Course summary

Become a health and social care professional, with dual registration in learning disability nursing and social work with this innovative course, with an initial foundation year to prepare for the course.

UCAS points

• 64

This must include at least 24 (Grade D) from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:

• DDE at A Level.
• MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma
• Pass overall from a T level qualification with D or E from core
• A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

GCSE

• Science at grade C or 4 or equivalents*
• Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalents**
• English Language or Literature at grade C or 4 or equivalents***

*GCSE Science equivalents

• OCR Science level 2
• Science units gained on a level 3 BTEC or OCR National Diploma or Extended Diploma qualification
• Science credits gained on Access to Higher Education Diplomas (at least 12 credits at level 2 or 6 credits gained at level 3)
• Science equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk

**GCSE Maths equivalents

• Level 2 Key Skills/ Application of Number/ Level 2 Maths credits from an Access course
• Maths equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk

***GCSE English equivalents

• Level 2 Literacy
• Level 2 Key Skills

• Access - an Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course in a science based subject. Normally we require 15 credits at level 2 and 45 at level 3.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 or above, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each skill.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

learning disability nursing and social work
teaching and academia
senior management in health and social care
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• NHS
• Local authorities
• Private and voluntary sector health and social care organisations
• Higher education institutes
• Government
• Schools
• Prison services

Apply for an undergraduate degree course

How to apply for a foundation, top-up or bachelors degree

For undergraduate degrees, UK applicants need to apply through UCAS, the University and College Admissions Service.

Undergraduate degrees include:

• Foundation degrees (FdA, FdEng, FdSc)
• Top-up degrees (BA, BSc, BENG, LLB)
• Bachelors degrees (BA, BSc, BENG, LLB)

Applications open in September for courses starting in October the following year.

International applicants

If you are from outside the UK, you can apply direct or through UCAS. To apply direct, please use the online application form.

Getting started with UCAS

The first step is to register in the UCAS Hub and start a new application. You can save your application as you go, so you can complete a little bit at a time if you want to.

We recommend reading UCAS's guide to filling in the application form.

Your statement and references

As part of your UCAS application, you'll need to write a personal statement. You might also need to give names and contact details for people who can give you a reference.

If you're not sure where to start, try our guides to writing a good statement and choosing the right referees.

Assessing your application

Our admissions tutors will:

• check the subjects you're studying
• check your grades
• read your personal statement
• read the references we've received.

Depending on your course and application, we might also:

• invite you an interview
• invite you to submit a portfolio.

If you are invited to one of these, we'll send you everything you need to know. But if you'd like to know more now, you can read our guides to preparing for an interview and preparing a portfolio.

Application decision

After assessing your application, we will contact you with a decision. We usually start to make offers from November through to March, depending on when you applied.