Health, Social Care and Wellbeing

Students can expect to graduate from this course with broad in-depth knowledge, understanding, critical skills and competences in the areas of health, social care and wellbeing. The BSc (Hons) Health, Social Care and Wellbeing provides up-to-date coverage of key areas, topics, theories, concepts and applications for individuals, families, communities and society. Additionally, this course of study provides students with the competencies and skills to examine, evaluate and synthesise evidence-based research in areas related to health, social care and wellbeing. Students will also have the opportunity to undertake a significant final year project/dissertation examining a topic of their choice through a literature review, empirical study collecting data (where appropriate), analysing findings and drawing conclusions.

The first year of the full-time programme provides foundations in health and social care, through research and evidence in health and social care, communication and ethics in health, culture and society in health, and biological, psychological and social determinants of health.