Health and Social Care

This degree is an ideal choice for students who want to gain the knowledge, skills, and experience to work in health and social care and make a positive difference to the lives of marginalised people. The health and social care sector is constantly changing to meet the complex needs of people in society; this course, developed and taught by experts in the field guides students through these complexities and leads to a wide range of career and postgraduate opportunities.

An interest in health and wellbeing leads our students to study a wide variety of topics from mental health to criminal justice, social care to public health, domestic abuse to homelessness. We encourage our students to consider how we develop through the life cycle, how individuals and society are affected by poverty and inequality, and the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly globalised and technological world.

Why study Health and Social Care at NTU?

• The Health and Social Care body of students is incredibly diverse, with students from the local area, around the UK and overseas, as well as mature students. We also consider applicants with professional experience in the field.

• This course includes 240 hours of Work Like Experience such as placements, volunteering, live projects or employer-led simulations.

• With a wide range of optional modules to choose from, you'll be able to tailor your learning based on your interests in both your second and final years.

• In 2022, NTU had the highest UCAS applications and acceptances to Health and Social Care courses in the UK.

Year One modules include Foundations in Health and Social Care, Current Issues in Health and Social Care, Social Policy for Health and Social Care, Working with People, Preparing for Practice and Human Growth and Development.

Year Two modules include Research in Health and Social Care, Managing Health and Social Care, Professional Practice, Person Centred Interventions.
Optional modules include Making Sense of Health Improvement, Engaging with Vulnerable Groups, Mental Health and Well Being and Health, Social Care and Crime.

Final Year modules include Individual Research Project and Leadership in Health and Social Care.
Optional modules include Children's and Young People's Mental Health, Healthy Places, Healthy People, Young People and Social Care, Health Promotion in Practice, Global Health and Development and Ageing in the 21st Century.

The majority of your work will be assessed through:

coursework-based essays
reports
examinations
individual and group presentations
your work experience portfolio
a final year research-based dissertation.
There will also be practical assessments, which will include:

group and individual presentations
video exercises
poster presentations
IT-based exercises.
In response to student feedback the University has introduced a policy ensuring marked work is returned to you electronically within three weeks of submission.