Health and Social Care Management Course in Bristol. Classes run at Ashley Down Centre, full-time during the day. This is a Plymouth University validated BA (Hons) degree, so you'll need to meet university entry requirements before you start. The course runs over one year and covers health and social care design, service delivery, leadership, and management. You'll explore how care services are structured and develop the practical skills to manage teams across private, public, and charitable settings. Entry requires 160 UCAS tariff points and five GCSEs at grade A to C, including English and Maths or equivalent.
Who this course is for
The Plymouth University validated BA (Hons) Degree in Health and Social Care Management provides an insight into health and social care design, infrastructure, teams and delivery while giving you the means to interrogate theoretical models and develop practical leadership and management skills. With this degree you will be ideally placed for jobs in private, state and charitable health and social care settings across the UK and overseas.--Please note the course feesprinted below areper academic yearonly.
Entry requirements
160 UCAS entry tariff points
5 GCSEs A-C to include English and Maths or equivalent
You may be asked in for an interview
What you will learn
You'll explore how health and social care services are designed and delivered.
You'll develop leadership and management skills for care settings.
You'll examine the infrastructure and organisation of health and social care teams.
You'll analyse theoretical models used in health and social care practice.
You'll build practical skills for working in private, state, and charitable care organisations.
How you will learn
Classes are delivered in person at Ashley Down Centre during the day. Learning combines taught sessions with independent study. You'll engage with theoretical frameworks and apply them to real management scenarios. Assessment methods will be confirmed by the centre, and you may be invited to an interview before the course begins.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Ashley Down Centre will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Care assistant: entry-level support role in residential or home care
Care team leader: supervising care staff in a residential setting
Service manager: overseeing day-to-day operations of a care service
Social care coordinator: organising care packages and support plans
Healthcare administrator: managing admin functions in NHS or private settings
Charity programme manager: running health or social care projects in the third sector
What you could study next
A postgraduate qualification such as a Master's in Health and Social Care Management, for those moving into senior leadership or commissioning roles.
A professional management qualification such as a CIPD or CMI award, useful if you move into HR or operational management within a care organisation.
Specialist training in areas such as safeguarding, mental health, or dementia care to deepen your practice knowledge.
