Health and Social Care

Our BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care offers flexibility, broad themes and a strong focus on employability, to provide an ideal starting point for a range of rewarding careers.

You will explore health and social care in a wide range of national and international contexts, covering themes such as 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.

Based in the School of Health and Social Care, 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.

We also offer Year in Applied Practice and Foundation Year study options to suit your needs and career prospects. Please note that the Foundation Year is only available for UK students.

In Year 1, you will typically study areas including: Poverty and Plenty; Academic and Professional Development; Social Enterprise in Health and Social Care; Foundations in Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology; Introduction to Research in Health and Social Care; Fundamental Skills for Health and Social Care.

In Year 2, you will typically study areas including: Evaluating research evidence in Health and Social Care; Reflective Practice and Working with People; Health Law and Practice; Safeguarding in Health and Social Care; Psychology of Health and Illness; Professional Development and Critical Thinking; Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology.

In Year 3, you will typically study areas including: Dissertation; Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care; Global Perspectives and Working in a Globalised World.; Counselling and Supporting People; Law and Ethics in Health & Social Care; Psychology and the Promotion of Wellbeing; Introduction to Pathology and Therapeutics for Health Scientists.

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.