Health and Social Care Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Working with vulnerable or marginalised adults and children, helping people reach their full potential and supporting healthy lifestyles adds up to a challenging and rewarding career. With an ageing population and cuts to social care, there is a pressing need for qualified workers, particularly in the most deprived communities in the country.

* 2nd in the UK for student satisfaction (Health Studies subject rankings, Complete University Guide 2025)

* Our course empowers you to make a difference to people’s lives, particularly in vulnerable or marginalised groups

* Take the opportunity to work with a variety of service users and organisations through the Volunteering module

* Learn from supportive and accessible lecturers who have experience of working in a wide range of services

* Study a broad curriculum that can lead to a variety of potential career paths

Our Health and Social Care course ensures that students graduate with a clear understanding of the global challenges that relate to health and social care; and the role of the individuals, communities and organisations in addressing them. The role of health, community and social care practitioners who can pro-actively meet global challenges, in innovative and meaningful ways, is vital in creating sustainable futures for us all.

With 1.5 million people employed in the social care sector alone — a figure projected to increase to 3.1 million by 2025 — employment prospects are excellent for those who want to make a difference in people’s lives and seek to promote social justice and tackle inequality.

Our course focuses on the part we all play in making society and its systems fairer for all people. You explore a broad range of issues within health and social care with an emphasis on effective, collaborative work with those who use, design and shape services. Issues within different professional settings are expanded and linked to how practitioners can support people's needs in their communities.

Theory and literature about how people and communities behave and the importance of understanding and reflecting our own response to service users' needs is also a key focus. There is a core theme of empowering practice and user-led approaches in health and social care practice throughout the programme.