Four year Health Foundation Pathway BSc launched
The School of Human and Health Sciences has launched an exciting opportunity to study via the new Health Foundation Pathway.
Through this Pathway students will study Year 0 (Foundation Year) of the Health and Social Care with Foundation Year BSc (Hons), a four-year course.
This Pathway offers an alternative route into higher education and allows students to develop the skills and knowledge for academic success.
Successfully completing Year 0 of the Health and Social Care with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) gives students the chance to apply for Year 1 of a number of other courses including criminology, health professions, psychology, and sport. There is also the opportunity to progress, after completing the four-year course, into diverse careers including youth work, housing, domestic violence, social prescribing, and drug and alcohol support.
In Year 0, students will complete the following five modules:
- Preparing for Study: Foundations for Academic Success
- Preparing for Study: Research Project
- Working with People
- The Context of Health and Social Care
- Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Dr Sara Eastburn, Acting Head of Department for Allied Health Professions, Sport and Exercise, said, "The School is tremendously excited about launching the new Health Foundation Pathway in September 2024. This Pathway has been developed collaboratively by colleagues from across the School, including academic and professional services colleagues, the Public Partnership Group and expert academic skills tutors. Uniquely, it provides a scaffolded pathway that allows students to begin their higher education journey sooner than they might do otherwise.
Dr Sara Eastburn
Acting Head of Department for Allied Health Professions, Sport and Exercise
"Students on the Pathway will be supported in their development of robust learning and study skills required for successful higher education. They will learn many key skills and principles that both challenge and facilitate broad issues across health and social care. They will have the opportunity to begin to explore these from the perspectives of the users."
"We hope that this Pathway will be attractive to anybody exploring study and careers options across health, social care, sport, criminology and psychology, and we look forward to welcoming our inaugural cohort of students in September."
On successful completion of Year 0, students may have the opportunity to apply for Year 1 of one of the following courses at the University of Huddersfield:
- Midwifery Studies BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Adult) BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Blended Learning) Adult BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Blended Learning) Child BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Blended Learning) Learning Disability BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Blended Learning) Mental Health BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Child) BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Learning Disability) BSc(Hons)*
- Nursing (Mental Health) BSc(Hons)*
- Occupational Therapy BSc(Hons)*
- Operating Department Practice BSc(Hons)*
- Paramedic Science BSc(Hons)*
- Physiotherapy BSc(Hons)*
- Podiatry BSc(Hons)*
- Speech and Language Therapy BSc(Hons)*
- Sport and Exercise Science BSc(Hons)**
- Sport, Exercise and Nutrition BSc(Hons)**
- Physical Education and Youth Sport Coaching BSc(Hons)***
- Criminology**
- Criminology with Law**
- Crime and Investigation**
- Psychology**
- Psychology with Criminology**
- Psychology with Counselling**
*Eligibility to apply for Year 1 of the courses listed above is normally dependent on achieving an overall pass mark of at least 65 per cent. You'll also be expected to meet any GCSE/level 2 requirements of the course you wish to apply to at the point of application. Any offer is subject to successful interview, references, satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health clearances.
**Eligibility to apply for Year 1 of these courses is dependent on achieving an overall pass mark of at least 50 per cent.
***Progression into Year 1 of Physical Education and Youth Sport Coaching BSc(Hons) is dependent on achieving an overall pass mark of at least 50 per cent and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.