Health Sciences
BA (Honours) Health and Social Care
The Open University, United Kingdom
- Degree
- Bachelor's
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
This honours degree covers human health and disease, the functions of the human body through anatomy and physiology, and how illnesses are prevented, diagnosed and treated. Practical skills are taught through OpenSTEM Labs and, in some cases, extended reality. It is studied by distance learning.
Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time (360 credits) | Intake: February 2027, October 2027 | Study mode: part-time distance learning | Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Modules include Science and health: an evidence-based approach, Human biology: a body in balance, Investigating human health and disease, Clinical laboratory diagnostics, Health and disease: a biomedical approach and Translational medicine, plus a science project module.
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. Stage 1 comprises Science and health: an evidence-based approach (SDK100) and Human biology: a body in balance (SK190), and students are advised to check they are ready to study them.
Domestic applicants: GBP 4,088 a year. Tuition for students in England as shown on the course page (current price); part-time study over 6 years; per-year fee Source
Intake: February 2027, October 2027
Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time (360 credits)
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
Health Sciences
The Open University, United Kingdom
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