BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care
Prepare for a rewarding career across healthcare, social services, and community support, combining research and practical placements from your first year.
Intake
January, May, September
Tuition Fee
£9,535 per year
Location
Manchester, London, Leeds + 4 more
Duration
3 years, or 4 with foundation
BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care
What You'll Actually Learn
This degree combines theory, research, and practical application to prepare you for rewarding careers in healthcare, social services, and community support. You’ll build the knowledge and skills to improve health outcomes and deliver high-quality care across diverse populations, not just study the theory behind it.
You’ll explore public health, mental health, social policy, healthcare management, community development, and health promotion, with hands-on experience built in through placements, practical projects, and collaborative initiatives from your first year onward.
- Guidance for every applicant, new students and experienced professionals alike
- 100% free guidance from a dedicated advisor
- Study across 7 UK locations
Career Opportunities
Where This Degree Can Take You
Graduates of this course move into roles across public health, healthcare management, mental health services, and community development.
Public Health Officer
Healthcare Services Manager
Mental Health Practitioner
Community Development Worker
Health Promotion Specialist
Before You Apply
Entry Requirements and How You're Assessed
You’ll need to be 18 or older, plus one of the following:
- A Level 3 qualification, such as A-Levels (at least one pass) or a BTEC National or Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care or a related subject
- An Access to Higher Education Certificate from a recognised institution
- Another relevant Level 3 qualification, or an equivalent international qualification
If you’re 21 or older, we can consider your application without standard academic qualifications, as long as you can show relevant experience or commitment to the field.
Every applicant needs to pass a short academic interview and show a good enough level of English, either through a qualification you already have or an assessment we arrange.
There’s no single make-or-break final exam. You’re assessed continuously, through the kind of work you’d actually do in a job:
- Written reports and essays
- Class presentations
- Project work and case studies
- Group assignments
- Portfolios and reflective journals
- In-class activities and practical tasks
The course is broken into units, so you’re assessed as you complete each one, not by cramming everything into exam season.
FAQ
Health and Social Care FAQs
Not necessarily. If you’re 21 or older with relevant experience, we can assess your application without standard qualifications. Younger applicants typically need a Level 3 qualification, such as A-Levels or a BTEC in a related subject.
Graduates move into public health, healthcare management, mental health services, or community development roles, or continue to postgraduate study.
Through coursework, not exams. You’re marked on reports, presentations, group projects, and practical assignments as you go, rather than a single end-of-year test.
Yes. Intake happens three times a year, in January, May, and September, and study formats are flexible enough to fit around a job.
Tuition is £9,535 per year. Most students fund this through Student Finance England rather than paying upfront, and your advisor will walk you through that process.
Three years, or four if you need the foundation year first.
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