Health and Social Care

This course aims to help you become a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and skilled individual ready to support the delivery of health and social care within the NHS, local authority services, private health provision or third-sector services. It provides the opportunity for the development of the knowledge and skills required of healthcare support workers, community healthcare workers and those with roles in health and social care, and can offer a Continuing Professional Development opportunity for those in the sector.

This course is designed to:

analyse the interaction between sociology, social policy and health
prepare you to work in this dynamic and demanding sector by exploring health on an individual and societal level
explore how society is organised and how we care for the vulnerable, the challenges facing modern society and the importance of caring for our environment.

Why you should study this course
The curriculum is diverse and contemporary and is designed to cover:

collaborative approaches to teaching and learning that introduce students to a broad range of local services
visits, activities and collaborations that expose students to a variety of local providers
opportunities for learning outside the classroom and an approach to teaching that includes applying your learning
potential opportunities in a range of health and social care careers with local employment options.

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