Shortened BA/BSc (Honours) Health and Social Care
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Degree
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Made up of
- 120 credits
Description
Please note that this Shortened BA/BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care is only available until 31 December 2012. In order to claim your qualification you must have completed the required 120 credits by this time. The faculty is no longer accepting new applications for the Shortened BA/BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care.
If you do not expect to complete the Shortened BA/BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care before the end of 2012, you can apply for credit transfer to the ‘long’ version of the BA/BSc (Honours) Health and Social Care (B18) for any previous study undertaken. Please note that the B18 qualification has a ten-year time limit. This means that at the point of graduation all study – including that for which credit transfer is applied – must have been completed within the past ten years.
If you have any questions about your eligibility for this qualification please contact the Credit, Qualifications and Ceremonies Centre on +44(0) 1908 653003 or by email.
This degree is for holders of a Diploma in Social Work or a Diploma of Higher Education in a relevant subject, who are also qualified health care professionals (e.g. nurses, social workers, midwives, occupational therapists, health visitors) and who wish to ‘top-up’ their existing 240 CATS points to the BA/BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care.
How to register
Registration is not yet open for this qualification. For an autumn 2012 start, registration opens on 27 March 2012. If you would like to register your interest, you can order our free guide to studying in 2012.
Career relevance and employability
All the modules in this degree course put emphasis on crossing professional boundaries with a focus on the perspectives of the service user. This means that it’s closely attuned to priorities in the health and social care sectors and the NHS modernisation agenda. The degree will be of interest to anyone who works, or has a particular interest, in health, social work or social care in the statutory, voluntary or private sectors.
There is more information about how OU study can improve your employability in the OU’s Employability Statement from our Careers Advisory Service. You can also read or download our publication OU study and your career and look at our subject pages to find out about career opportunities.
Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Key skills
Read more detailed information about the learning outcomes, and how they are acquired through teaching, learning and assessment methods.
Credit for previous study elsewhere
If you have already completed some successful study at higher education level at another institution we may be able to give you credit that you can count towards this Open University qualification. Further details will be available when registration opens for this qualification.
Classification of your degree
On successful completion of the required number and type of modules you will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health and Social Care degree. Your honours degree will be classified either as first-class honours, upper second-class honours, lower second-class honours or third-class honours. Your degree will be classified on the basis of your study of Open University modules only (the class of your DipHE will not affect the class of your degree). You will have the opportunity to attend a degree ceremony.
Fees 2012
See fees and funding options for study from September 2012.
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