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The programme leading to the Foundation Degree (Science) in Health and Social Care shall be of two years' duration if studied full-time or three years's duration if studied part-time using the recommended flexible organisation of units. The maximum period of registration shall normally be five years. This period of registration will incorporate periods of suspension of studies. |
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Candidates for admission must satisfy the Regulations for Admission to Degree Courses as specified in Section IV of the General Regulations. Due to the'widening participation' aim of the programme, candidates may be accepted with a range of vocational and academic qualifications or relevant experience. All candidates are considered on their merit and must be aged 18 or above by the commencement of the course. |
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Admission to, and continuation on, the course is subject to specific health requirements (consistent with the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995). This is to comply with statutory requirements laid down by the Health Act (1999). Prospective students are given the opportunity to declare health problems or disabilities on application. All students will be subject to an occupational health check and must be declared fit for practice placements. |
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Admission to, and continuation on, the course is subject to consideration of any criminal convictions. The programme is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1986). This is to comply with statutory requirements laid down by the Health Act (1999). Prospective students are required to declare any criminal convictions on application. All students will be subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check. |
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Students employed in health or social care settings may register for individual modules as part of a Continuing Professional Development Plan and, on satisfactory completion of that module, may be awarded the appropriate credit. |
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In order to qualify for the award of the Foundation Degree (Science) in Health and Social Care candidates must:
- have satisfied the entry requirement;
- have followed the two year curriculum and passed all the required assessments and examinations;
- have completed to pass-level all practical work, work-based learning placements and other coursework as required.
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Progress from one year of the course to the next will depend on the successful completion of the appropriate examination and coursework requirements and the satisfactory completion of all work-based learning placements. |
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The first year of the curriculum shall extend over one academic year and comprise of the following units of study:
- Personal Development Planning 1
- Safe Practice
- World of Work 1 - Working with People
- World of Work 2 - Working in Practice
- World of Work 3 - Working on a Project
- Fundamental Clinical Science
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Students who are successful at all level one assessments but are unable to complete their full degree studies shall be eligible for the exit award of a Certificate (Higher Education) in Health and Social Care Studies. |
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The second year of the curriculum shall extend over one academic year and comprise of the following units of study for the specialist pathways of either Health and Social Care, Children's and Families' Services, Mental Health or Learning Disability, or Rehabilitation:
- Interprofessional Learning Unit 1
- Clinical Science
or
- Sociology and Social Policy
- Using Evidence in Decision Making
- Engagement and Assessment
- Applying Evidence
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and the matching pdp module for the pathway:
- Personal Development Planning in Health and Social Care
- Personal Development Planning in Children's and Families' Services
- Personal Development Planning in Mental Health or Learning Disability
- Personal Development Planning in Rehabilitation
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or one of the following Profession Specific (PS) pathways: |
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PS1: Profession Specific Pathway in Social Work
- Interprofessional Learning Unit 1
- Professional Development: Thinking and Doing Social Work
- Introductory Social Work: Context and Concerns
- Introductory Social Work: Oppression, Participation and Empowerment
- Introduction to Quantitative Methods
- Transformations of the Modern World
PS2: Profession Specific Pathway in Podiatry
- Interprofessional Learning Unit 1
- Personal Development Planning in Profession Specific Pathways
- Foundation Sciences 1
- Foundation Sciences 2
- Functional Anatomy
- Clinical Practice 1
- Clinical Management 1
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PS3: Profession Specific Pathway in Physiotherapy
- Interprofessional Learning Unit 1
- Personal Development Planning in Profession Specific Pathways
- Moving and Handling
- Foundation Sciences 1
- Foundation Sciences 2
- Human Movement
- Applied Anatomy
- Neuromuscularskeletal
- Foundations of Clinical Management
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Clinical Practice
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PS4: Profession Specific Pathway in Occupational Therapy
- Interprofessional Learning Unit 1
- Personal Development Planning in Profession Specific Pathways
- Moving and Handling
- Foundation Sciences 1
- Foundation Sciences 2
- Principles and Practice of OT
- Psychosocial Sciences
- Moving and Handling
- Clinical Practice B
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PS5: Profession Specific Pathway in Nursing
- Interprofessional Learning Unit 1
- Nursing: Foundation in Professional Studies
- Nursing: Foundation in Social Sciences
- Nursing: Foundation in Nursing Practice
- Nursing: Foundation in Life Sciences
- Nursing: Foundation in Study Skills
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PS6: Profession Specific Pathway in Audiology
- Interprofessional Learning Unit 1
- Basic Sound Perception
- Basic Pathophysiology of Hearing and Balance
- Basic Hearing Assessment
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Audiovestibular System
- Clinical Practicum
- Basic Physics, Acoustics and Instrumentation
- Introduction to Disability
- Principles of Rehabilitation for Adults with Hearing Difficulties
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Any student who experiences grave or terminal illness/injury which prevents them from continuing on their programme of study and achieving graduation can be offered a posthumous or aegrotat degree named Fd(Sc) in Health and Social Care. |
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The outline of the content of each unit shall be specified in the Unit Profiles and made available to students in the programme and unit handbooks. |
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In each year, students shall be examined by means of in-course assessments, work-based learning assessments and formal examinations. A c andidate who fails to satisfy the examiners will normally be re-examined during the second semester or the following summer vacation. Failure at re-examination will normally result in a recommendation for termination of course. Under normal circumstances only one opportunity to re-take assessment will be permitted. |
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In order to progress from one level of the programme to the next, students must successfully complete the appropriate examination and coursework requirements, work-based learning placements and other practical work in the particular level of study. |
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In exceptional circumstances, the Board of Examiners may allow the retake of an entire academic level although this opportunity will be permitted on only one occasion and is subject to the payment of fees through the normal contract arrangements. |
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Where a fail mark has been recorded by the Board of Examiners and where medical or other exceptional and substantial circumstances have affected a candidate's performance, the candidate may be granted a concessionary attempt at the examination or part thereof without recording the previous attempt. |
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To graduate from the programme, students must have satisfactorily completed all components including the required work-based learning placement components. |
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Following the Board of Examiners, a list of successful candidates will be issued with their full names in alphabetical order. |
