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BA (Hons) Health and Care Management with Foundation Year Arden University
Introduction
The BA (Hons) in Healthcare Management with Foundation Year programme aims to produce graduates who can contribute dynamic leadership and management in an international healthcare context. Our confident and creative alumni will lead on the creation of communities of best social care practice by making a contribution to the development of dynamic, research-informed, values-based practice.
If you want to move your career in healthcare forward with an internationally recognised degree, but you don’t yet have the qualifications required to enter university, then this is the ideal programme for you.
Dual Accreditation
You'll gain a CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management upon completion of your degree, at no additional cost. Plus, this course is endorsed by the Institute of Health & Social Care Management (IHSCM), which means you'll have free membership and access to resources, career networking events, and mentoring opportunities during your studies.
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Curriculum
Foundation Year Modules
- Developing Academic Skills
- Using Numeracy, Data & IT
- Research Skills and Using Information
- Values, Ethics & Working Collaboratively
- Structure of Business
- Technology in Organisations
Year 2
- Skills for Learning in Care
- Social, Political and Environmental Issues in International Healthcare
- Communication and Collaboration in Managing the Professional Environment
- Meeting the Needs of Service Users
- Planning and Managing Resources
- Fostering Dignity and Respect
Year 3
- Financial Control and Budgeting
- Performance Improvement and Management in Health and Social Care
- Public Health
- Health Promotion
- Inter-Agency Working
- Leading Teams in Health and Social Care
Year 4
- Quality Management in a Care Setting
- Business Analysis and Planning
- Global Health and Sustainability
- Project Management and Risk
- Research Methods and Final Project
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this degree can successfully look for roles in social care, with a private healthcare provider, or not-for-profit organisation in a range of settings, including:
- Health service management
- Social care Registered Manager roles
- Service implementation, improvement, or transformation
- Health and care funding opportunities and applications
- Strategy development
- Communications and engagement
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