Health and Social Care

In December 2024, the University of Bolton was granted permission by the Office for Students (OfS) to change its name to the University of Greater Manchester with immediate effect. While we work to update our systems, you may see both names used in the information we provide.

Get ready to make a real difference to the daily lives of vulnerable people by studying the University of Greater Manchester's BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care degree. Offering excellent facilities and an extensive range of work placements, we’re dedicated to helping you gain the skills, knowledge and understanding you’ll need for a rewarding career in this essential sector.

Health and social care is a vast service sector providing support to vulnerable people, such as children, older people and adults with disabilities or mental health issues. Our BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care offers you the opportunity to develop the values, skills and knowledge essential to good health and social care practice, opening the door to a huge range of rewarding employment opportunities.

Balancing policy, practice, and academic training, our course is strongly linked to the UK government’s health and social care agendas. Our highly experienced and dedicated team will lead you in an exploration of the principles of care, person-centred health and social care, the ethical aspects of care, and areas such as health promotion, safeguarding, and more. We’ll support you as you learn how to collaborate across professional boundaries, use evidence to inform your decisions and gain an understanding of critical issues in health and social care and ways of dealing with them.

Practical experience, including a work experience placement in a health and social care setting, is key to your development. Our focus is on helping you become a knowledgeable, compassionate, and person-centred care professional.

Not sure if this is the correct Health and Social Care qualification for you? If you meet the entry requirements for this course and are new to the health and social care sector, then this course should be a good choice for you. If you have extensive appropriate work experience in the health and social care sector but don't meet the entry requirements for this course, please consider our FdA Health and Social Care. If you don't meet the entry requirements for this course and are new to the health and social care sector, please consider our HND Health and Social Care or BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with foundation year. If you already have a foundation degree or HND in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), you may wish to apply for our level HE6 BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care (final year top-up) degree. The level HE6 course allows you to top up your existing qualification to a full BSc honours degree by a further 12 months of full-time study or 18 months of part-time study.