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Overview
You’ll be introduced to some of the key concepts, theories and debates and explore a rich mixture of real-life case studies, audio-visual material and academic texts, all developed by experts drawing on cutting-edge research.
An equally important focus of K118 is on developing your study and employment-related skills, allowing you to enhance your understanding of professional and service user-focused practice in health and social care.
Support from your tutor from Perspectives In Health And Social Care module at The Open University UK
- You’ll have a tutor who will help you with the study material. They’ll also mark and comment on your written work, and you can ask them for advice and guidance.
- Part of your tuition is delivered online so some of the contact with your tutor will be through email and online discussion forums, although phone communication may also be used. If you’re new to the OU, your tutor can provide additional support with your study skills.
- We aim to provide an online Introductory Day School, and recordings will typically be made available to students. While you’re not obliged to participate in this event, you are strongly encouraged to take part.
Programme Structure
Modules:
- Block 1: Health and wellbeing examines what is meant by wellbeing, how that affects individuals’ health, and what people can do at an individual level to improve their health and wellbeing. You’ll be introduced to the wide (and perhaps surprising) range of activities that support people’s wellbeing and also examine how differently people can respond to adversity.
- Block 2: Mental health introduces the topics of mental health and illness starting with a broad coverage of the conditions that are most commonly diagnosed as mental health problems.
- Block 3: Ageing and later life will introduce you to critical issues in ageing and later life in the context of an ageing population. We are often told that there will be difficulties in the future because of our ageing population but in this block you will see that many older people are healthy and active and continue to make very significant contributions to society.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 8 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
60 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Psychology Health Sciences View 140 other Short Courses in Psychology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- We recommend that you study Introducing health and social care (K102) before you study this module. OU level 1 modules provide core subject knowledge and study skills needed for both higher education and distance learning, to help you progress to modules at OU level 2.
Tuition Fee
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International
3736 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3736 GBP for the full programme during 8 months. -
National
3736 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3736 GBP for the full programme during 8 months.
Funding
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