Arden University

Level 5 DipHE (Diploma of Higher Education) Health & Social Care Man

Arden University

Course overview

Our online Level 5 DipHE Health and Care Management course has been developed in consultation with senior leaders from the NHS, Skills for Care, and Skills for Health to ensure you gain the professional expertise needed to advance to Registered Manager roles in the sector. Taking a modern and digital-first approach, our course content is regularly updated to meet the needs of the sector. That means you’ll gain the key leadership skills required to face today’s most pressing health and care challenges.

During your studies, you’ll have access to valuable learning and networking resources from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Institute for Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM). This DipHE is the ideal choice if you’re currently unsure about committing to a full degree course and for current professionals looking to gain a qualification to progress their careers. With the Level 5 qualification under your belt, you’ll be able to apply for Registered Manager roles in health and care.

After you graduate, you’ll also have the chance to progress onto your full undergraduate degree if you wish to do so. Arden is one of the only universities in the UK offering DipHE leadership courses contextualised for health and care. By undertaking this course, you’ll have better opportunities to apply for workplace funding than on a standard undergraduate degree.

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Key highlights

  • Developed with NHS, Skills for Care and Skills for Health leaders
  • Prepares you to apply for Registered Manager roles in health and care
  • Access to CMI and IHSCM learning and networking resources
  • Digital-first content regularly updated to meet sector needs
  • Builds leadership skills for today's health and care challenges
  • Option to progress onto a full undergraduate degree afterwards

Entry requirements

  • IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element)
  • TOEFL iBT: 80 — 80 or TOEFL iBT 80

Careers this course leads to

  • Registered Manager (health and social care)
  • Care Home Manager
  • Health and Social Care Team Leader
  • Deputy Care Manager
  • Domiciliary Care Manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £7,140 per level (online) | International: £11,000 per level (online)

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Arden University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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