BSc Health and Social Care Policy
Entry requirements
A level: BBC Applicants can satisfy the requirement for the third A Level by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications recognised by the University.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Health in Social Science, examining health and social care policy in the UK and internationally. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes a six-week work placement at the end of Level 5 and concludes with an independent dissertation on a social policy topic of the student's choosing.
Modules
- Introduction to Social Policy and Social Justice
- Making and Delivering Policy
- Contemporary Social Policy Issues
- Education: Policy and Practice
- Policies for Families and Children
- Introduction to Health and Social Care Policy
- Social Survey Methods
- Social Policy: Concepts and Theories
- Placement
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Policy Analysis: Skills, Tools and Techniques
- Poverty and Social Security
- Adult Social Care Policy
- Civil Society, NGOs and Social Movements
- Diploma in Professional Practice
- Diploma in International Academic Studies (DIAS)
- Dissertation
- Contemporary Issues in Health Policy
- Gender and Social Policy
- Migration, 'Race' and Ethnicity
- International Social Policy
- Ageing and Society
- Mental health and disability
- The Environment, Social Justice and Sustainable Social Policy