
Sharon Amphlett
Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
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UCAS Code:
L540
Level:
Undergraduate
Duration:
3 years full-time
4-6 years part-time
Starting:
September
Fees UK:
Full Time: £9,250 Part Time: £1,465 per 20 credit module Integrated Foundation Year: £6,780
Fees International:
Full Time: £13,000Integrated Foundation Year: £13,000
Location:
Waterside
For questions regarding study and admissions please contact us:
study@northampton.ac.uk
0300 303 2772
Our Social Care and Community Practice degree is offered as a three year course leading to the award of BA (Hons). The degree is designed using real-world material that equips you for employment either within Social Care or working with specific communities.
The programmes has a strong focus on evidence-based practice and it prepares you for a broad range of employment opportunities in the field of social care and working with diverse communities and postgraduate study. You will experience two short shadow placements and an extended placement whilst on the course which will give you relevant practice experience to take to employers.
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You will be taught by academics from a range of backgrounds and work-based experiences. The core concepts that are covered in the degree are Human Rights and Social Justice, respecting diversity and the key skills required to work with a range of Service Users. You will benefit from a short shadow placement in your first year followed by an extended work based placement and reflective experience in the second year of the course.
In your third year of study you will have a short shadow placement as part of the housing module.
By the final year you will be equipped with the skills to work in a variety of Social Care and Community settings, enabling you to be an effective Changemaker, having a truly positive social impact on individuals and communities. You will have explored, understood and analysed specific service user groups and you will have an assured grasp of the link between theory and practice.
The degree has a strong focus on evidence-based practice, setting a solid foundation and excellent academic and professional skills for employment or postgraduate study.
List of modules:
Standard entry requirements apply. A typical offer would be:
We also ask that applicants hold a GCSE (or an equivalent qualification) in English Language at grade C or above.
We welcome international applications and applications from students with a range of non-traditional educational or professional qualifications.
Please note that all student who enrol on the course may be required to complete:
For more more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.
If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.
Admission to this Foundation Framework is normally:
All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:
For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 2021/22 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 2020/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
Travel costs to and from placements, and extra costs associated with placements, may be incurred throughout your studies depending on where you are based.
The course has an optional Placement Year which is negotiated between you and the teaching team. This may extend the duration of your course, however, if you have a specific area of interest this can provide useful additional experience.
For information on the scholarships available to you, please see our scholarships page.
In your third year of study you will have a short shadow placement as part of the housing module.
Successful completion of this course could lead on to one of our postgraduate programmes.
Our postgraduate courses are a great way to enhance the skills you have already learnt. Benefit from our 20% alumni discount on postgraduate fees.
At the University of Northampton, everything we do, from funded trips to paid internships, is to give you everything you need to make a difference when you leave.
If you join this full time degree at Northampton you will receive a laptop when your course begins. The laptops are built to a bespoke custom specification ideal for use in the seminar room, collaborative group work or studying at home.
Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help you to achieve them. We’ll support you to identify the skills you’re learning during your course, find your strengths and secure practical experience so that when it comes to applying for jobs or further study you’ll feel confident in standing out from the crowd. We’ve created the Northampton Employment Promise because we are so confident that if you focus on your studies and complete one of our awards you’ll be highly employable by the time you graduate. Putting you in a great position to secure employment or continue your studies.
To check out the full list of perks visit our Student Perks page.
The Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) offers a new and exciting route into studying for a degree, attracting ambitious and driven students who are willing to learn and advance.
If you have non-standard qualifications or do not quite meet the admissions requirements we can offer you a fantastic opportunity to study a four year programme which includes an Integrated Foundation Year. The Integrated Foundation Year will help you develop the theoretical/practical and academic skills you need, in order to successfully progress to the full award.
Featuring a reduced tuition fee in the first year, our four-year courses will enable you to successfully follow the degree pathway of your choice while gaining essential study skills. The foundation year of your chosen degree will be studied on a full-time basis and is aimed at supporting the transition to higher education. Years two, three and four are then studied as a standard degree programme.
The course will use a range of teaching methods and assessments across the years. Active blended learning with be used across all modules, with group seminars to support this. As you progress through the course you will become more independent in your studies to prepare you for your final project or dissertation.
You will be assessed through coursework, essays, reports, critical reviews, portfolios, online tests, oral presentations, individual and group work.
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Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Education and Society
The degree will prepare you for employment in the field of social care and working with diverse communities. These opportunities are in a wide range of voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations.
You will experience two short shadow placements and an extended placement whilst on the course which will give you relevant practice experience to take to employers.
The Applied Social Care (Joint Honours) degree uses real world material that equips students for employment either within Social Care or working with specific communities.
Our Social Work BA (Hons) aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills and values appropriate for work in a variety of social work settings.
This course aims to support you in developing your own higher level thinking skills such as essay writing, analytical and research skills in the Health and Social Care field.
The course provides you with the key skills needed for working within the health and social care sector.