Health and Social Care
Royal Holloway, University of London
UCAS Code: L510 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Royal Holloway, University of London
UCAS Code: L510 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
At least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9-4 including English and Mathematics.
Access to HE Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In a relevant subject area.
Scottish Higher
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About this course
Are you looking for a degree that will help you make a difference in society? That gives you a comprehensive and critical understanding of health and social care and helps building healthy and resilient communities for a sustainable future?
Studying our new interdisciplinary BSc Health and Social Care means that you will learn from leading experts from within sociology, social policy, social work and health who will share their research and experience so that you gain invaluable skills to help you understand individuals, communities and their key public health and social care issues.
The degree will help you to take a broad view of these issues, and explore them from a range of different perspectives. It will introduce you to understanding society and people in society and provides training in core areas within health and social care.
- You will benefit from academic study combined with vocational training
- Combine a solid theoretical grounding with a vocational strand to maximise your future opportunities whether you are considering a professional career or further study
- Gain critical thinking skills which will help you analyse and understand issues pervading the study of health and social care
- Gain practical skills in evaluation and research
From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience, and this is particularly the case as we continue to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as we can.
Modules
Please visit our website for details:
https://royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/undergraduate/social-work/health-and-social-care
Assessment methods
You will complete 120 credits each year mainly made up of either 15 or 30 credit units. In the first year all units are compulsory in the second and third year there will be some choice of optional units.
Teaching will involve a range of methods including, lectures, seminars, individual tutorials, peer group work and practical activities (such as court visits and engagement with community groups).
Assessment will involve a range of methods including, essays, examinations and tests and practical projects.
Throughout the course, a tutor will be available to you to provide advice on the choice of courses and to offer pastoral support.
In the final year of the course, you will undertake a research project and you will be allocated a specialist dissertation supervisor to support you with this.
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Royal Holloway, University of London
Social Work
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We're short of social workers - so if you want a degree that is in demand, then this could be the one for you! There's a shortage of social workers all over the UK, and graduates can specialise in specific fields such as mental health or children's social work. If you decide social work is not for you, then social work graduates also often go into management, education, youth and community work and even nursing. Starting salaries for this degree can reflect the high proportion of graduates who choose a social work career - social work graduates get paid, on average, more than graduates overall, but not all options pay as well as social work. This is also an unusual subject in that London isn't one of the more common places to find jobs - so if you want to get a job near to your home or your university this might be worth thinking about.
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