Community Health and Wellbeing

The Cert HE Community Health and Wellbeing is a 1-year course that offers learners the opportunity to learn more about the important and ever evolving fields of health and social care, public health and wellbeing. Community health focuses on interventions that health care workers provide outside of health care establishments. Community Health Workers use strong interpersonal skills to improve access and early signposting in communities.

This Level 4 course is ideal for students looking to enhance their qualifications and those looking to progress onto other health related degree programmes such as health & social care, nursing, midwifery and other allied health professions

Students will develop an understanding of health and wellbeing, legal and ethical aspects that govern the way we work in health, and an understanding of human health and disease. The Cert HE in Community Health and Wellbeing also offers the opportunity to experience University life, develop strong study skills for higher education, and begin to engage in professional development for health careers.

An Enhanced DBS check is required for this course.

Year 1 modules
• Professional Development 1 – 40 credits
• Study Skills – 20 credits
• Investigating Health & Well Being – 20 credits
• Law, Ethics and Policy – 20 credits
• Human Health and Disease – 20 creditsTeaching
The course is delivered using a variety of methods including lectures, seminars, workshops, group work activities and practical sessions. Teaching is currently 2-days per week. Learners will receive approximately 12 hours per week of classroom contact with an expectation that students do roughly the same amount of individual study outside of the classroom.