final Dissertation. The strategy maintains a focus on both their individual and practice experience where appropriate. It supports the

development of an independent learner who has a range of transferable skills both academic and professional. 

Using the previously cited six pillars, assessments will test the scaffolding which supports the overall programme learning outcomes and will assist students not only to develop their academic skills, but link these to practice in order to drive critical reflection and quality improvement across the Health and Social Care sector.

 

Throughout the programme, research and evidence-based practice is an integral theme. Specific research focused modules use assessments to support the development of the skills required for the final Dissertation. This consists of an independent research project (with academic supervision) and the completion of a research report. For example, the module Introduction to Evidence Informed Practice and Decision Making (HSC40422) will explore the usefulness of evidence in the practice setting and consider how this supports the rationale behind decision-making processes. The integrity of evidence and its value in practice will be considered by undertaking critical evaluations through literature reviews. Modules such as Contemporary Perspectives in Health and Social Care Provision (HSC40322) and Health, Wellbeing and Society: A Global Perspective Locally (HSC50222) will ensure creditable evidence is used to inform practice.

 

A variety of assessments will be utilized across the Programme, which enable students to demonstrate confidence in their articulation of knowledge and critical understanding within their current or intended practice setting. Indicative methods used are written case studies, an exam, posters and presentations.

 

Assessments will provide a reflexive learning platform that will enable students to build on their critical reflection skills, enabling them to evaluate their current practice and performance. All assessments build towards the Dissertation element, which, based on their observations of practice during placements, takes an ethical look at an area, that may need enhancement.

 

The diversity of assessment tasks will appeal to the range of abilities across the student body. In addition, the variety of assessments will build the academic skills of learners who may be returning to Higher Education after some time. Students who have specific learning requirements will be offered access to the relevant learning and support services, as well as through the module team and Personal Tutor.

 

 

Assessment strategy

 

Module Code

Module Description

Credits

Year

Assessment and Learning Methods: KIS

Exam/ Written %

Practical %

Coursework %

 

HSC40122

Foundations in Health and Social Care

30

1

 

30

70

 

HSC40222

Society and Self across the Life Span

30

1

 

 

100

 

 

HSC40322

Contemporary Perspectives and Practice in Health and Social

Care

 

30

 

1

 

 

 

100

 

 

HSC40422

Introduction to Evidence

Informed Practice and Decision Making

 

30

 

1

 

 

 

100

 

HSC50122

The Law, Ethics, and the Individual

30

2

 

 

100

 

HSC50222

Health, Wellbeing and Society: A Global Perspective Locally

30

2

 

 

100

 

HSC50322

Research Skills for Practice

15

2

 

 

100

 

HSC50422

Collaborative Practice in Health and Social Care

15

2

 

 

100

 

HSC50522

Mental Health, Well-being, and Resilience

15

2

 

100

 

 

HSC50622

Professional Development

15

2

 

 

100

 

HSC60122

Individuality and Diversity:

Meeting Everyone’s Needs

15

3

 

100

 

 

HSC60322

Leading Health and Social Care

30

3

 

 

100

 

HSC60422

Dissertation

45

3

 

20

80

 

HSC60522

Using Research in Practice

15

3

 

100

 

 

 

 

HSC60622

Ageing Well in the 21st Century

15

3

 

 

100

 

Indicative Assessment Strategy

 

Module Code

Module Description

Credits

Year

Indicative Assessment Type and

weighting

Indicative Assessment Loading

Indicative submission

 

 

 

 

 

 

70% Part 1

Essay

3000

End of

Semester 1

HSC40122

Foundations in Health

and Social Care

30

1

30% Part 2 -

Poster and oral presentation

 

e/q 1000

Mid Semester 1

 

 

 

HSC40222

 

 

Society and Self across the Life Span

 

 

30

 

 

1

50% Part 1 – Case based essay

50% Part 2

Reflective

account

2000

 

 

 

2000

End of Semester 1

 

End of Semester 1

 

 

 

 

 

50% Part 1 - Essay

2000

Mid Semester 2

HSC40322

Contemporary Perspectives and Practice in Health and Social Care

30

1

50% Part 2 – Reflective Placement

Account (with portfolio)

2000

End Semester 2

 

 

 

 

HSC40422

 

 

Introduction to Evidence Informed Practice and Decision Making

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

1

50% Part 1 – Literature Search

50% Part 2 – Reflective account of learning

2000

 

 

2000

Mid Semester 2

 

End Semester 2

 

 

 

HSC50122

 

 

The Law, Ethics, and the Individual

 

 

30

 

 

2

30% Part 1 – Reflective account

 

70% - Practice portfolio

2000

 

 

 

3000

End Semester 1

 

 

End Semester 2

 

 

HSC50222

Health, Wellbeing and Society: A Global Perspective Locally

 

30

 

2

50% Part 1

Essay

50% Part 2

Health

2500

 

e/q 2500

Mid Semester 1

End: Semester 1

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

promotion artefact

 

 

 

 

 

HSC50322

 

Research Skills for Practice

 

15

 

2

Formative Ethics Form

Research Proposal

2500

Mid Semester 2

End Semester 2

 

 

HSC50422

Collaborative Practice in Health and Social Care

 

15

 

2

– Reflective Placement Account (with

portfolio)

2500

End Semester 2

 

HSC50522

Mental Health, Well- being, and Resilience

15

2

Individual Presentation of artefact

e/q 2500 (10 minutes)

End Semester 2

 

HSC50622

Professional Development

15

2

CPD Portfolio

2500

End Semester 1

 

HSC60122

Individuality and Diversity: Meeting Everyone’s Needs

15

3

Individual oral presentation

e/q 2500

(15 minutes)

End Semester 1

 

 

 

 

HSC60322

 

 

 

Leading Health and Social Care

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

3

50% Part 1 - Practice reflection

 

50% Part 2 – Reflective Placement

Account (with portfolio)

3000

 

 

 

3000

End: Semester 1

 

 

May: Semester 2

 

 

 

HSC60422

 

 

Dissertation

 

 

45

 

 

3

80% Part 1 Research Project

20% Part2- Individual Poster Presentation

8000

 

e/q2000 (10 mins)

End Semester 2

 

End Semester 2

 

 

HSC60522

 

Using Evidence in Practice

 

15

 

3

Academic Poster presentation

10 mins

End Semester 2

 

HSC60622

Ageing well in the 21st Century

15

3

Health Promotion artefact

 

3000

End Semester 1

 

25. Inclusive Practice and Personal Development Planning 

Students on this Programme will be students who are looking for a career in Health and Social Care. The programme has not been designed to meet the requirements of any specific professional accreditation but is in 

line with employer requirements in the Health and Social care sector using Skills for Health and Health Education England’s Career frameworks. It embraces the necessary requirements for the Care Quality Commission’s Registered home manager scheme, providing learning opportunities that are meaningful and of an appropriate manner to support this.

 

The Government has acknowledged that in a number of employment sectors there are gaps in professional accreditation, and to this end are developing vocational routes to achieve this.

 

The commitment to widening access and participation is a vital element to this programme. The Programme adheres to the relevant legal and policy guidelines around anti-discrimination. All students will be supported throughout their Programme with access to the range of services such as specialised learning development, digital learning development, library and resources, and student support for pastoral needs, which are offered at BGU or, in the case of partnerships, at the students’ delivering institution. . BGU operates a Personal Tutor system to support students directly, where the programme is delivered at a partner institution, the delivering institution will provide a similar level of personal tutoring support.

26. Technology Enhanced Learning 
Learning will be enhanced by the digital capabilities of a relevant Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) platform, thus meeting the increased student expectation of flexible and differentiated learning provision. Synchronous face-to-face learning with synchronous and/or asynchronous online components, provides a powerful response to learner needs, building a valuable bridge from formalised education to informal learning space. This approach meets the learning needs and styles of the students accessing the Programme, many of whom have busy professional and personal lives and often find traditional modes of education challenging for a variety of reasons. In addition, students will be encouraged to use on-line Library resourced databases for their searches. Included within the BGU-based Library Systems are access to journals and specific subject related learning resources. Partner institutions delivering this programme will make sure that similar electronic resources are available to the students studying there. Module specific elements are laid down within individual modules.

27. Work-related Learning and/or Placement
 

Vision Statement

The BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care provides students with a learner centered, practice-focused programme of study. The degree aims to meet their personal, professional and employability needs with a Placement Experience at the core. Formal placements are an essential part of this programme and seek to not only align theory to practice but to bridge the divide. 
Health and Social Care will benefit from the particularly strong and developing partnership with employers. We are committed to working in partnership with employers where this enriches and supports the course and helps prepare students for further professional qualifications or the world of work. The over-riding aim is to develop a robust Framework of Partnership in Action, which will assure the quality of experience of Health and Social Care students. This will be demonstrated through inter-professional networking across different health and social care settings.

 

The Programme provides Placement Experience across the three years, enabling students to meet with the diversity of the population experienced within the remit of Health and Social Care. Each placement incorporates two components: professional and academic. All students will be able to seek out opportunities within placement settings to enhance their learning.

 

The placement at Level 6 involves work experience or a project with employer involvement. This enables students to apply knowledge and skills in a real-life context offering them a valuable experience to draw upon when they present themselves to employers or selectors upon graduation. The nature of the tasks undertaken by students will depend on the focus of the employer in which they are placed. Health and Social Care is a diverse field, and we aim to place students within their areas of interest. A major part of placement learning is the social and cultural aspect where they have to fit into a team, engage with service users and staff and understand local customs.

 

An essential component of the placement experience requires the students to take part in a practice community approach, where all members actively engage in critical discussion of practice to enhance learning and attainment of new skills.

 

Students will be expected to complete a portfolio containing a mixture of job specific, personal and programme related outcomes. As part of this portfolio, they will be encouraged to engage in reflective practice and critical thinking around their placement experience. Opportunity to develop skills that will be useful to them in their future careers or further studies will be enhanced through shared learning with the placement setting and the University Health and Social Care Community.

 

In all cases, the course will adhere, as appropriate, to the requirements of the BGU Code of Practice for Work- based Learning. Where formal placements occur, they are supported by a placement handbook.
A learning contract will form part of the portfolio assessments in modules HSC40322, , HSC50422 and HSC60322, with the supervision of practice being negotiated with a placement setting. The student will be supported during their placement experience to enhance learning.

 

28. Employability 

The Health and Social Care sector is a dynamic and constantly changing environment and it will be important for the future workforce to be flexible and responsive. There is a requirement for practitioners to have skills to deliver more proactive care that is person-centred, and which meets the needs (and expectations) of children and/or adults. This needs to be undertaken in partnership with other services and agencies (statutory and voluntary). The critical importance of joined-up health and social care provision is stressed throughout the Programme with a strong emphasis on the development and understanding of each other's role in integrated delivery. It offers both a stimulating course of study and an NHS Graduate entry route into a large and growing number of Health and Social Care careers. For those wishing to progress onto careers within regulated professions such as Social Work, Nursing or Allied Health Care Professionals such as Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, applicants will be made aware of the opportunities for Graduate entry programmes.

 

The focus of the BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care is to develop employability by ensuring that the education students receive on this course is enabling and creative, whilst reflecting a practical reality.

 

Careers that students can aspire to will include direct employment as well as employment through further study (such as the MA in Health and Social Care leadership and the MSc in Mental Health Well-being and resilience at BGU) or other graduate entry schemes. Other career opportunities exist for example graduate entry programmes into Nursing, Medicine, Allied Healthcare Professional roles, and social work and can be found on Health Careers and Skills for Health websites.

 

Bearing in mind the above, the programme has a strong employability and graduate attributes framework. There will be support for personal, professional and career development, for example through the University’s Development and Career Plan or a similar mode of support at partner institutions.

SECTION E - PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

29. Programme Specific Admission Requirements
In order to be admitted to the Programme applicants will need to achieve between 96-112 UCAS tariff points (from a maximum of four Advanced level qualifications. A range of qualifications meet this requirement such as A/AS Levels, BTEC, Access Courses, International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge Pre-U. Consideration may also be given to those with prior learning with the use of a bridging assessment to confirm suitability. In addition, all students will need an Enhanced Disclosure Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). A successful Enhanced Disclosure is required on commencing the course. If you have recently completed or have studied modules as part of a previous qualification, you may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning in line with the relevant Code of Practice. In addition, bridging assignments are available to enable those seeking direct entry in Level 5 o 6 to meet programme specific Level 4 and 5 learning outcomes. Minimum admissions points for entry to the University are reviewed on an annual basis. For entry requirements refer to the current University online prospectus https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses

30. Programme Specific Management Arrangements 


General
The BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care programme is authored and validated at BGU. It is subject to BGU Codes of Practice and Regulations, including quality assurance, external examining, and awards. The programme will be managed through the Faculty structure at BGU. It will have a named programme leader within the Health and Social Care subject team. Collaborative Partnerships Collaborative, academic partnerships are subject to relevant processes and formal agreements being implemented at institutional level. Where the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care programme is delivered by an external, partner institution, this collaboration is executed under the terms and conditions of individual institutional partnership agreements and the BGU Code of Practice for Collaborative Provision. In keeping with the BGU Code of Practice for Collaborative Provision, whenever the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care programme is delivered collaboratively with a partner institution, the programme leader at the

delivering institution is responsible for the day-to-day organisation of the programme. This involves producing schemes of work and teaching materials, planning and resourcing all teaching, learning and assessment on the programme. The delivering institution will undertake marking and internal moderation. Course timelines and assessment points will be agreed between the delivering institution and BGU, enabling suitable time frames for cross moderation and external examining, and BGU’s Module Boards and Boards of Examiners. BGU will be responsible for ensuring that a suitable External Examiner has been appointed. The named programme leader within the subject team at BGU (or delegated) will act as the subjectspecialist link tutor. Further detail about the specific responsibilities of link tutors and programme leads at collaborative partner institutions are available in the BGU Collaborative Handbook. The effective management and quality assurance of the programme will be further facilitated and supported by the Academic Lead for Flexible and Distributed Learning at BGU, as per the Code of Practice. The effective management and quality assurance of the programme will be further facilitated and supported by the Academic Lead for Flexible and Distributed Learning at BGU, as per the Code of Practice. The programme will adhere to BGU’s Quality Assurance mechanisms and processes including Programme Committee Meetings (three times per year), annual monitoring reports (AMR), and enhancement planning. The programme will adhere to Codes of Practice at BGU/the delivering institution as set out in the institutional agreement. In modules HSC40322, HSC50422 and HSC60322, students will be expected to observe practice guided by an allocated supervisor (See Section 27 – Work-related Learning). A learning agreement plan within the Practice Handbook which is part of the student’s learning portfolio, will be completed by both student and supervisor at beginning of the placement, confirming the learning experience outcomes and action plan. This will then be completed at the end of the placement and signed by the student, supervisor and module leader. This will confirm the hours attended in practice which are essential to enable students to pass the relevant module and provide both the student and Personal Tutor (or equivalent role) with an action plan for future learning such as alignment the Development and Career Plan.
 

31. Staff Responsibilities
The programme leader at the delivering institution is responsible for day-to-day organisation, including producing schemes of work and teaching materials, and planning and resourcing all teaching, learning and assessment on the programme. The programme team at the delivering

institution remains under the leadership and management structures of their employing institution. Module leadership may be delegated, accordingly. In keeping with the BGU Code of Practice for Collaborative Provision, whenever the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care programme is delivered collaboratively with a partner institution, the named programme leader within the subject team at BGU (or delegated colleague) will act as the subject-specialist link tutor. This work will be overseen by the relevant Head of Programmes, on behalf of BGU academic faculty. Further detail about the specific responsibilities of link tutors and programme leads at collaborative partner institutions are available in the BGU Collaborative Handbook. Sharing of teaching resources across institutions delivering the same/similar programmes is considered good practice and is encouraged, wherever possible to enhance the teaching and learning on the programme and promote a positive student experience. The effective management and quality assurance of the programme will be further facilitated and supported by the Academic Lead for Flexible and Distributed Learning at BGU, as per the Code of Practice.

 

32. Programme Specific Academic Student Support
The delivering institution will be responsible for specific academic support related to this programme, such as IT support, access to VLE and other applications, relevant software, and data bases. The delivering institution will be responsible for the conduct of assessment and associated support for students during the assessment process.

 

33. Programme Specific Student Evaluation 
The Programme will be evaluated using the internal feedback systems currently in place at the delivering institution, such as the Bishop Grosseteste University Student Satisfaction Survey (BGUSSS). Other surveys will be utilised where relevant. All external expertise will use student evaluation to further enhance the learning and teaching experience.

The programme complies with current BGU institutional evaluation policies. The delivering institution will enable students to participate in relevant evaluations and surveys. This might be facilitated by BGU, as appropriate to the programme and site of delivery. Under the BGU Code of Practice for Collaborative Provision, where delivered collaboratively, the Programme Committee includes student representation and offers an additional forum for student voice. The delivering institution may augment this with its internal representation and evaluation processes.

SECTION F – MAPPING

ASSESSMENT /OUTCOMES MAP

FINAL AWARD - BSc (Hons) (360 credits total with 120 credits at Level 6, 120 at Level 5 and 120 at Level 4)

Module Code

 

Module Name

 

K&U1

 

K&U2

 

K&U3

 

SPS1

 

SPS2

 

SPS3

 

SPS4

 

IS1

 

IS2

 

IS3

 

TS1

 

TS2

 

TS3

 

TS4

HSC40122

Foundations in Health and Social Care

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC40222

Society and Self across the Life Span

ü

 

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

ü

 

HSC40322

Contemporary perspectives and practice in Health and Social Care

ü

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

ü

 

HSC40422

Introduction to Evidence Informed Practice and Decision Making

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

ü

 

 

 

 

HSC50122

The Law, Ethics and the individual

ü

 

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

HSC50222

Research Skills for Practice

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC50322

Health, Wellbeing and Society: a Global Perspective Locally

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

 

ü

 

 

ü

ü

ü

 

HSC50422

Collaborative Practice in Health and Social Care

ü

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

 

HSC50522

Opt 1

Mental Health, well-being, and resilience

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

HSC50622 Opt 2 (GA

module)

Professional Development

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

HSC60122

Individuality and Diversity:

Meeting Everyone’s Needs

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

HSC60222

Advanced Research Skills

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

HSC60322

Leading Health and Social Care

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

HSC60422

Dissertation

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

HSC60622

Opt 1

Ageing well in the 21st Century

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

HSC60522

Opt 2

Using Research in Practice

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

 

Diploma in Health and Social Care (240 credits total - 120 Credits at level 5 and 120 Credits at Level 4)

 

 

Module Code

 

Module Name

 

K&U1

 

K&U2

 

K&U3

 

SPS1

 

SPS2

 

SPS3

 

SPS4

 

IS1

 

IS2

 

IS3

 

TS1

 

TS2

 

TS3

 

TS4

HSC40122

Foundations in Health and Social Care

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC40222

Society and Self across the Life Span

ü

 

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

ü

 

HSC40322

Contemporary perspectives and practice in Health and Social Care

ü

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

 

HSC40422

Introduction to Evidence Informed Practice and Decision Making

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC50122

The Law, Ethics and the individual

ü

 

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

HSC50222

Research Skills for Practice

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC50322

Health, Wellbeing and Society: A Global Perspective Locally

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

 

ü

 

 

ü

ü

ü

 

HSC50422

Collaborative Practice in Health and Social Care

ü

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

HSC50522

Opt 1

Mental Health, well-being, and resilience

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

HSC50622 Opt 2 (GA

module)

Professional Development

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

 

Certificate in Health and Social Care (120 credits at Level 4)

 

Module Code

 

Module Name

 

K&U1

 

K&U2

 

K&U3

 

SPS1

 

SPS2

 

SPS3

 

SPS4

 

IS1

 

IS2

 

IS3

 

TS1

 

TS2

 

TS3

 

TS4

HSC40122

Foundations in Health and Social Care

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSC40222

Society and Self across the Life Span

ü

 

ü

 

ü

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

 

ü

 

HSC40322

Contemporary Perspectives and Practice in Health and Social Care

ü

 

ü

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

ü

ü

 

ü

 

HSC40422

Introduction to Evidence Informed Practice and Decision Making

ü

 

 

ü

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION G – MAPPING

Graduate Attribute Mapping                                                                                                                                                                                                    MAP 2

Please indicate (with a X) which of the Graduate Attributes that you have considered and where they are considered within the course.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

Attribute

 

 

 

 

 

HSC40122

HSC40222

HSC40322

HSC40422

HSC50122

HSC50222

HSC50322

HSC50422

HSC50522

Opt1

HSC50622

Opt 2

(GA)

HSC60122

HSC60222

HSC60322

HSC60422

HSC60622

Opt 1

HSC60522

Opt 2

GA1 -Academic Literacies

X

 

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

GA2 -Global Citizenship

 

 

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

GA3 - Information Literacy

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

GA4- Digital Fluency

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

 

X

GA5 -Employability

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

GA6 -Being Enterprising

 

 

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

Graduate Attributes

GA1.    Academic Literacies This covers the range of academic skills that you develop through undertaking university-level study.

GA2.    Global Citizenship This is about understanding the global context in which you live, study and work

GA3.    Information Literacy This is about being about to search for, locate, utilise and manage information effectively and ethically

GA4.    Digital Fluency These are the skills and practices of using digital technology effectively for learning, working and participating in society

GA5.    Employability This is all about how best to support you in developing the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes which will enable you to be successful in work and life

GA6.      Being Enterprising  This can be defined as a set of behaviours, attitudes and skills which allow both individuals and groups to create positive change through creativity and innovation

NB the above align to the Employability outcomes on the module specifications

http://www.bishopg.ac.uk/student/careers/graduate-attributes/Pages/default.aspx


 

SECTION H – MAPPING

Approved Modifications to Programme Specification since Approval/Last Review                                                                                    MAP 3

The following log provides a cumulative of minor and major modifications made to the Programme Specification since its approval/last review.

 

QASA Reference

Brief Outline of Light/Minor Modification/ Major Modification

(Light/Minor - include level & title of modules & a brief description of modification)

(Major - include details of change such as new routes, pathways

etc)

Date of QASA Approval (or event)

Approval effective from:

Details of cohort of students who will be affected by the modification

(eg students entering Level 5 from September 2016 onward)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION I – MAPPING

Mapping of PSRB requirements against the Programme                                                                                                                                    MAP 4

The following should be used as a guide to identify and specify all PSRB requirements that have to be met in order to qualify a learner against the PSRB.

 

 

 

PSRB Name/Standard:

PSRB Requirement

Please details requirement of

PSRB here

PSRB Requirement

Please details requirement of

PSRB here

PSRB Requirement

Please details requirement of

PSRB here

PSRB Requirement

Please details requirement of

PSRB here

PSRB Requirement

Please details requirement of

PSRB here

PSRB Requirement

Please details requirement of

PSRB here

Met?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modules Identified

in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evidence of

Requirement met

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location of PSRB Approval

Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Award: BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

  • Course Id: BSCHSC01F22

  • Location: campus

  • Awarding body: Lincoln Bishop University

  • Credit Value: Undergraduate

  • Course Structure: .

  • Accreditation: BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

  • Accreditation No. (QAN): .

  • Duration: 3 years

  • Academic year: 2025-26

  • Mode of Study: Full-Time

  • Language of study: English

  • Course Fees*: £9,535/Year

  • Timetables: Day, Evening and Weekend

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