Health & Social Care Level 3

Course Overview

The Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care provides an entry into many health or social care occupations and related degree courses.

It will help you develop your knowledge, skills and practical experience to prepare for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career and higher education in health or social care.

This programme promotes a wide range of academic and vocational skills that employers and universities are looking for.

Modules

Core Modules

• Human Lifespan Development
• Working in Health and Social Care
• Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
• Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
• Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs

 Additional Modules

• Physiological Disorders and their Care
• Nutritional Health
• Health Psychology

Entry requirements

• Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including GCSE English Language or Maths.

or

• A Level 2 BTEC Diploma at grade Merit or above and GCSE English Language or Maths at grade 4 or above.

Additional information

You will need a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check. Click here for more information.

Please note that some health-related degree courses also require grade C/4 or above in GCSEs Maths and/or Science.

Why should I choose USP College?

• Be part of our College Company Care Ready. Complementing your time in college, you will also learn the ropes through work experience and shadowing placements in organisations such as Summer care, Oakdale Residential Home and Basildon and Southend Hospitals.
• Guest lectures from a range of Health & Social Care professionals, including: Nurses, Midwives, Paramedics, Therapists and Social Workers.
• Trips to complement the course might include: Thorpe Park (linked to health and safety), Colchester Zoo (linked to equality and diversity), the Science Museum (linked to anatomy and physiology) and Anglia Ruskin University (linked to Higher Education progression).
• Work placement forms a mandatory part of the course. You will have opportunities to go into various settings including nurseries, schools, nursing homes and day centres to complete the work experience requirement of the course.

What could I do next?

You can continue your studies by entering Higher Education in specific career related programmes like Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Social Work or Occupational Therapy.

Alternatively, you could choose to study related degree courses in subjects such as Psychology, Sociology, Health Studies or Public Health.

You could also progress directly to employment in one of the many Health & Social Care support job roles, such as: Care Worker, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Maternity Support Worker, Medical Laboratory Assistant, Social Care Assistant or Phlebotomist.

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