Health & Childcare Courses

An exciting range of courses that provide a strong career foundation

Health, social care and childcare is such a vast area of study it is very important that you choose the right course for the career you want in the future.

Each of our programmes are designed to meet ever-changing legislation and will ensure that you have an excellent, basic understanding of the needs of the people you will be dealing with and the situations they may be in. This could involve children, adults, housing issues, crime and disorder or rehabilitation, to name but a few.
During the course of your studies you may be faced with theoretical and practical debates, mental health and psychology study, or ethics and crime management, depending on the course you are taking.

Whatever path you choose to follow, careers in these areas are often very challenging and demanding but can also be the most rewarding.

Meet the staff

  • BA
  • Counselling Studies
  • Duration: The BA (Hons) is 3 years full time or 5-6 years part time.
    A student wishing to study Year 0 and the BA (Hons) will study 4 years full-time or 7-8 years part-time (Year 0 is 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time).
  • Diploma
  • of Higher Education in Community and Youth Work - National Youth Association Accredited
  • Duration: 2 years full-time and 3 years part-time.
  • FdSc
  • Hospital and Health Care (Adults)
  • Duration: Year 0 is full-time child-friendly hours. Level 4 and 5 (Foundation Degree) 2 years full-time, 3 years part-time.

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Information Centre
Telephone 0800 315002
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Minicom 01472 315532
Email infocent@grimsby.ac.uk

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Telephone 01472 311222
Higher Education Admissions
Telephone: 0800 328 3631
Email: headmissions@grimsby.ac.uk