Kick-start your future in healthcare science! This exciting course is designed for those who are passionate about making a difference in people’s lives and want to work in one of the fastest-growing and most rewarding sectors in the UK. Whether you’re aiming to become a healthcare assistant, lab technician, or progress to further study in biomedical science, this course is your first step toward a meaningful and impactful career.
You’ll build the essential knowledge and technical skills that today’s healthcare employers demand — all while applying what you learn in real-world, practical scenarios. From understanding the science behind patient care to developing your problem-solving and communication skills, you’ll leave this course fully prepared to thrive in a clinical or healthcare setting. Join us and take the next step toward a future that truly matters.
This course is available at our Hemel Hempstead campus.
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Entry Criteria
4 GCSEs (A*-C/9-4) including science and either English or maths.
You will need to complete a DBS check.
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What will I study?
Modules could include:
- Human lifespan development - explore physical, intellectual, emotional and social development across the human lifespan, and the factors affecting development and the effects of ageing
- Meeting individual care and support needs - establish the principles and practicalities that underpin meeting individuals’ care and support needs, which are the foundation of all the care disciplines
- Promoting public health - explore the aims of public health policy and the current approaches to promoting and protecting health and encouraging behaviour change in the population
- Biomedical science - establish the extensive role biomedical scientists play in providing evidence for the causes of diseases, enabling other health workers to offer suitable treatment
- Complimentary therapies - learn a range of complementary therapies, their potential benefits and role in maintaining health and wellbeing
- Scientific techniques for health science - study a range of laboratory skills, including analysis of samples and microscope use to understand changes in cell features and aseptic prevention of cross-contamination
- Understanding mental wellbeing - explore the nature of and strategies to promote mental wellbeing and mental health, and the impact of mental ill health on individuals
- Nutritional health - understand concepts of nutritional health and influences on dietary intake, and learn how to assess and improve health through nutrition plans for individuals
- Health psychology - explore the application of psychology in the study of health-related behaviours, contemporary issues in health psychology, and models of stress and stress management
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Future Prospects
Upon completing this course, you can progress onto university or further training, to open the doors to a variety of careers, including:
