BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care at Ulster University

Programme overview

A top-up honours degree at the Derry~Londonderry campus for people who already hold a relevant HND or foundation degree, developing knowledge and skills for the health and social care professions.

Faculty: Faculty of Life and Health Sciences | Duration: 1 year full-time or 1-3 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: part-time / full-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Effective and Compassionate Communication in Health and Social Care Practice, Health and Wellbeing: Challenges and Controversies, and a Research Project Dissertation, with a choice between Transforming Practice through Person-Centred Collective Leadership and Ethics.

Career pathways

Roles include support worker, residential care and supported housing. Most students already hold a health or social care qualification and use the degree to develop career prospects in their area of practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants normally enter at level 6 with exemption from levels 4 and 5, which requires a Higher National Diploma or foundation degree (or equivalent) in a relevant health or social care subject; experiential learning may also be considered. GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time or 1-3 years part-time

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