Integrated Health and Social Care
Take a holistic and contemporary approach to meeting individuals’ health, care and support needs.
Explore how integration between health services, social services and other care providers can be promoted to improve both care experiences and outcomes for individuals.
With an emphasis on person-centred care, and through practical experience, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills to be an effective practitioner in a variety of professional roles within health and social care including mental health, physical disabilities and learning disabilities, safeguarding, and end of life care.
The course highlights a breadth of voices, recognising and responding to inequalities, and includes a cross-cultural and global perspective of care. You'll be ready to practice in a diversity of settings and geographies and able to understand the needs and challenges of different communities and individuals from any background.
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If you want to make a real difference to people’s lives, this health and social care degree could be for you. Hear more from Course Leader Andi Seago.
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Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Course options
Key facts
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- The Body in Health and Disease
- Integration and Multidisciplinary Working
- Fundamentals of Safeguarding Practice
- Inequality and Disadvantage in Health and Social Care
- Professional Practice 1
- Into ARU
- Understanding Learning Disabilities and Physical Disabilities
- Ruskin Module (15 credits)
- Holistic Approaches to Mental Health
- Protection of Children and Young People
- Integrated Care for People with Long-Term Health Conditions
- Professional Practice 2
- Death Dying and End of Life Care
- Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Health and Social Care
- Professional Practice 3
- Undergraduate Major Project *
- Undergraduate Placement Project *
To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.
- Contemporary Issues
- Literacies in Higher Education
- Extended Project
- Into ARU
It's possible to study this course part-time. You'll take the same modules as BSc/BA (Hons) students, but sometimes in a different order or in different years.
As a part-time student you'll typically study for twice as long as full-time students; for example if the BSc/BA (Hons) course takes three years, you can expect to study over six years, though for some courses the part-time length may differ.
Read profiles of teaching and research staff on this course.
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Andi SeagoSenior Lecturer Practitioner
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Dr Stuart HawLecturer in Health Studies
60 Second Seminar
Linda Homan, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, explains how social work involvement can help people be healthier and live longer in this 60 Second Seminar.
Facilities
Join our student community at ARU Peterborough and:
- learn from experienced tutors, who'll provide encouragement and feedback
- benefit from a Personal Development Tutor from day one, who's there to support you throughout your time at university
- access support, should you need it, with study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more.
Careers
What can you do with a health and social care degree?
Employability is at the heart of our Integrated Health and Social Care degree.
Group work, presentations and report writing will help you develop personal qualities such as self-confidence, emotional intelligence, reflectiveness, team working and stress tolerance, which will support your employability when you graduate.
We also focus on global and cultural awareness, supporting you to be able to work cross-culturally.
The course is dual accredited* by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Upon successful completion of the course you will be awarded Foundation Chartered Manager Status, a professional status for aspiring or early-career managers, and you will be eligible to use the credentials ‘fCMgr’, which could help give you an employability advantage.
Our free Employability Service will help you take practical steps to follow your chosen career path, secure jobs, and work experience, or even start your own business.
Graduation doesn’t have to be the end of your time with us. You might decide to stay at ARU and study for a Masters. We’re planning a range of postgraduate degrees at ARU Peterborough, and there is a selection of existing courses in Cambridge and Chelmsford.
*Subject to CMI approval
Employability and personal career development
Informed by employers, our courses support an integrated approach to employability. You’ll have opportunities to develop the skills and abilities they are looking for and gain a deeper understanding of how your academic learning relates to the world of work through Live Briefs and Ruskin Modules.
To amplify your career ambition, you will need to actively dedicate time outside of your studies, whether you choose to explore placements, internships or volunteering. Or you could make a social impact by collaborating with our partner organisations through our volunteer scheme Students at the Heart of Knowledge Exchange (SHoKE). These all give you an edge, providing you with experience that you will be able to evidence on your CV and talk about in interviews.
Our Employability and Careers Service offers a range of expert advice and support to build your unique professional profile, including tailored career appointments, advice on writing your CV, and help to complete job applications. You’ll have 24/7 access to the Careers Centre, our comprehensive online digital resource, which empowers you to start building a Personal Career Development Plan from the very start. Design your future at ARU.
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