Arden University
Begin with a preparatory foundation year. Explore how effective leadership, evidence and resources improve health and care services. Connect person-centred care with quality, digital change and practical management.
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For learners who benefit from a preparatory foundation year before progressing through the full honours degree.
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Manage healthcare services, resources, staff and service improvement.
How to get there: Enter through a competitive management scheme or develop relevant service/administrative management experience.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Lead residential care services, staffing and quality standards.
How to get there: Needs relevant care-management experience and the applicable CQC or Ofsted registration requirements; the award alone is insufficient.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Manage social care teams, services, budgets and standards.
How to get there: Develop substantial social-care supervisory experience; some roles also require a regulated professional qualification.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Develop programmes that support healthier communities.
How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Deliver projects by coordinating scope, people, budgets and risks.
How to get there: Develop relevant operational or project experience, then progress into management; specialist sector knowledge may be needed.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Identify learning needs and design and evaluate staff training.
How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Deliver public services and support government policy and operations.
How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Works with communities to improve services and opportunities.
How to get there: Develop relevant support experience and safeguarding skills; meet employer qualification requirements and enhanced background checks where applicable.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Assess needs and support people facing social and safeguarding challenges.
How to get there: Complete an approved social-work qualification and register with the relevant UK regulator; this course does not qualify a social worker.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Family support workers offer tailored help to families and carers, and give advice on how to promote their children's learning and development.
How to get there: Develop relevant support experience and safeguarding skills; meet employer qualification requirements and enhanced background checks where applicable.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Youth workers support young people aged 11 to 25 to help them with their personal, social and educational development.
How to get there: Professional youth-work posts normally require an approved youth-work qualification and relevant practice; meet safeguarding checks.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Charity fundraisers organise events and activities to encourage people to donate to causes and to support organisations.
How to get there: Build practical experience through projects, placements or junior roles; employer selection requirements apply.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Support recruitment, employee relations and people policies.
How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Maintain financial records, budgets and payment processes.
How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Select suppliers and negotiate purchasing agreements.
How to get there: Develop relevant operational or project experience, then progress into management; specialist sector knowledge may be needed.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Guide organisations on lawful handling and protection of personal data.
How to get there: Build demonstrable data-protection-law, information-governance and compliance experience; senior responsibility is not an automatic graduate outcome.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Investigate business needs and recommend improvements to systems and processes.
Median for SOC 2431: management consultants and business analysts. It is not exclusive to business analysts; IT business analysis has a different classification. Covers different career stages; this is not starting pay or a course outcome. The sample requires more than one year in the same job and excludes self-employment.
ONS · ASHE 2025How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Analyse datasets and communicate findings for evidence-based decisions.
How to get there: Develop and demonstrate the role’s specialist programming, statistical or technical skills; additional training may be needed beyond this course.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Assess workplace risks and develop accident-prevention procedures.
How to get there: Add an appropriate occupational health and safety qualification, such as NEBOSH or IOSH training, and relevant sector practice.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Match candidates with employers and manage recruitment relationships.
How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Availability checked: 04/11/2026, 07:31
£9275 each year for all 4 years
Eligibility Criteria Applicants must meet one of the following: Level 3 qualification with a minimum of 45 credits or above OR At least 2 years (full-time) of current work experience If current work experience is less than 2 years, applicants may provide a work reference from a previous job (within the last 5 years). The reference must include the employer's name, job role and a valid company email address.
Duolingo: 105, If not born british and from the country where English is not the first language. For example Ghana Nigeria, Carrebean Islands those are exempted from English test. Thoe who GCSE English (Grade 4 and Above) and Functional Skills Level 2 English, they are also exempted.
30 minutes online video call interview on Microsoft Teams. Please Inform the learners that the admission team will help to prepare them for the interview (Common for All Courses)
Available: Daytime: 2 days during the weekdays: Morning 9 AM to 1 PM or Afternoon 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM Available: Evening + Weekend: Friday evening and saturday daytime Available: Evening: 2 days during the weekdays 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM Status: Open for Nov 2026
Tuition fees: Available subject to eligibility
Maintenance: Available subject to eligibility
For courses starting before 1 January 2027, the Tuition Fee Loan has no upper age limit. If you are 60 or over at the start of the first academic year, eligible full-time living-cost support is up to £4,582 in 2026/27, depending on household income.
For courses starting before 1 January 2027, the Tuition Fee Loan has no upper age limit. If you are 60 or over at the start of the first academic year, eligible full-time living-cost support is up to £4,582 in 2026/27, depending on household income.
Most courses starting on or after 1 January 2027 use the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). You must be under 60 on the first day of the course to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan. At 60 or over, an additional living-cost loan may be available: we review this with you.
Previous study does not rule you out: it depends on what you studied, whether you received UK funding and the course. We review it with you.
Student Finance England makes the decision. We help you check. Official source
Course funding does not guarantee individual approval or a particular amount.
Funding sourceTo receive a Maintenance Loan you normally need regular in-person classes during the week. A course offering only weekend attendance does not normally meet these requirements. Before enrolling, confirm the timetable and any applicable exceptions with the provider and Student Finance England.
The provider will check that you meet the English requirements for this course, whether you are a Home or international student. Declaring your level does not replace their assessment.
Read the official attendance guidanceArden offers academic-skills and English-language support, success coaches, careers guidance, wellbeing and disability services, and individually assessed adjustments. Financial guidance and eligible-student hardship support are available; funding is not automatic.
Academic information reviewed: 2026-10-21
Catalogue availability and curriculum/salary evidence are checked on separate dates.
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