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BSc (Hons)

Sexual Health (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

H365

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our Sexual Health Studies course is the UK’s first ever non-clinical undergraduate specialised degree programme and could lead to a career in sexual health services.

Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an Honours programme. It’s entirely unique, and a great stepping stone to degree study.

You’ll develop specialist theoretical knowledge and communication skills to be able to care for clients accessing sexual health services.

You’ll study a range of different topics including: contraception, unplanned pregnancy, sexual health, asymptomatic screening for STIs, blood borne viruses, sexual health policy, safeguarding, sex and relationships education.

Why study with us

You’ll learn practical skills including: rapid HIV testing, pregnancy testing and asymptomatic screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
The programme is now more important than ever, with new regulations to make Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) compulsory in schools.
Our programme links theory with practice and also teaches you the lifelong skills of advanced communication, project management and innovation.

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What you'll do

Gain real-life experiences in international locations in countries such as Uganda, Zambia and the Netherlands.
Take on work experience within a variety of sexual health related organisations such as Brook Young Peoples service and George House Trust.
Attend real-life sessions and see personal experiences – our students have met up with transgender females and a homosexual male living with HIV.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

80%Face-to-face

20%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Join us on campus

Book a place at our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 17 June. Here you'll be able to explore our campus and facilities, meet academic staff and chat to students.

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Future careers

This specialised Sexual Health Studies Foundation Entry degree will open up opportunities in the NHS and primary care trusts, Local Authorities, independent providers of sexual health services and education providers, locally and nationally.

Our graduates have gone on to work as:

Community Sexual Health Development Workers within the NHS
Specialist Education Practitioners within Brook Young People's Service
Independent Sexual Violence Advisor
Outreach and support service
Sexual Health Support Workers within the NHS
Transitional Coach
Graduate Intern roles at the University

There’s an opportunity to continue to study at Postgraduate level in the following related topics:

MSc Pre-registration Nursing (Adult or Mental Health branches)
MA Social Work

(this list is not exclusive)

Fees and funding

2022/23

First year£6000 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

International

First year£10000 for the first year

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

First year£6,500 for the first year

Full-time£9,250 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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We’ll encourage you to become an independent learner through a variety of strategies including lectures, group discussions, workshops, seminars, student-led study groups and journal clubs.

You’ll be assessed throughout the course in a variety of ways, including assignments, presentations, an exam, video assessment, poster presentations and an academic story book.

Our multi-dimensional means of assessment allows you to build upon your personal confidence as well as develop knowledge related to sexual health. These methods have been positively acknowledged by previous students.

Your third-year dissertation will allow you to utilise literature searching skills around a topic of your own choice, related to a sexual health issue. Previous topics include: HIV and men who have sex with men, contraceptive choices for older females, sex and relationship education provision, chlamydia screening programmes, abortion provision and unplanned pregnancy.

As part of the course you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support groups (Comensus).

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This course is based in the School of Community Health and Midwifery located in the Faculty of Health and Care

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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