Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year
BSc (Hons)
In partnership with
Global Banking School (GBS)
Key facts
UCAS code
GBS1
Start dates
February 2025 / July 2025 / October 2025
Location
Course length
Full time: 4 years
UCAS Tariff Points
80
This course is not available to students classed as International for fees purposes.
Overview
The BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year course delivers a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare sector, helping develop the skills and experiences needed to be successful in this sector.
The learning structure during the Foundation Year has been designed to develop academic skills and essential topics relating to health and social care, providing a fundamental understanding of the sector.
The following three years of the programme will progressively build in levels of intensity, exploring key topics including behavioural influences in healthcare provision and how to deliver effective management across the sector.
This programme provides the skills, practical experience and industry scope needed to be impactful in health and social care now and into the future.
Course details
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Please note, tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.
Financial support and scholarships
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.
How to apply
Please apply via the Global Banking School website.
Standard offer
UCAS Tariff Points: 80
A Level: BB
IB Points: 24
BTEC: MMP
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
80 UCAS tariff points (or above) or 60 Credit Ofqual qualification at Level 3. Applicants who do not meet the above entry requirements will be considered on an individual basis and relevant work experience may be taken into consideration.
If applicants aged 21+ do not meet the standard entry requirements we will also consider those with life/ work skills which would make them suitable for undergraduate study.
Applicants must be able to evidence a minimum of B1 English, either via an exam taken on campus or equivalent accepted English language qualification.
Selection process
All applicants are assessed by the GBS admissions team via interview and a written personal reflection statement.
Terms and conditions of enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Careers
The combination of practical insights, progressive assessments and stimulating course modules will ensure that students will be ready to progress into a successful healthcare or social care career.
Students will be able to consider future areas of employment, including the age and needs of services users, whether their passion is an area of health and prevention or treatment; or a role which focuses for example on social determinants and developing community services.
Across the programme, students will be introduced to a number of elements of assessment tailored to the professional attributes which are crucial to employment across the Health, Wellbeing and Social Care sector.
The structure of this course ensures that students will gain the skills, practical experience and industry scope needed to be impactful in health and social care now and into the future.
Learn more about this course
Programme changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been
published on the website. For more information, please visit our
changes to programmes page.