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BSc (Hons) Health and Community Care at Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Enhance your clinical skills and elevate your career prospects in healthcare by progressing to degree level with this health and community care top-up course. As a registered nurse or other qualified healthcare professional, you’re already making a difference. This campus-based health and community care top-up course takes your impact further, building on your existing qualification as you progress to a full BSc (Hons) degree.

Faculty: School of Health  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 20 Sep 2027  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Professional Portfolio Development in the Context of Health & Community Care, Global Perspectives, Legal & Ethical Practice in Health & Community Care, Evidencing Professional Learning, Management of the Research Process.

Career pathways

By the time you graduate, you’ll have more than a healthcare degree. You’ll have the confidence, critical thinking skills, and professional insight to take the next step in your career. Roles include Health service manager, Community development worker, Health promotion specialist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should either have a HND, Foundation degree or an equivalent award of 120 level 5 credit points in the cognate subjects of Health Care, Nursing (Acute and Community), Health and Social Care, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics or Radiography or an award in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for. Applicants who do not meet this academic requirement are advised to undertake the Professional Profile Development module in order to apply for recognition of prior (experiential) learning. All students will normally have been working, in paid or unpaid employment, within health and/or community care for at least one year, as students need to be able to reflect on their experience and relate theory with practice. Your supporting statement forms part of the selection process and must include the following: Evidence of recent professional development/study Experience of working with different patient/client groups Demonstrate your understanding of current policies affecting the sector and potential implications for service delivery All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; All applicants should satisfy our University English language requirements. GCSEs GCSE English Language at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £10050. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,345 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £17345. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://myapplication.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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