University
Health and Social Care gives our students a strong foundation for further study of a range of academic subjects at degree level. The knowledge our students learn can be applied to all aspects of society as they provide a variety of academic skills especially thinking critically about the world. Students can progress and take a BSc in Social Sciences. It is an interdisciplinary degree that gives students the theoretical tools and knowledge to better understand the social-political world, why social inequality persists and how life experiences intersect with wider social structures, such as 'race', class and gender, including the understanding of issues such as around bereavement, depression and mental illness, what it means to have a positive mental health and the health care system that underpins our society.
Careers
About 3 million people work in health or social care. Health care roles include doctors, pharmacists, nurses, midwives and health care assistants. While social care roles include care assistants, occupational therapists, counsellors and administrative roles. Together they account for nearly one in ten of all paid jobs in the UK. Demand for both health and social care is likely to rise so they will continue to play a key role in UK society, and the demand for people to fill these vital jobs will increase. Therefore, all students on this course are actively encouraged to choose a Health and Social Care related work experience or extracurricular placement where possible. Many of our students go into social work , community projects, charity work, welfare advisors and other areas of social services. The knowledge and skills that students will build on this subject course are highly valued in today's world of work and will build their capacity as a thinker, communicator and analyst. It will enable the student to become a competent, critical and responsible researcher of the social world with the ability to make informed choices about research methods and apply them competently.