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BSc Health and Social Care

Northumbria University

Institution
Northumbria University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Health and Social Care BSc (Hons)
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
L5L6
Typical offer
A-level CA, UCAS 96-112

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff: 96 to 112 Tariff Points

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Health & Social Care, examining systems and practices across multidisciplinary settings. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete a final year core project and can choose to undertake an optional work placement year or study abroad year between levels 5 and 6.

Modules

  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Learning at University
  • Introduction to Academic Research
  • Foundations of Health & Social Care Policy and Practice
  • Professional Practice and the Health & Social Care Workplace
  • Inequalities and Social Justice
  • Children, Young People in Health and Social Care
  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Research in Practice
  • MAD Studies
  • International Perspectives on Health and Social Care
  • The Older Person in Health & Social Care systems
  • Communication Skills & Professional Boundaries
  • Health and Neighbourhood Renewal
  • Public Health Theory and Practice
  • Creative Helping Practices
  • Integrated Health & Social Care: Study Abroad
  • Health and Life Sciences Work Placement Year
  • Management and Leadership in Integrated Health & Social Care
  • Safe and Effective Practice in Integrated Health & Social Care
  • Changing Landscapes and Policy Critiques in Integrated Health and Social Care
  • Core Project
  • Health Care Interventions, Policy and Practice