Health & Social Care BA (Hons) at Liverpool Hope University

Health and Social Care at Liverpool Hope University helps you explore the real issues shaping people’s lives today, from money and housing to stress, inequality and community. You’ll dive into key questions like why different groups experience health differently, how we tackle health inequalities, how policy affects services, and how we safeguard vulnerable people. You’ll learn from a wide mix of people, including those with lived experience, frontline professionals and academic experts.

Faculty: School of Education and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year One: Approaches to Health and Wellbeing, Contemporary Issues in Health and Wellbeing, Social Care in Context, Social Care in Practice. Year Two: Public Health and Health Promotion: Theory and Practice, Researching Health and Wellbeing, The Policy and Legislative Context of Social Care, Professional Practice in Social Care, Emancipatory Research. Year Three: Contemporary Issues in Global Health and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing Across the Life-Course, Ethics in Health and Wellbeing, Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care, Contemporary Issues in Children's Social Care, Contemporary Issues in Adult Social Care.

Career pathways

A Health and Social Care degree from Liverpool Hope University gives you the knowledge and skills to work across a wide range of roles.The broad nature of the course prepares you for careers in health promotion, housing, youth services, community projects, occupational health, services for older people and support for young people.

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