Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Modules

This course is made up of 6 modules at Level 4 modules (120 credits). Each of these modules consists of approximately 40 guided learning hours of material. There is also an additional 30-50 hours of optional learning materials that include recommended exercises, recommended readings, and internet resources.

Unit 1: Academic Study Skills

The aim of this module is to enable learners to develop the necessary skills and understanding to study effectively within higher education. This will enable learners to acquire the necessary reflective and critical thinking skills required to achieve individual learning potential.

Unit 2: Communicating in Health and Social Care

The aim of this module is to develop the learner’s awareness of different forms of communication used in health and social care settings and their importance for effective service delivery.

Unit 3: An Introduction to Healthcare Policy

The aim of this module is to develop the learner's awareness of different influences on healthcare and their effect on the development of policy. Evaluation of healthcare policy will allow learners to examine what are the key contemporary issues for those making policy, providers and those receiving support.

Unit 4: Reflective Practice

This module is designed to introduce the learner to reflective practice in all its forms. Reflections on practice and in practice are important concepts in health and social care and feed into the idea of self-development linking theory to practice.

Unit 5: Managing People in Health and Social Care

The aim of this module is to enable learners to understand the processes involved in the recruitment, management and development of people in the health and social care workplace. In this module, learners will investigate the processes involved in the management of individuals in the health and social care workplace and how to facilitate change in the organisation.

Unit 6: Sociology: Concepts in Health and Ill Health

The aim of this module is for learners to gain an understanding of sociological concepts of health and ill health and their application to care practice in health and social care. It will enable learners to gain an understanding of the nature of contemporary society and its influences on the perception of health and ill health. Learners will explore how society is structured in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, social class, family and household and its impact on health and well-being.

Entry Requirements

You need to have a full secondary education to enrol on the Level 4 Diploma. If you want to enrol straight on to the Level 5 Diploma, you must have a Level 4 or equivalent qualification.

Minimum Age Restrictions

You must be 18 years or older to enrol on this course.

Average Completion Timeframe

You will have access to the course for 24 months, but as it can be completed at your pace, you can finish it as soon as you’re ready.

Assessment Requirements

The course does not involve any exams, instead, you will complete 6 written assignments at Level 4 that are approximately 2,000-3,000 words each.

Course Fees

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Assessment

The online Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care does not include any exams. Instead, you will complete 6 written assignments at Level 4 that are between 2,000-3,000 words each.

The assignment unit titles for the Level 4 Diploma are:

1. Academic study skills
2. Communicating in health and social care
3. An Introduction to healthcare policy
4. Reflective practice
5. Managing people in health and social care
6. Sociology: concepts in health and ill health

Qualifications

Qualifi

Upon successful completion of this online course, you will have achieved a globally recognised Qualifi qualification:

• Qualifi Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care – Qualification Number: 601/5058/0

Qualifi is a leading 21st-century Awarding Organisation founded to meet the developing education and training needs of learners and employers from the UK and around the globe. They identified a growing demand for consistent and credible academic qualifications and awards as the economy became more competitive and global in nature – especially in many fast-paced industry sectors.

Qualifi works with a growing number of sector skills councils, professional associations and employers to identify mission-critical learning requirements and assess outcomes of programmes to achieve consistent and recognised professional and academic standards.

Once you have successfully achieved this online Level 4/5 Diploma in Health and Social Care, you can progress on to the third year of degree-level study at an array of UK universities.

These include:

Anglia Ruskin University

Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care (top-up) BSc (Hons)

University of Derby

Integrative Health and Social Care (top-up) BSc (Hons)

Your degree will combine the theory and practice necessary to work with people in a caring environment. Once you have successfully completed the final year of your degree, you will be qualified for a professional career in health and social care services.

The career paths you follow could be within health, social care, leisure, or education. Just a few of the job opportunities you could pursue include:  

• Community Development Worker
• Further Education Teacher
• Health Improvement Practitioner
• Health Service Manager
• Medical Sales Representative
• Naturopath