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BA Hons Degree Adult Health and Social Care at Blackpool and The Fylde College University Centre Campus

Cost£9,000.00
Duration1 year
DeliveryClassroom based
Start7 Sep 2026
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
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About this course

Adult Health and Social Care BA Hons Degree (Top Up) in Blackpool. Classes run at Blackpool and The Fylde College University Centre Campus. This one-year, full-time daytime course builds on your Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care to develop leadership, entrepreneurship, and management skills for senior roles in the sector. You must have completed the Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care validated by Lancaster University with Blackpool and The Fylde College, and you'll need at least four hours a week of paid or voluntary work in an adult health and social care setting. Adult Health and Social Care BA Hons Degree (Top Up) with certificate.

Who this course is for

This one-year top-up course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills that you will require to become a change agent and leadership figure in the sector. It will provide you with the necessary skills and attributes to gain graduate employment within senior management and leadership roles or progress onto postgraduate study. Many of our graduates have advanced to become the leaders and managers of the future with skills in entrepreneurship and creativity for the services and clients using Health and Social Care services. This course is available to any student who has completed the Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care at Blackpool and The Fylde College in the last 5 years.

Entry requirements

Only applicants that have successfully completed the Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, validated by Lancaster University, with Blackpool and The Fylde College are eligible to apply to this course. There is a mandatory requirement of a minimum of 4 hours a week of paid or voluntary work in an adult health care setting. and social care setting, proof of this place will be required before commencing the programme.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop leadership and management skills for senior roles in health and social care.
  • You'll explore entrepreneurship and creative approaches to service delivery.
  • You'll analyse complex issues affecting adults in health and social care settings.
  • You'll build the skills needed to drive change and improvement in care services.
  • You'll strengthen your ability to support and manage teams in care environments.
  • You'll prepare for postgraduate study or graduate-level employment in the sector.

How you will learn

Learning is classroom based, full-time during the day at Blackpool and The Fylde College University Centre Campus. The course combines taught sessions with applied learning drawn from your ongoing work or voluntary placement in an adult health and social care setting. Assessment methods will be confirmed by the centre; your four hours a week of paid or voluntary work in a care setting forms a required part of the programme.

What you will need to bring

You'll need to arrange and provide proof of at least four hours a week of paid or voluntary work in an adult health and social care setting before the course starts. Blackpool and The Fylde College University Centre Campus will confirm any other materials you need before you begin.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Care manager: lead and manage a residential or community care service.
  • Registered manager: hold legal responsibility for a regulated care setting.
  • Senior care assistant: supervise care teams in residential or home care.
  • Social care team leader: coordinate frontline staff and service delivery.
  • Care coordinator: manage care packages and support plans for clients.
  • Service development manager: shape and improve care services at an organisational level.
  • Adult social care practitioner: work in specialist or senior practitioner roles.

What you could study next

With a BA Hons in Adult Health and Social Care, you could progress to a Master's degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work, or Public Health. A Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Leadership and Management is another option if you want to develop further in a senior management direction. Some graduates go on to professional qualifications such as a Master's in Social Work (MSW) to become a qualified social worker.

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