Health and Wellbeing Top-Up Degree - BSc (Hons)

The BSc (Hons) Health and Wellbeing Top-Up degree provides an excellent opportunity to extend your previous knowledge and experience to complete a degree that can lead to graduate employment or further study.
This programme is designed for those who have either gained appropriate recognised qualifications in massage, aromatherapy and reflexology or who have relevant study or industry experience in health and wellbeing related areas. You will also need to have studied research methods at Levels 4 and 5.A key feature of the programme is the work-based learning module that allows you to focus on developing the skills and experience required for graduate employment. You will complete a minimum of two different placements over the course of the year, using your professional skills and knowledge to support clients with a wide variety of physical and mental health concerns, their families andor carers. The opportunity to work alongside or observe other healthcare professionals is another valuable element to this module.Current work placements include palliative care and mental health support settings within the NHS and third sector organisations. Students have an on-site placement supervisor as well as support from a named member of the teaching team.Alongside attending placement students work as a team to operate all aspects of the University’s Complementary Healthcare Clinic which is fee-paying and open to the public.In addition to these work-based learning opportunities, you will deepen your underpinning knowledge within the Health Behaviour Change module, and via one of two optional modules: Applied Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan or Advanced Practice (Complementary Therapy option only).A major component of the top-up year is completion of a research project. This is often an extension of an area of interest already identified at Level 4 or 5 and should be discussed with the programme team at interview. There are opportunities to investigate the possible influence of an intervention via a small-scale case study project, to conduct surveys or complete a review of the literature on a given topic.This top-up opportunity will undoubtedly enhance employment opportunities and prepare you for further study at master’s level should that be your next chosen step.