BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

About the courseWhy study Health and Social Care?This course is designed to equip you with the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to meet the rapidly expanding and changing environment in health and social care. This course aims to give you the knowledge, understanding and core skills required to pursue a wide range of careers in a variety of statutory or non-statutory, community or residential health and social care settings. Graduates might go into areas such as working in drugs and alcohol, housing, women’s centres, domestic violence and disability.100%* of graduates from this subject are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating. Giving you the opportunity to develop your skills and put you in a good position for both the UK and an international jobs market, personal and professional development, leadership and international perspectives are keen components of this course. You’ll also be supported in exploring and identifying a range of career choices for yourself.*HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduatesHow will you learn?You’ll be taught different aspects of health and social care, from looking at how to assess needs to being introduced to law, social policy, assessment and care planning.You’ll explore your own values in relation to working with diverse groups, and engage in becoming a reflective practitioner.Taking a hands-on approach you’ll have the opportunity to put your theoretical skills into practice through undertaking a work placement in your third year. This will support and enhance your learning, increase your future employability prospects and give you the chance to make useful contacts in industry so that you can reach your full potential.You’ll be taught by a very supportive and experienced teaching team who have worked in a range of Health and Social Care roles. They’ll use their expertise to bring their teaching to life with real-life case studies.Your careerWe know from previous experience that students will go onto a variety of careers, such as working in drug and alcohol services, housing agencies, domestic violence services, disability and wellbeing services, teaching, and relevant Master’s courses such as Social Work and Nursing. This could include community settings and residential settings.Previous Huddersfield Health and Community graduates have gone on to roles relating to education, healthcare, consulting, human resources, community and social services in organisations including NHS, Leeds City Council, Calderdale College, Yorkshire Children’s Centre, Aspire, Angel Care UK, Ideal Carehomes, Milewood Healthcare, Positive Steps, Pulse Community Healthcare, South Yorkshire Housing Association, Manchester College, Unique Care, Third Hand Community Services.