Health and Social Care via Study Centres BSc (Hons)

Understand the key issues that affect health, social care and wellbeing. Make a difference to some of society's most vulnerable groups. Gain a well-respected qualification to open doors in the field.

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Overview

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care will provide you with a detailed understanding of health and social care policy and practice. You will study the key contemporary issues that influence health, social care and the wellbeing of individuals and communities, from a theoretical, policy and practical level.

This health and social care degree combines academic rigour with practical experience; you will have the opportunity to test your new knowledge and skills in a work placement in your final year.

Why us?

We are a University that is nationally recognised for supporting learners particularly from non-traditional backgrounds and many students come to us with no formal qualifications but with valuable work experience

Course structure

This health and social care course is taught via workshops, small group work, lectures, computer-based learning, presentations and independent learning. Your progress will be assessed with projects, presentations, multiple choice questionnaires and time-constrained tests. Throughout the degree you’ll have support from academic staff.

Year 1 (national level 4):

Social Problems (20 credits)
Understanding Health and Social Care (20 credits)
Independent Learning and Professionalism in the Social Sciences (20 credits)
Exploring Psycho-Social Theory (20 credits)
Applied Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences (20 credits)
Dimensions of Health and Social Care (20 credits)

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Year 2 (national level 5):

Core modules:

Health Improvement and Healthy Lifestyles (20 credits)
Early Life Course Approaches in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (20 credits)
Working Together to Safeguard Vulnerable Children, Young People and Adults (20 credits)

Optional modules:

Medicalisation, Normality and the Body (20 credits)
Sex, Families and the Construction of Personal Lives (20 credits)
Counselling Approaches in Practice Settings (20 credits)

Final year (national level 6):

Core modules:

Practical Applications (20 credits)
Health and Social Care Dissertation (40 credits)
Life Course Approaches to Health and Ageing (20 credits)

Optional modules:

Violence, Gender and Society (20 credits)
The Clinical Gaze: Medicine, Disability and Confinement (20 credits)
Social entrepreneurship and Project Management (20 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare (20 credits)
Substance Use and Society (20 credits)

Please note, optional modules are subject to change.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

Please contact the study centre for more information on their specific requirements and equivalent qualifications from outside the UK.

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Fees and finance

Please contact the study centre for information on fees for this course.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

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Career ready

Health and Social Care is a diverse field, with opportunities to specialise in areas such as young people, mental health, or drug and alcohol abuse support.

Many BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care graduates now work in the NHS, charities such as Age UK and MIND, social care organisations such as Turning Point and other public, private and voluntary sector health agencies.

Further study is also a popular option, with some graduates choosing to pursue taught masters courses or research degrees.

Work placement

As part of your health and social care degree you will undertake a work placement during your final year. This will be your opportunity to apply your learning in a real-life context. You will be able to choose the placement which most closely matches your interests.

Previous students' placements have been with organisations such as local hospices, residential care homes, disability support, schools, mental health services, drug and alcohol services, the North of England Refugee Service and Age UK.

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Contact

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland:

0191 515 3000

student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk

View Programme Specifications for the Faculty of Education and Society.

Page last updated: 23 March 2022

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Health and Social Care via Study Centres BSc (Hons)

Overview

Why us?

Course structure

Year 1 (national level 4):

Year 2 (national level 5):

Core modules:

Optional modules:

Final year (national level 6):

Core modules:

Optional modules:

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Entry requirements

Fees and finance

Career ready

Work placement

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