HNC HOUSING : SUPPORTED HOUSING (Part time)We warmly welcome you to the Centre for Applied Social Science at UWIC. We are glad that you have chosen to study at UWIC and look forward to meeting you. There are currently four core course team members who are responsible for the development and delivery of housing studies at UWIC. Administrative support is provided by Claire Wright, School Administration Officer who can be contacted on 02920 417215. If you have any queries about enrolment and induction please give Claire a call.Over the following weeks, you will be sent lots of information from UWIC. Please make sure that you read all information carefully and respond to any requests.You are requested to attend the Housing Enrolment and Induction event in September at UWIC. A programme for the event, confirming times and dates, will be sent to you when finalised.To confirm your attendance at enrolment and confirm your acceptance of a place on the course please email Claire Wright clwrightuwic.ac.uk or complete and return the enclosed attendance confirmation slip.We look forward to seeing you in SeptemberAmanda Protheroe aprotheroeuwic.ac.uk 02920 416815Liz Hayeslhayesuwic.ac.uk 02920 416822Cath Boswellcboswelluwic.ac.uk 02920 416814Jane Muddjmudduwic.ac.uk 02920 416823 Jane Mudd Programme DirectorWELCOME FROM THE DEAN OF CARDIFF SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCESDr S Maureen Bowen) BSc (Hons) Ph.D.,C.Biol.,MIBiol,FIBMSA very warm welcome to the Cardiff School of Health Sciences.The School has a wide portfolio of courses in the Health Sciences and Social Care areas, most of which are professionally accredited. This is frequently a pre-requisite to gaining employment in the relevant field following graduation. We are extremely proud of our record of employability for our graduates, which is very high and many of our students go on to study for higher degrees. With the increased expense of undertaking higher education, the fact that our programmes provide excellent employability in the field you choose to study, may help to reassure you that it is worth studying for a degree.I hope that your personal experience of being a student in our School is a good one and that you will enjoy your time with us as well as gaining valuable qualifications for the future.It is also important that students feel able to make a contribution to the work of the School and its continuing development. This booklet will give you preliminary information on the programme on which you intend enrolling. Please read it and let the Programme Director know if there are things, which you do not understand, and also if there is any additional information, which you require before, the programme starts.I look forward to meeting you during your time with us and hope sincerely, that you will feel at the end of the programme your time and efforts had been well spent!THE CARDIFF SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCESThe School has four Departments which are divided into Centres:-Department of Applied Community Sciences & Protection- Centre for Applied Social Sciences- Centre for Public ProtectionDepartment of Applied Life Sciences- Centre for Biomedical Science- Centre for Nutrition, Dietetics & Food ScienceDepartment of Health Care- Centre for Dental Technology- Centre for Speech & Language Therapy- The Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies- Centre for Complementary TherapiesDepartment of PsychologyThe School also has a number of Research and Enterprise Centres; Centre for Biomedical Research Cellular senescence and vascular biology groupImmunology groupDiabetes and metabolic health groupMicrobiology and infection group Health Psychology Research Group Food Safety, Nutrition and Health Research Group Food Industry Centre Centre for Health, Safety and Environment (CHSE) The Wales Centre for Podiatric StudiesThe School is located on the Llandaf Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff. There has recently been 4.9m investment in unrivalled facilities for food technology, nutrition, biomedical science and environmental research. The Sports Biomedicine and Nutrition Degree is jointly delivered by the Cardiff School of Health Sciences and the Cardiff School of Sport and the sport-based modules are delivered at the Cyncoed Campus. All students in the School have access to the excellent sporting facilities at the Cyncoed Campus, which houses the National Indoor Athletics Stadium. The award winning UWIC Rider bus runs a regular service across all campuses and into the city centre.The School programmes are primarily focused at BSc and MSc level, many of which offer both an academic and professional qualification. There are also two foundation degree programmes and a number of Higher Certificates and Diplomas validated by BTEC/EDEXCEL available in the School. The School has over 50 PhD studen