Health and Social Care with Applied Practice

The 4-year BSc Health and Social Care with Applied Practice offers an additional year in industry to the 3-year Health and Social Care degree. This additional year will give students the opportunity to experience work in the Health and Social Care services environment, allowing students to build their confidence and gain real-world experience.

Our flexible, broad-based degree in Health and Social Care is 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. Being 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.

Year 1 modules:

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.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS