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Health and Social Care (R26)

Course details
  • 1 Study option
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Distance Learning
Awarded by:
The Open University

Course summary

This degree provides you with a sound and critical understanding of health and social care policy, theory, and practice, which is essential in today's fast-changing care sector. Professionals at all levels need to be proactive and flexible to succeed, and through your studies you’ll gain the skills needed for effective practice in a diverse, multidisciplinary environment. You’ll learn how ethical, legal, social, economic, and political factors influence the provision and development of services. You will also develop the critical and analytical skills that underpin evidence-based practice.

Key features of the course

  • Applies new ideas to real life issues and situations that affect us all

  • Helps you to develop as an independent and reflective learner

  • Explores the context and processes of change

  • Develops new ways of working across agency and professional boundaries

How to apply

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Application codes

Institution code:
O11

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