Throughout the Health and Social Care degree, we aim to support you to explore, discuss and evaluate health and social care systems from a range of different perspectives.

You will research the history of health and social care provision, critically examine a range of professional roles, discuss the potential for service user involvement and analyse global health problems and government policy. In addition, you will debate a range of significant health and sociologically important topics such as disability equality and social justice mental health and the social determinants of health.

This degree also aims to equip you with knowledge about some of the challenges and tensions of partnership and inter-professional working, involving service users, and why integration between health and social care might lead to higher standards of care.

What can I do after my BSc Health and Social Care degree?

You will be encouraged to explore a range of career pathways throughout your degree and develop an understanding of contemporary ways of working in the field of Health and Social Care engaging with a range of employers, alumni and external agencies.

The content of the course is relevant to professions within the health and social care field, and youll have a great deal of flexibility when it comes to careers.

Further specialist training will be required for some careers, such as social work, teaching and nursing. For other roles you might go straight into employment and undertake on the job training. Examples of roles include social prescribing, psychological wellbeing, work in charities, local authorities, substance abuse, housing, community development, NHS management.

How does studying at Northumbria prepare me for the future?

You will be supported to develop key professional and personal skills (such as one to one work, group work, interviews and presentations) throughout the course. You will be encouraged and supported to engage with volunteering opportunities and use the links and networks we have with local employers to improve your employability. A number of extra-curricular career development and employability sessions, focusing on different professions and aspects of job-hunting run throughout the year.

The skills learnt and assessed through the course will develop your employability, and you will have acquired the characteristics of a Northumbria graduate – the ability to think independently, work collaboratively, and apply innovation.

Mode of Study

3 years Full Time or 4 years with a placement (sandwich)/study abroad