BSc (Hons) Health and Care Management with Foundation Year

Designed to equip you with the skills you need to progress to degree-level study, this programme will help you establish a career within the health and social care sector, even if you don’t have the academic qualifications to join a standard undergraduate degree course. 

Course details

Do you want to develop the skills to excel in leadership and management roles across the health and care sector, but aren’t not sure if you’re ready for university study? Then our health and care management degree with an integrated foundation year is the solution you’ve been looking for.
  • Mode of study: 2-3 days a week
  • Intake: Intakes: October, February, May
  • Course length: 4 years
  • Course fee: £9250   per year
  • Location: London campus

Arden University London

Course overview

In addition to being a high quality honours degree, the course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). That means that upon successful completion, you’ll receive the CMI level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership, demonstrating your ability to succeed in health and social care management roles. The course is endorsed by the Institute of Health & Social Care Management (IHSCM) and Skills for Care, meaning it’s recognised for its excellence in teaching both management and health and social care skills, and can serve as a fast-track to professional development.

Benefits

Entry requirements

At least 3 x GCSEs OR 45 credits at Level 2 or equivalent – if your qualifications are older than 3 years we would also ask to see a professional CV.

If you don’t meet these requirements, your application may be considered based on a minimum of 12 months of professional work experience evidenced with a CV and reference.

Careers

With a health and care bachelor’s degree under your belt, you could work in the National Health Service (NHS), in the vast social care sector, with a private healthcare provider, or for a voluntary or not-for-profit organisation in a range of settings, including:

  • Health service management
  • Social care Registered Manager roles
  • Service implementation, improvement, or transformation
  • Health and care funding opportunities and applications
  • Strategy development
  • Communications and engagement
  • Partnership or collaboration building
  • Training needs management
  • Workforce development
  • Service user/patient experience liaison or engagement
  • Quality assessment
  • Health promotion and education
  • Public health initiatives
  • System design and implementation
  • Digital health enterprises
  • Data planning

Modules

You have 4-12 years to complete this course, meaning you can take up to 3 years to complete each level. Most of our students, however, aim to complete the course within 4-8 years.

  • Using Numeracy, IT and Data
  • Research Skills and Using Information
  • Values, Ethics and Working Collaboratively
  • Developing Academic Skills
  • Structure of Business
  • Technology in Organisations
  • Essential Skills for Health & Care Management
  • Meeting the Needs of Service Users
  • Planetary Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Supporting Dignity and Respect Through Ethical Principles and Theories 
  • Communication & Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Leadership Theory & Concepts for Health & Care Management 
  • Fundamentals of Health & Care Finance 
  • Public Health 
  • Resource Planning in Multidisciplinary Working 
  • Digital Health Leadership 
  • Evidence Based Practice 
  • Global Health and Sustainability 
  • Health Analytics and Planning
  • Total Quality Management in Health & Care
  • Project Management
  • Final Project