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Buckinghamshire New University

Wycombe , England ,United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care

If you have successfully completed a Foundation Degree, HND or a Level 5 Leadership and Management/Health and social care NVQ and are currently working in this sector, this degree could be the perfect option for you.
We will develop your skills and further your career opportunities, encouraging you to find and fulfil your personal goals. Gain the opportunity to work alongside your study and apply your learning to your workplace in your assessed work.

If you are thinking about working in teaching or training, social work, safeguarding, management, planning, and lead roles in Health and Social Care or you currently work in this field then you will know there are a wide range of different and often complex tasks that impact your day to day responsibilities.

Studying at a higher education institution such as Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) can help you improve your effectiveness, save time and plan collaboratively to more efficiently manage your workload.

If you are a student at BNU and recently completed your foundation year course, this one-year course can enable you to gain a university degree at BA level and is a perfect next step on your journey.

This course will build upon your knowledge and provide a full degree level understanding of your chosen subject. We have designed your course to properly fulfil the needs of the healthcare sector and cover a range of important subjects in any health or social care role.

Campus Information

High Wycombe Campus

At our High Wycombe Campus you’ll be in the heart of the action. As our main campus, it is home to a range of state-of-the-art facilities, such as personal Art & Design workspaces, Aviation Simulator, Gym and Film and TV Studios.

Intakes

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Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

On successful completion of this programme, you will have further opportunities in career progression, these include the possibility of seeking management positions more effectively within the health and social care sector (including private, voluntary and statutory organisations), and positions in the training of health and social care. You are also well-placed, on successful completion, to pursue further academic development via postgraduate routes such as our MSc Social Work course or MSc Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding.

Some of the careers you could pursue after graduation:

Trainer in Health and Social Care
Teaching assistant/SENCO
Social work support assistant
Assistant Occupational Therapist or Physio Therapist
Senior support worker/ Senior health care assistant
Youth worker
Nursery or playgroup worker/leader
Voluntary sector worker

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
  • 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

We require successful completion of a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 with an overall average of 65% or above.

Mathematics entry requirements

Students need the equivalent of GCSE Mathematics grade C/4.

English language requirements

Students are not required to provide an English Certificate if they achieve a score of  65% or above on the English Language subject of their a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12.

A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 80 - 104

A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required and a typical offer also requires GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4. Every application is considered on an individual basis.

IELTS Academic / IELTS for UKVI

6.0 (5.5)

Pearson Test of English

50 (42)

TOEFL iBT

72 overall

17 in Listening, 17 in Writing, 20 in Speaking, 18 in Reading