Health and Social Care Level 4

Unit 1 Academic study skills

• Skills and understanding to study effectively within higher education, in particular, reflective and critical thinking skills.

Unit 2 Communicating in health and social care

• Awareness of different forms of communication used in health and social care settings.
• The importance of effective service delivery.

Unit 3 An introduction to healthcare policy

• Awareness of different influences on healthcare and their effect on the development of policy.
• Evaluation of healthcare policy.
• Examine what are the key contemporary issues for those making policy, providers and those receiving support.

Unit 4 Reflective practice

• Reflective practice in all its forms.
• Reflections on practice and in practice are important concepts in health and social care
• Feed into the idea of self -development linking theory to practice.

Unit 5 Managing people in health and social care

• The processes involved in the recruitment, management and development of people in the health and social care workplace.
• Facilitating change in the organisation.

Unit 6 Sociology: concepts in health and ill health

• Sociological concepts of health and ill health and their application to care practice in health and social care.
• How society is structured in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, social class, family and households and its impact on health and well-being.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a mixture of online assessments and written assignments.

There will be an online assessment for each module. Your online assessments will appear once you have completed each module and these are multiple choice questions.

Once you have completed your module and online assessment, your written assignment details with be released to you. Each written assessment is between 3000 and 5000 words long.

Study method

This course is studied entirely online. You have access to your course materials for up to five years which means you are able to study whenever and wherever you choose.

Tutor support will be available through 1-2-1 skype sessions. You will also have access to interactive and informative webinars from your tutor as well. There is an online social learning forum to help along your study journey.

Course duration

You have up to five years to complete your course which is more than enough time to give you the flexibility to study at your own pace. There is no pressure of tight deadlines.

Each module will take approximately 40 hours of study. There is also an additional 30 to 50 hours of optional study materials available.

Course requirements

You must be at least 18 years of age to enrol onto this course and have completed secondary education.

Course outcome

On successful completion of your assessments and assignments, you will receive your Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care.

This course is equivalent to the first year of a university degree course. You can achieve up to 120 credits towards a degree qualification.

Progression

If you want to progress further, you can choose to study Health and Social Care Level 5 next which is the equivalent of a second-year university degree.

There is also the option to enrol on both levels with our Health and Social Care Level 4 and 5.