If you are eligible for an advanced entry route you may not need to complete all of the modules below. If you’re a Royal Navy or Royal Marine Medical Assistant you may also need to complete an additional two modules (Research and Critical Thinking and Work Based Project) from our Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care (Armed Forces) foundation degree. The module descriptions for these modules can be found under the assessment section below. Please contact us for more information.
Modules
Leadership Practice in Health and Social Care
This module will empower you to develop the necessary leadership skills in order to become a facilitator and motivator of change in the workplace. The focus is upon contemporary theories of leadership such as transformational leadership, distributive and leaderful practice and the notions which underpin leadership such as personal dispositions, values and skills.
Evaluating Research for Evidence-Based Practice
You’ll reinforce your existing knowledge of the research process and further develop your skills of critical analysis, particularly in relation to published research literature. You’ll also have the opportunity to appraise the ethical dimensions of research studies.
Strategic Management in Health and Social Care
This module covers the main study areas in strategic management in health and social care and presents the practical issues and problems of strategic management in real organizations. You’ll look at how key concepts of strategic management are applied in real world situations in health and social care field and apply your own critical faculties to evaluate the usefulness of these concepts to your organization.
Undergraduate Major Project
The individual Final Project module allows you to engage in a substantial piece of work, focussed on a topic relevant to your specific discipline. The project topic will be assessed for suitability to ensure sufficient academic challenge and satisfactory supervision by an academic member of staff. You will be assigned an academic supervisor who will support you on a one to one basis during your study of this module.
Assessment
Throughout the course, we'll use a range of assessment methods to help you and your tutors measure your progress on each module. These include reflective practice, essays and a major project, as well as the sharing of ideas and critical thoughts in an online setting.
Additional modules for Royal Navy and Royal Marine Medical Assistants
Research and Critical Thinking
The module will develop your understanding of the research process, including the major approaches to research, ethical considerations and research design. You’ll improve your awareness of the use of published research to underpin professional practice within the context of evidenced-based practice. It is important for health and social care professionals to understand the evidence-base for their area of practice and gaining an understanding of the research process will help you develop a more quizzical and critical approach in your workplace.
Work-Based Project
This module provides the opportunity to broaden or deepen your understanding of a given relevant work-based topic through undertaking a project using self-directed learning. You’ll submit a project proposal, including a rationale, showing you have made informed decisions about your intended topic. You’ll then implement your proposed change to working practice and evaluate the effectiveness of this change.
Yvette qualified as a therapeutic radiographer in 1983 and worked for 21 years in the NHS. She joined Anglia Ruskin University in 2004 and delivered the online distance learning radiotherapy course until 2010. Since 2010 Yvette have been course leader of the FdSc Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care.