% GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY* 99 (DLHE 2018)
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
Our flexible degree in Health and Social Care is the ideal starting point for a range of rewarding careers. You will explore health and social care in national and international contexts, covering themes including social policy, public health, psychology, human biology and physiology, law and ethics, equality, and social justice while developing excellent communication, research and analytical skills.
Global Opportunities available International Students
foundation programme available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
You will be immersed in a dynamic research and learning environment with opportunities to build links with students from related disciplines. Alongside your academic work, you will take modules in professional development and have the option to complete a work placement as part of your degree. This is part of our collaborative approach to health and social care, aimed at improving integration between the sectors and preparing you for a career working across traditional organisational and professional boundaries. We also offer a two-year foundation degree in Health and Social Care, taught at Pembrokeshire College. The course combines taught modules with work-based learning, following the same modules as years one and two of the BSc Health and Social Care at Swansea. On completion you have the option to progress to the final year of the Swansea based degree programme.
AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1 • Academic and professional development • Equality, discrimination and oppression in society • Human anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology • Poverty and plenty • Introduction to research in health and social care • Individuals and society Year 2 • Health law and practice • Research and critical appraisal in health and social care • Safeguarding in health and social care • Reflective practice and working with people Year 3 • Management and leadership in health and social care • Global perspectives and working in a globalised world • Counselling and supporting people • Psychology and the promotion of wellbeing • Law and ethics in health & social care
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Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
BSc Single Honours ▲ Health and Social Care
▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Health Care Management • Health Promotion and Public Health • Private Health and Social Care Organisations • Social Work • The Civil Service • The NHS
*99% of graduates are employed in a professional or managerial job 6 months after the course (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education 2018)
For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses
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