Services for people are most effective when they are joined up and when health and social care professionals work together. It’s essential to understand people’s physical health needs, their emotional requirements and their social circumstances. This can help us to appreciate each person’s unique situation so we can work in joined-up ways to find solutions.
Traditional health and social care roles are changing. There’s a shift towards partnership working across the health and social care sector especially within social services, charities, the NHS and social enterprises. We’ve designed this course to help you work across these settings so you can have a positive impact on people’s lives.
You won’t simply learn the theory behind integrating health and social care, you’ll explore how it works in practice from working with service users to designing service provision. Topics might include how uneven resource distribution across society can affect a person’s quality of life, how the support and care someone needs changes as they age, or how to recognise their strengths to make a difference to their life.
You’ll also explore global representations and perspectives of health and social care. Alongside lectures and seminars, you’ll have the opportunity to work in small groups and solve problems set by employers such as developing ideas for community projects around homelessness, poverty and isolation.
Features and benefits
Employability- You’ll go on placements as part of your course giving you the opportunity to put what you learn into practice.
Teaching excellence- You’ll learn from experts in a wide range of areas including substance misuse, communities, criminal justice and mental health.
Guest lectures- You’ll experience guest lectures by people who use health and social care services, as well as practitioners, to give you a deeper understanding of the sector.
Industry mentor- You’ll benefit from contact with employers and working professionals in your course.
Rise programme- Go beyond your curriculum and engage with Rise and its unique skills-based workshops and projects. Gain additional credits and enhance your CV.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Manchester Metropolitan University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
GCSE English Language at Grade C/4. Equivalent qualifications (e.g. Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Key Skills) may be considered.
We do not accept Adult Literacy
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