Health and Social Care

Our flexible, broad-based degrees in Health and Social Care are the ideal starting point for a range of rewarding careers in a variety of sectors.

You will explore health and social care in a wide range of national and international contexts, covering themes including social policy, public health, epidemiology, psychology, human biology and physiology, law and ethics relating to health, equality, and social justice.

You will gain a clear understanding of the structures and policies underpinning health and social care in the UK and develop excellent communication, research and analytical skills that are highly valued by employers.

Why Health and Social Care at Swansea?
As a student at Wales’s largest provider of healthcare education, you will be immersed in a dynamic research and learning environment with many opportunities to build links with students from related disciplines.

This is part of our collaborative approach to health and social care, aimed at improving integration between the sectors and preparing you for a career working across traditional organisational and professional boundaries.

Typical examples of modules studied include:
Year 1
• Academic Development
• Professional Development
• Social Enterprise in Health and Social Care
• Foundations in Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology
• Poverty and Plenty
• Equality, Discrimination and Oppression in Society

Year 2
• Evaluating Research Evidence in Health and Social Care
• Health Law and Practice
• Reflective Practice and Working with People
• Safeguarding in Health and Social Care

Year 3
• Counselling and Supporting People
• Global Perspectives and Working in a Globalised World
• Law and Ethics in Health and Social Care
• Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care
• Psychology and the Promotion of Wellbeing

You will be taught through a variety of methods including lectures, workshops, discussion groups, presentations, debates, online discussions, and group and individual learning tasks over 7-10 hours during a three-day period.

Learning is assessed through essays, presentations, exams and practical tests. You will have access to an academic mentoring network and student support services throughout your studies.

During year two, you will have the opportunity to choose a work placement module with placements available in voluntary organisations, council-based social services, educational services, supported living services, and many others.

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers and you may also choose to be assessed through the medium of Welsh.