bsc ( hons ) health & social care

BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care

Plymouth University

The Qualification

• Three year degree with an academic and a practice orientation

• Designed to allow students to study and meet other interests and demands on their time

• Attracts people who are interested in working in health and social care settings, particularly in the community and the voluntary sector

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Studies

Course Aims

To produce graduates who are:

(i) the ability to integrate specific subject knowledge, values and skills; and who are

(ii) equipped with the skills to promote the well being of people in complex situations

The Course

• An applied discipline with strong value base

• The programme covers a broader range of subjects and interests

Programme features• Tutorial system: all students have a personal tutor

in stages one & two; dissertation supervisor stage three

• Smaller cohort: main cohort 30 – 35 students

• Work Based Learning Opportunities

• Graduate skills: transferable across a range of settings & contexts

• Employability : range of possibilities

• International exchanges: Erasmus

Programme features

Your Application

Academic Qualifications including:

- 5 GCSE’s at grade C or above (including English and Mathematics)

- A minimum of 240 points at A level or equivalent (must include at

least 160 points from two A levels or one 12-unit award. AS level may

also contribute)

What we look for:

Your Application

•Non Standard Academic Qualifications

• BTEC or Diploma in a social science related area.

• Access to higher education, to include Social Science units

• Applications from those returning to education are welcome

• Evidence of academic study in the last five years is required

Personal Qualities

An interest and knowledge of health and social care

A caring and thoughtful attitude towards others

An ability to work on one’s own and as part of a team

An ability to communicate well

An ability to empathise with others

An ability to solve problems

An ability to use one’s initiative

Job Opportunities

Previous graduate employment areas:

• A drugs counsellor in Dartmoor Prison• Teaching health and social care to

sixth form students• Manager of respite care home for

older people• Practice manager in a GP’s surgery• NCH project worker, working with

vulnerable young people• Advice worker with Connexions

Funding For information on funding please attend one of

the following Funding Talks:all Drake Circus Campus

10.15 – 10.45 Rowland Levinsky *LT 1

11.30 – 12.00 Sherwell Lower *LT

13.00 – 13.30 Sherwell Lower *LT

15.15 – 15.45 Sherwell Lower *LT

BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Studies

At Plymouth University

Any Questions?

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www.plymouth.ac.uk/opendays

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