BA (Hons) Business Management
- Duration: 3–4 years
- Study mode: Online & on campus
- Location: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds
Undergraduate degree
BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care
Learn how health and care services support people, and build the skills for a career in care.
- Duration
- 3–4 years
- Study mode
- On campus
- Locations
- Birmingham, Leeds, Leicester3 cities
- Intakes
- 4 a year
Why study Health & Social Care?
Health and care services need skilled, compassionate people at every level. This degree builds your understanding of care, wellbeing and how services are run.
- Work in health or care in the NHS, councils or charities
- Move into management or specialist care roles
- Flexible timetable: 2 set days a week on campus
The BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care explores how health and care services support people, and how those services are planned, led and improved. You study health and wellbeing, safeguarding, human development and social care in practice, then health and care policy, mental health and how services work in partnership.
In your final year you look at leading care services, public health and ethics in care, and write a dissertation on a topic you choose. Teaching is on campus on set days in Birmingham, Leeds and Leicester, so you always know which days you study. Without A-levels or similar qualifications, you start with a foundation year in study skills, communication in care and an introduction to health and care.
The degree can help you progress in care or move into the sector for the first time. Graduates work in roles such as care management, support work, health promotion and NHS administration, or go on to further study.
What you’ll study
For students without A-levels or equivalent qualifications.
Academic study skillsResearching, reading and writing at university level.
Introduction to health and careHow health and care services fit together.
Communication in careWorking with people, families and teams.
Professional developmentGoal-setting, time management and career planning.
The foundations of health and social care.
Health and wellbeingWhat keeps people well, and what doesn’t.
Social care in practiceHow care is planned and delivered.
SafeguardingProtecting people from harm.
Human developmentHow people grow and change through life.
Policy, services and working with people.
Health and care policyHow laws and policy shape services.
Mental healthUnderstanding and supporting wellbeing.
Working in partnershipJoining up care across services.
Research methodsGathering and analysing evidence.
Leadership, quality and an independent project.
Leading care servicesManaging people and quality in care.
Public healthImproving health across communities.
Ethics in careMaking fair and safe decisions.
DissertationAn in-depth study of a care topic you choose.
Example modules. Your adviser will confirm the final list and how each is assessed.
Where it can lead
Health and social care graduates work in roles such as:
Care managerLead a care team or service.
Support workerHelp people live independently.
Health promotionHelp communities stay healthy.
Social careWork with councils and charities.
NHS administrationKeep health services running.
Further studyGo on to a master’s or professional training.
Entry requirements
- Age: 18 or over at the start of the course
- Qualifications: A-levels or equivalent, such as an Access to Higher Education course, or none if you start with the foundation year
- Interview: a short interview and written task
- English: a language test may be required if English isn’t your first language
How to apply
Apply for this course- 1. Apply onlineOne short form. No documents needed.
- 2. Adviser callWe check your answers, then confirm your options.
- 3. InterviewPrepared with your adviser’s support.
- 4. EnrolmentStudent finance arranged, ready to start.