FdSc Health Studies Foundation degree at City College Norwich

Professional and Academic Skills is a core module designed to aid your success in your programme of study. This module aims to provide a framework of professional and academic skills at undergraduate level, promote recognition of the value of research, critical analysis and reporting in the context of programme specialism, and aid in identification and development of a developmental approach to learning and professional skills required for employment.

Assessment: Group presentation (50% of module weighting), Reflective Journal (50% of module weighting)

This module presents the anatomical and biological foundations of health across the life span as a dynamic process. The core of the course is concerned with an integrated study of human biology, drawing on the disciplines of anatomy, physiology, molecular biology. This provides an underpinning knowledge of how the body works. This module will also introduce the brain and basic brain physiology linked to practice.

Assessment: Exam (100% Module Weighting)

A good diet is essential for life and health. Food supplies the raw materials necessary for growth, and at all stages of the life cycle. Nutrients are required to maintain the body's functional state, enabling repair and replacement of tissues and the continuance of good health. Studying this module offers you an opportunity to explore the connections between food constituents, diet, good health, and ill health with an emphasis on relevant disease states. This module will explore the concept of

Assessment: Essay (100% Module Weighting)

The health and social care sector is sensitive to change, and the sector is affected by the political, social, legal, and economic environment. The purpose of this module is to explore past and current factors that impact the design and delivery of health services. You will explore key debates and trends within health and examine the influence of policy and practice initiatives. This module is designed to enhance your commercial awareness of health practice, and reflect upon the strategic develo

Assessment: Essay (100% Module Weighting)

Ethical and legal issues associated with the provision of health care in the UK are becoming increasingly complex and have much influence on professional practice, accountability and individual responsibility. This module provides opportunities for you to explore ethical and legal issues in relation to relevant laws, codes of practice, theories, personal value systems and beliefs. Practitioners need an understanding of safeguarding in practice – their roles and responsibilities to safeguard adul

Assessment: Professional Discussion (100% Module Weighting)

This module will allow you the opportunity to consider different approaches to communication in healthcare and the impact that this will have when working with different people. Multidisciplinary and multiagency working involves appropriately utilising knowledge, skills and best practice from multiple disciplines and across services. There will be a strong focus on ensuring fair treatment and opportunity for all, considering ways in which all individuals are treated with dignity, across the life

Assessment: Presentation (100% Module Weighting)

Pathology is a scientific discipline which involves the study of disease and provides an understanding of the causes of disease, the underlying mechanisms and potential treatment and complications of disease. This module will develop on the knowledge gained in the Cognitive and Biological Systems module studied at level 4, and will investigate the main causes of disease and illness. This module will explore the impact of science on disease occurrence and how this has improved practice and health

Assessment: Essay (100% Module Weighting)

This module focuses on the principles and practices of service development, emphasis will be placed on enhancing patient safety and quality of care through research and leadership. It is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively contribute to continuous service improvement of healthcare services. Central to this module is the engagement with practice-based research. Leadership is another critical focus of the module. You will examine the roles of supervision and leadersh

Assessment: Service Development Plan (60% Module Weighting), Viva Discussion (40% Module Weighting)

This module provides you with an introduction to the key theories of human development. This module will cover a holistic approach; physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of humans throughout the lifespan, covering from conception to old age. We will explore the growth of individuals throughout the lifespan and consider the impact of decline. You will need to give consideration to the issues that practitioners will encounter relating to physical, cognitive, and psychosocial developmen

Assessment: Case Study (100% Module Weighting)

This module provides the opportunity for you to focus on practice-based measurements of the human body and how they apply to the practice decisions involved in patient care. It focuses on screening measurements that can be taken and how the accuracy of those measurements is critical. This will explore how these are applied in an individual patient approach. Comparison of techniques to measure the same variable will be looked at. Recovery and rehabilitation will be considered, and how knowledge f

Assessment: Practical Exam (70% Module Weighting), Professional Discussion (30% Module Weighting)

This module will provide the opportunity for you to demonstrate and discuss the duties of an Assistant Practitioner, which are underpinned by the Assistant Practitioner Occupational Standards. This module will take a holistic approach and provide the opportunity to bridge the gap between theory and real-world application, supporting professional competence and workplace readiness.

Assessment: Observation of Practice (50% module weighting), Professional Discussion (50% module weighting)