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Overview
Course Length: | 1 Year Full-Time, 2 Years Part-Time |
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Start Dates: | September 2022, September 2023 |
Subjects: | Health and Social Care |
Location: | Edge Hill University |
This is a Level 6 conversion programme, giving you the opportunity to progress from a foundation degree (or equivalent) to an honours degree in a relevant subject.
To support the challenges of the Children’s Workforce reform, this conversion degree has been developed to give you the opportunity to develop additional skills, knowledge and competencies within the new integrated children’s services.
You will enhance your skills in critical analysis and research with the ability to recognise how that information can be interpreted and applied to future working situations. The programme also provides an opportunity to enhance your skills in reflective practice and learn to work across professional and traditional boundaries, meeting the challenges of perpetual change.
If you want to progress your career in a range of settings in early years, children’s or young people’s services, this is the course for you.
In Depth
What will I study?
There are two subject specific core modules on the programme, ‘Safeguarding Children and Young People’ and ‘Health and Wellbeing in Children and Young People’.
These modules are directed towards those who work with children and young people in educational, social or health care settings. One module focuses on Every Child Matters and the current safeguarding agenda to enable children to reach their potential, the other covers the major determinants affecting the health economic and social well-being of children, young people and their families. You will address inequalities and explore interventions aimed at tackling such inequalities to ensure that the best outcomes are afforded to children and young people.
You will also study a compulsory research module, learning the research methodologies and skills required to complete a core dissertation.
The programme is completed with a further 20 credit module which enables you to explore areas such as the current safeguarding agenda, legislation around vulnerable children and young people, or leadership styles and management processes.
How will I study?
You will learn through a variety of methods, including seminars, lectures, work-based learning and tutorials.
How will I be assessed?
As you progress through the assessment process you will develop increasing levels of skills in analysing and critiquing the literature. You will acquire research methods and an ability to recognise how that information can be interpreted and applied to future working situations.
Assessment will be undertaken through assignments and a seminar presentation, further developing your communication and public speaking skills.
Who will be teaching me?
You will be taught by a module team which consists of senior lecturers with comprehensive experience within a variety of health, community and other social contexts of children’s services, together with staff who are research active within the subject area.
Facilities
The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine is one of the leading providers of education and training for health and social care professionals in the North West of England.
Offering some of the best facilities for health, social care and medicine students in the country, the outstanding teaching and learning resources include leading edge clinical skills facilities, an 860-seat lecture theatre, and a variety of teaching rooms and social learning spaces.
Timetables
You can expect to receive your timetable at enrolment. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day or evening of the week.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information, however our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Modules
Expand AllCompulsory modules:
HUG3100Dissertation (30 credits)
HUG3114Health, Economic and Social Wellbeing of Children and Young People (30 credits)
HUG3113Protecting Children and Young People at Risk (20 credits)
HUG3263Research Methodology (20 credits)
You will select one of the following optional modules:
HEA3065Negotiated Learning Shell (20 credits)
HUG3109Safeguarding Children and Young People (20 credits)
HUG3138Vulnerable Children, Young People And The Law (20 credits)
Entry Criteria
Entry Requirements
You are normally required to demonstrate 120 credits at level 5 or equivalent, i.e. you should have completed a Foundation Degree in Integrated Practice (Early Years and Children or Young People), or other relevant foundation degree or DipHE, for example a DipHE in Nursing.
Career Prospects
What are my career prospects?
This programme provides a valuable qualification and additional knowledge and skills for people wanting to progress their career in a range of settings in early years, children’s or young people’s services.
It is an equally valuable professional development programme for if you are already working in these areas and wish to enhance your future career prospects.
Finance
Tuition Fees
If you are a prospective UK student who will be joining this conversion degree on a full-time basis in academic year 2022/23, the tuition fee will be £9,250.
If you are a prospective UK student who will be joining this conversion degree on a part-time basis in academic year 2022/23, the tuition fee will be £77 per credit. This is equivalent to £1,540 per 20 credit module. 120 credits are required to complete a conversion degree.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees, in line with Government policy, in subsequent academic years as you progress through the course.
Financial Support
Subject to eligibility, UK students joining this conversion degree can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from the Government to cover the full cost of tuition fees. UK students enrolling on the programme may also be eligible to apply for additional funding to help with living costs.
For comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students joining this programme in academic year 2022/23, together with details of how to apply for potential funding, please view our Money Matters 2022/23 guide for your intended mode of study.
- Money Matters 2022/23 Full-Time: www.edgehill.ac.uk/conversionfinance2022
- Money Matters 2022/23 Part-Time: www.edgehill.ac.uk/conversionfinance2022pt
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals should ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Please see www.edgehill.ac.uk/eufinance for further details.
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How to Apply
There is an online application process for this programme.
Visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/applydirect to access the relevant online application form and to find out more about the application process.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about this programme or what it’s like to study at Edge Hill University, please contact:
- Course Enquiries
- Tel: 01695 657000
- Email: [email protected]
If you would like to talk to the programme leader about the course in more detail, please contact:
- Toni Bewley
- Tel: 01695 657312
- Email: [email protected]
Course Changes
Expand All This tab outlines any material changes to course content, programme structure, assessment methods, entry criteria, and modes of study or delivery, implemented in the past two years. Future material changes will be added here as amends are made to course information.Covid-19 - Integrated Children & Young People’s Practice Essential Information
Integrated Children & Young People’s Practice Course Statement
Weekly delivery to consist of five hours of onsite teaching supported by three hours of online learning, comprising synchronous (seminar and tutorial) and asynchronous (lecture) learning activities and academic support.Teaching and Learning at Edge Hill University in 2020
In this video Pro Vice-Chancellor, Lynda Brady, answers your questions and explains how teaching will work when you join us at Edge Hill University in September.
Campus Facilities at Edge Hill University in 2020
In this video Pro Vice-Chancellor, Lynda Brady, explains how we’re preparing the campus for your arrival in September and the facilities that will be available.