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Health and Social Care courses

This is a list of all the modules available for study as standalone courses in Health and Social Care. Please note that this is an alphabetical list. You should not study these courses in this order.

OU modules are planned on the assumption that you will study progressively from one study level to the next, starting at Level 1. Modules at Level 2 and Level 3 assume that you are suitably prepared for study at this level. If you want to study a module as a standalone course, you don't need to start at Level 1 but you do need to have adequately prepared yourself for OU study in some other way. Check with advisory staff at our Student Registration & Enquiry Service to make sure that you are sufficiently prepared.

Course title (code) Level Points Next Start
Adult health, social care and wellbeing (K217) 2 60 Oct 2012
Adulthood, ageing and the life course (K319) 3 60 Feb 2013
An introduction to health and social care (K101) 1 60 Oct 2012
Biological psychology: exploring the brain (SD226) 2 30 Feb 2013
Challenging ideas in mental health (K272) 2 30 Oct 2012
Communication in health and social care (K309) 3 60 Feb 2013
Death and dying (K260) 2 30 Feb 2013
Dementia care (K235) NEW 2 30 Oct 2012
Developing your leadership potential (K344) 3 30 Nov 2012
Diabetes care (SK120) 1 15
Diverse perspectives on mental health (K225) 2 30 Feb 2013
Effective practice in youth justice (K208) 2 60 Oct 2012
Enhancing the patient experience (K342) 3 30 May 2013
Enhancing your healthcare practice (K117) 1 60 Sep 2012
Exploring practice (K316) 3 60 Feb 2013
Extending your contribution to healthcare practice (K236) NEW 2 60 Nov 2012
Foundations for effective practice in youth justice (K115) 1 60 Oct 2012
Foundations for social work practice (KYJ113) 1 60 Jan 2013
Foundations for social work practice (KZW113) 1 60 Jan 2013
Infectious disease and public health (SK320) 3 30 Feb 2013
Introducing health sciences: a case study approach (SDK125) 1 30 Oct 2012
Introduction to sport, fitness and management (E112) 1 60 Oct 2012
Managing care (K303) 3 60 Oct 2012
Mentorship and assessment in health and social care settings (K320) 3 30 Nov 2012
Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice (K311) 3 60 Feb 2013
Research with children and young people (EK310) 3 60 Feb 2013
Science and theory into practice: exercise instruction (EXF223) 2 90 Sep 2012
Science and theory into practice: sports coaching (EXC223) 2 90 Sep 2012
Signals and perception: the science of the senses (SD329) 3 30
Social work with children, young people and families in Scotland (K229) 2 30 Feb 2013
Sport and exercise psychology: a case study approach (E233) 2 30 Oct 2012
The early years: developing practice (E100) 1 60 Oct 2012
The law and social work in England and Wales (K270) 2 60 Feb 2013
The law and social work in Scotland (K207) 2 60 Feb 2013
The science of the mind: investigating mental health (SDK228) 2 30 Oct 2012
Understanding cancers (SK123) 1 15 Jan 2013
Understanding cardiovascular diseases (SK121) 1 15 Sep 2012
Understanding children and young people (Y176) 1 15 Jun 2012
Understanding health (Y178) 1 15 Jun 2012
Understanding human nutrition (SK183) 1 10 May 2012
Understanding the autism spectrum (SK124) 1 15 Nov 2012
Working and learning in sport and fitness (E113) 1 60 Oct 2012
Working for health (K203) 2 60 Oct 2012
Working together for children (KE312) 3 60 Feb 2013
Working with children and young people in trouble (K116) 1 60 Oct 2012
Working with children, young people and families (K218) 2 60 Oct 2012
Youth justice: theory, research and practice (K209) 2 60 Oct 2012
Youth: perspectives and practice (KE308) 3 60 Feb 2013

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