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Foundation Year Health, Sport and Social Care Foundation
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Qualification
Foundation
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
1 Years
Course summary
- Develop your personal and professional skills in readiness for degree-level study.- Explore a range of contemporary health issues to enhance your knowledge of the health and social care sectors.- Acquire an important foundation of knowledge and skills in science or social science.- Prepare for a degree in adult or mental health nursing, operating department practice, radiotherapy and oncology, or learning disability nursing and social work.This course is suitable if you don’t meet the entry requirements for undergraduate health and social care courses. During the foundation year, you will learn together with students who will be progressing on to a range of health courses as well as students aiming to progress on to a range of sport related courses too. You will develop your skills and academic knowledge in readiness for degree-level study.
How you learnAll our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.In the foundation year, you build your knowledge alongside developing your academic skills. You'll gain valuable skills in information gathering, project and self-management, written and oral communication, and digital work. You will explore a range of contemporary issues affecting the health of the nation, and consider the impact of current health policy and the delivery of care.You receive face-to-face feedback regularly during your modules in order to prepare you for the completion of your assessments. This will be via tasks set for you to undertake in the module seminars or in your independent study time.You learn through:- lectures- seminars- tutorials- project supervision- practical classes and workshops
Applied learningLive projectsYou will have a chance to investigate an area of interest in more detail by completing a project. This will allow you to obtain a deeper knowledge of the core principles in science or social science as relevant to your chosen degree course.
Networking opportunitiesYou are encouraged to make contact and develop relationships throughout the foundation year with students and staff as relevant to your study area. You can make contact with departments and societies via events or social media.Adult Nursing@ShuAdultNursingMen in Nursing Together (MINT)@MINTnursingBSc Mental Health Nursing@SHUMentalHealthBSc Operating Department Practice (who also hold and annual event)@ODPSHUBSc Radiotherapy and Oncology@SHURadiotherapySheffield Hallam Student's Union Radiography Society@SHSURadSocBSc Learning Disability Nursing & Social Work@answ_shu
BSc Radiotherapy and Oncology@SHURadiotherapy
Sheffield Hallam Student's Union Radiography Society@SHSURadSoc
BSc Learning Disability Nursing & Social Work@answ_shu
Application deadline
29 January
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£ 16,655per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
UCAS Points : 64
This must include at least 24 (Grade D) from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:DDE at A Level.MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma.Pass overall from a T level qualification with D or E from core.A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.
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