Health Studies

Course summary

This course provides a highly specialised work-related qualification in the health, social care and early year’s sectors. It gives students the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to prepare for higher education, apprenticeships or employment. Students will undertake a variety of units that provide an in-depth understanding of Health and Social sectors. Topics will include roles, responsibilities, skills and attributes of people who work within the health and care sector, human development across the lifespan, and how different factors effect development, including the impact of physiological disorders. The skills that are of most help through the course are good organisation, the ability to work independently, and good communication skills.