How will
I learn during this Health, Education
and Social Care Foundation Year course?
The Health, Education and Social Care Foundation Year is taught over two semesters and will be completed in one academic year. The course will provide you with a strong grounding in fundamental debates, theory and practice, alongside research skills that are relevant to health, education, and social care. It will enhance your theoretical knowledge of the wider determinants of health, education and social care and provide you with transferable skills relevant to further undergraduate study in these subject areas.
The modules within the course will develop your understanding of collaboration and professionalism, fostering team working, adaptability and academic study skills which are fundamental to future study and employment.
If you are an international student, you will have access to Academic Language Skills (ALS) sessions to help you develop your academic language, writing and study skills. These sessions will run throughout the course.
Furthermore, you will be continually assessed throughout the foundation year which will provide a gradual development of your ability and self-confidence. Assessment methods will be both formative and summative, to measure not only your learning, but to help shape it and develop your intellectual ability. Overall, assessments are designed to motivate you, stimulate your interest and challenge you to develop your academic and creative skills.