Specification

Specification
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GCE AS and A Level Health and Social Care Specification Version 3

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There are four qualifications available through GCE Applied Health and Social Care:

Students must study between three and twelve units, depending on the qualification they want to achieve. The units are listed in the table below:

Unit	Title	Three Unit AS (Single Award)	Six Unit AS (Double Award)	Six Unit GCE (Single Award)	Twelve Unit GCE (Double Award)
AS 1	Promoting Positive Care	P	P	P	P
AS 2	Communication in Care Setting	P	P	P	P
AS 3	Health and Well-Being	P	P	P	P
AS 4	Child Development		P		P
AS 5	Adult Client Groups		P		P
AS 6	Holistic Therapies		P		P
A2 7	Applied Research			Students choose two modules from A2 7, A2 8, A2 10, A2 11 and A2 12.	P
A2 8	Monitoring Body Systems				P
A2 9	Providing Services			P	P
A2 10	Health Promotion			Optional – see above	P
A2 11	Supporting the Family				P
A2 12	Understanding Human Behaviour				P

For more information, see the full specification.