BSc (Hons) Health Studies

Key facts

• All courses have a practice-based or practice-related element which aids learning and develops your skills in real situations
• You will be taught by experienced healthcare practitioner lecturers who have additional specialist higher qualifications
• On some modules or programmes, if you are employed within Wales you may, by application to both the university and an NHS employer, be given a Welsh Government (WG) funded place. Further details on application.
• The Specialist Community Public Health Nursing degrees lead to registration on Part III of the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council Register. Successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice allows you to record your qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Successful completion of either course allows you to record the V100 Community Nurse Prescribing qualification

Course content

BSc (Hons) Health Studies

For practitioners without a graduate qualification, the BSc Health Studies provides the opportunity to study a range of clinically and professionally focused modules.

Modules

Level 3

Core

• The Process of Enquiry (20 credits)
• Dissertation (40 credits)

Options

• Leadership and Professional Issues (20 credits) 
• Chronic Disease Management (20 credits)
• Minor Illness (20 credits)
• Management of Coronary Heart Disease (20 credits)
• Palliative Care (20 credits)
• Community Nurse Prescribing (V100) (10 credits)
• Staff Nurse Prescribing (V150) (20 credits) 
• Independent Prescribing (V300) (40 credits) 
• Mentoring and Assessing in Clinical Practice (20 credits) 
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (30 credits)
• Health Promotion and Education (10 credits)

Students also may take ‘negotiated’ modules up to 60 credits which allow them to either agree a bespoke programme with the module leader or undertake a module designed for a group of students on a specific topic.  Please contact to discuss available opportunities.

Career opportunities

• The content of all degrees is aligned to professional development within a career pathway
• Completing a degree will increase opportunities both in the NHS and the independent sector. You’ll also be able to bring new knowledge and skills to the role you’re already working in
• Some courses also lead to a qualification to work within a chosen specialism

Course duration

Part-time

Min. two years, max. five years

Entry requirements and applying

To access the BSc (Hons) Health Studies you must be a registered health professional, hold a Diploma of Higher Education in a health or health-related subject or equivalent credit. Additional requirements apply to prescribing modules.