Continued Professional and Personal Development (30 credits)
Prepare to study at university, with a focus on health subjects. You'll learn key skills such as research, writing, and critical thinking. You'll build on what you already know and your past experience. By reflecting on your learning, your confidence will grow. You'll gain the skills you need to do well in your studies and future career.
Foundations of Health Science and Wellbeing (30 credits)
Learn about the main mental and physical challenges that affect people and communities. Examine how social factors and health differences affect some groups more than others. This includes people in local and military communities. You'll also explore the experiences of service leavers, veterans, and their families. You'll then learn about ways to reduce these differences and improve wellbeing.
Foundations in Healthcare Numeracy and Medication Management (30 credits)
Build your confidence and skills in using maths in healthcare. You'll learn why numbers are important for keeping patients safe. This is especially true when working out and giving medication. Through online learning and assessment, you'll develop key maths skills. These are useful for nursing and other health roles. You'll also learn how accurate calculations help prevent mistakes and improve patient care.
Health Project (30 credits)
Ever wondered how health projects start in hospitals, public health, or education settings?
Choose a topic related to your interests or career goals and design your own health project. You'll create an academic poster to share your ideas. Along the way, you'll build skills in planning, presenting, and explaining your ideas. These skills are important if you want to make a difference in health and social care.
You may be able to use Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) or Recognition of Prior Experiental Learning (RPEL) for some modules. This will depend on your qualifications and experience. For more information, please contact Terry McDermott-Moses at terry.mcdermott-moses@sunderland.ac.uk(opens in new tab).
