**Why study a health and social care (health care assistant practitioner) degree at Solent**
Working as part of the wider health and social care team, healthcare assistant practitioners provide care for service users within the healthcare industry.
**Course overview**
You will learn about the role of the healthcare assistant practitioner in a range of different health and social care settings and develop a highly-valued professional skill set that can be applied on practice placements, and in your eventual health and social care workplace.
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**Why study a health and social care (health care assistant practitioner) degree at Solent**<br/>Working as part of the wider health and social care team, healthcare assistant practitioners provide care for service users within the healthcare industry.<br/><br/>**Course overview**<br/>You will learn about the role of the healthcare assistant practitioner in a range of different health and social care settings and develop a highly-valued professional skill set that can be applied on practice placements, and in your eventual health and social care workplace. <br/><br/>Further your career and understanding of healthcare related topics such as communication, anatomy and physiology and public health.<br/><br/>Assistant practitioners work at a level above that of healthcare support workers and have a more in-depth understanding of factors that influence health and ill-health.<br/><br/>**Who is this course for?**<br/>This course is ideal for someone looking to start or further develop their career in healthcare, who does not want to train in a regulated health profession.<br/><br/>**What does this course lead to?**<br/>Assistant practitioners work in a variety of roles in healthcare, including supportive roles in nursing, operating theatres, biomedical science laboratories, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, mental health, social care, rehabilitation services and radiology.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
HSC1
Institution Code
S30
Points of Entry
Year 1
104
120
104-120 UCAS Tariff Points from a minimum of 4 Scottish Highers
Pass in Access course with 60 credits overall including 45 Level 3 credits passed with a minimum of Merit, or 102-118 UCAS Tariff points with any combination of Distinction, Merit or Pass Grades
28
31
DMM
DMM (112 UCAS Tariff Points)
MM
or Higher
D*D
D*D (104 UCAS Tariff Points)
D*D
D*D (104 UCAS Tariff Points)
DMM
DMM (112 UCAS Tariff Points)
104-120 UCAS Tariff Points from a minimum of 2 Scottish Advanced Highers
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
104-120 from a minimum of 2 A Levels
M
Merit (120 UCAS Tariff Points)
This qualification is considered as part of the overall tariff (104-120 UCAS Tariff Points)
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |