Foundation Degree Community Health and Wellbeing
Community Health and Wellbeing focuses on interventions that health care workers provide outside of health care establishments. Community Health Workers use strong interpersonal skills to improve access and early signposting in communities.
The Foundation Degree in Community Health and Wellbeing also offers the opportunity to experience University life, study generic study skills elements, along with health and social care modules (which would suit both acute and community practice), achieve 240 CAT points on successful completion and obtain over 200 hours in a supervised, healthcare related practical work placement.
There is also the opportunity to top-up your foundation degree to a full BSc (Hons) qualification with just one additional year of study. Read our Essential Guide for more details.
What you will study
Workplace learning and practical placements are key elements of the Foundation Degree Community Health and Wellbeing which provide essential experience to put the theory you learn in lectures into practice.
Year One: Community Health and Wellbeing course
- Study Skills for Higher Education - 20 credits
- Investigating Health and Wellbeing - 20 credits
- Law, Ethics and Policy - 20 credits
- Employability Skills - 20 credits
- Human Health and Disease - 20 credits
- Contemporary Issues in Health - 20 credits
Year Two: Community Health and Wellbeing course
- Employability Skills (2) and Ethics - 40 credits (compulsory module which requires a satisfactory DBS Check)
- Improving Community Health and Well Being - 20 credits
- Applying Research to Practice - 20 credits
- Health Psychology - 20 credits
- Introduction to Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care - 20 credits
Year Three: Community Health and Wellbeing course
Students have the opportunity to top-up their foundation qualification to a full BSc (Hons) qualification with just one additional year of study.
Top-up modules are:
- Extended Health Project - 40 credits
- Implementing and Evaluating Health Improvement Interventions - 20 credits
- Reducing Health Inequalities - 20 credits
- Professional Development in Health and Social Care - 20 credits
- Train the Trainer (health and social care) - 20 credits (optional)
- Leading and Managing Change in Health and Social Care - 20 credits (optional)
- Introduction to Disaster Healthcare - 20 credits (optional)
Careers
After completing your Community Health and Wellbeing course you can choose to progress to a relevant full degree programme. Options include the chance to top-up your foundation qualification to a full BSc (Hons) qualification with just one additional year of study.
You can also choose to leave with a foundation qualification and pursue the career of your choice in a related area which may include the following:
- Community health work
- Social care
- NHS
- Rehabilitation work
- Private sector
- Application to Nursing, Midwifery or Therapy courses
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