BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care at Swansea University

BSc Health and Social Care covers health and social care in national and international contexts, including social policy, public health, epidemiology, psychology, human biology and physiology, law and ethics, equality and social justice. It develops understanding of UK health and social care structures and policy, with communication, research and analytical skills.

Department: School of Health and Social Care  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a year in practice or a foundation year)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 includes Poverty and Plenty, Academic and Professional Development, Social Enterprise in Health and Social Care, Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology and Introduction to Research. Year 2 includes Safeguarding, Health Law and Practice and Reflective Practice, and Year 3 includes a dissertation, Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care and Global Perspectives, with options such as Counselling and Supporting People and Law and Ethics in Health and Social Care.

Career pathways

Community roles (youth worker, parenting support worker, family liaison officer), work with vulnerable people, third sector roles, Civil Service, public service (criminal justice, housing, social services), private sector finance services, public health and research; many graduates progress to postgraduate study for nursing, social work, physician associate studies, childhood studies or PGCE.

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