BSc Collaborative Health and Social Care

Year overview

Year two of our BSc Collaborative Health and Social Care degree is your passport to a fulfilling and impactful career in the health and social care sector. Join us and become part of a community dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of individuals and communities across Scotland. 

By providing a progression pathway from registerable HNC qualifications in health and social care, NCL, in collaboration with UWS, will support you to elevate your skills and knowledge to new heights, preparing you for the dynamic challenges of the healthcare sector in Scotland and multiple career pathways for the future. 

Entry

To gain entry to this degree programme, you should have successfully achieved a qualification in HNC Social Services or HNC Healthcare Practice.

Learn

This programme mirrors the increasingly intricate landscape within health and social care, providing you the opportunity to delve into the sector in response to shifting demographics and the integration of services. You will learn about the complex and complimentary relationship between health and social care services, and how they can work together to improve and deliver high-quality services to those most in need. The curriculum also acknowledges the transformation in services, both nationally and internationally, emphasising a move towards prevention, person-centred approaches, and the empowerment of individuals. 
 
At the core of this degree is the appreciation for the pivotal role that all professional carers play in service delivery. Nurturing students to take a value-based approach to care in the community, this programme will help you develop transferrable, professional skills to meet the demands of the contemporary workforce.  So, regardless of your future destination within the dynamic and evolving health and/or social care sector, you will cultivate professional knowledge and confidence, empowering you to effectively enhance outcomes for a diverse range of service users. 

The BSc Collaborative Health and Social Care programme will provide students with a range of summative and assessment opportunities in a range of formats. This will include end of module examinations, essays, the creation of case studies, presentations and reports. In addition to an opportunity for you to demonstrate your subject knowledge and understanding, these assessments will also enable you to showcase and develop other core and metaskills, including communication, numeracy, adapting, initiative, collaborating and critical thinking. 

Year overview

This Level 9 course is the next level of the BSc in Collaborative Health and Social Care delivered in conjunction with University of the West of Scotland. To apply you should be progressing through Level 8 of the course. At the end of the year, you will receive the BSc qualification, and there will be a further option to do honours  beyond that should you wish to.

Entry

Completion of Year 2 by the beginning of the course.

Learn

The approach will be hybrid with face-to-face delivery and some online reflecting the model across the degree with UWS.

Units will include:

• Critical Research Appraisal
• Therapeutic Communication
• Context of Integration
• Supporting People Facing Loss
• Contemporary Issues In Health and Social Care
• Living Well with Dementia 

Each of these modules will provide a comprehensive learning experience which will lead you to your chosen pathway of continuation of study or practice.