🆕HD in Health and
Social Care CE114309 
The programme aims to provide students with professional knowledge of community health, social services, and elderly care, enabling them to master nursing skills, rehabilitation knowledge, and the ability of programme planning for the elderly. Graduates will possess the professional competence to engage in social services, elderly care, and related industries, providing cross-disciplinary services. Additionally, the programme emphasizes the cultivation of students' professional attitudes and empathy, strengthening their confidence and leadership capabilities in pursuing careers in social services.
The programme is also designed with an emphasis on generic and language training, whole-person development and workplace experience to better prepare students for further studies and employment.
| Duration of Study: | 2 years (Full-time) |
| Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s): | IVE (Sha Tin) |
| Career Prospects： | Health Worker, Rehabilitation Assistant, Programme Worker, Health Care Officer, etc. |
Professional Recognition
Graduates of the programme are eligible for registration as health workers with the Social Welfare Department.
Articulation
Graduates may apply for admission to full-time / part-time bachelor degree programmes at various local and overseas universities, e.g.
- Bachelor of Science in Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK (Full-time One Year)#
- Bachelor of Science in Gerontology
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Ageing Studies and Service Management
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies
# Registration No.: 253136. It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognize any qualification to which this course may lead. Please refer to the corresponding programme page in the website of SHAPE.
Programme Focus
Curriculum
- Introduction to Psychology
- Sociology of Aging
- Service Learning in Elderly Services
- Smart Living and Techno-aging
- Health and Well-being
- EWC: Effective Oral Interaction*
- WPD – Mindshift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness^
* EWC: Essential Workplace Communication
^ WPD: Whole Person Development
# VCC: Vocational Chinese Communication
@ PWC: Professional Workplace Communication
- Health and Nursing Care I
- Rehabilitative Care and Exercise for the Elderly
- Group Work Practice for the Elderly
- Social and Health Policy for Aging Society
- EWC: Digital Written Correspondence*
- VCC: Putonghua Conversation and Reports#
- WPD – Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement^
* EWC: Essential Workplace Communication
^ WPD: Whole Person Development
# VCC: Vocational Chinese Communication
@ PWC: Professional Workplace Communication
- Health and Nursing Care II
- Programme Planning in Community Health
- IT Essentials – Services
- PWC: Storytelling and Job Search@
- Enrichment Module B
* EWC: Essential Workplace Communication
^ WPD: Whole Person Development
# VCC: Vocational Chinese Communication
@ PWC: Professional Workplace Communication
- Research Studies in Elderly Services
- Health and Nursing Care III
- Working with Persons with Dementia
- Elective (choose one of the following) :
- Social Enterprise and Business Management
- Horticultural Practice for the Elderly
- Elderly Fitness
- Pre-retirement Planning
- Non-Pharmacological Pain Management Therapies for Older Adults
- Practice of Expressive Art for the Elderly
- PWC: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation@
- VCC: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing#
- WPD – Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace^
- Enrichment Module A
* EWC: Essential Workplace Communication
^ WPD: Whole Person Development
# VCC: Vocational Chinese Communication
@ PWC: Professional Workplace Communication
- Professional Ethics in Elderly Services
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Fieldwork Placement (Residential Care Services for Older Adults)
- PWC: Proposal and Report Writing@
* EWC: Essential Workplace Communication
^ WPD: Whole Person Development
# VCC: Vocational Chinese Communication
@ PWC: Professional Workplace Communication