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Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc

Health and Social Care

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Health and Social Care course at University of Sunderland.

Select a qualification to see required grades

T Level

P

Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,250 per year
Scotland£9,250 per year
Wales£9,250 per year
Northern Ireland£9,250 per year
EU£16,500 per year
International£16,500 per year

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: BL95

Here's what University of Sunderland says about its Health and Social Care course.

Understand the key issues that affect health, social care and wellbeing. Earn an academic qualification that also delivers practical skills. Boost your earning potential.

This highly practical two-year foundation degree in Health and Social Care allows you to develop your career. You'll develop a detailed understanding of health and social care policy and practice, which you can use straight away in any workplace that involves caring for individuals and communities.

Course details

There are a few options in how you might study Health and Social Care at University of Sunderland.

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4 course options available.

Qualification

Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc

Department

Social Sciences

Location

East Durham College | Peterlee

Duration

2 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Health and social care

Start date

September 15, 2025

Application deadline

January 29, 2025

University of Sunderland reviews

(4)
Based on 86 reviews from University of Sunderland's students and alumni
5 star
44%
4 star
27%
3 star
17%
2 star
5%
1 star
6%
All reviews

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Unknown year

Highly facilitated and providence of knowledge is great.

(5)

1 year ago

Unknown year

Five stars: Excellent

(5)

1 year ago

1st year student

I do like Sunderland for the most part, the people are mostly nice, it's diverse and there's a wide range of shops, but I do feel like there's not nearly enough stuff here compared to other cities. The campuses are very nice, especially the media centre.

(3)

1 year ago

1st year student

The university has a store called StudyPlus where you can buy a bunch of essential and non-essential items using either your own money or money granted to you by the university. You can apply for various bursaries and I was granted the low-income bursary. This was paid through StudyPlus but you coul...

(4)

1 year ago

1st year student

Oh boy. I've technically been at the university for three years but I'm only in my first year due to dropping out of my foundation year, then re-joining the next year. This is all due to severe mental health issues that the university have been aware of since the start but have done absolutely n...

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1 year ago

1st year student

I don't live in a university accommodation and was never shown the library so have not used this, but I will say that I've had a lot of experience with the well-being team and they're very hit or miss. The first two years, I received no help and they even admitted that they weren't helping me enough...

(3)

1 year ago

National Student Survey (NSS) scores

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from University of Sunderland students who took the Health and Social Care course - or another course in the same subject area.

Health studies

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

91%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

97%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

95%

high

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

93%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

91%

med

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

98%

high

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

98%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

97%

high

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

91%

med

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

98%

high

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

95%

high

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

90%

med

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

91%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

97%

high

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

90%

med

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

100%

high

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

95%

high

How well organised is your course?

95%

high

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

91%

med

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

91%

med

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

88%

med

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

88%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

93%

med

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

91%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

87%

med

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

98%

high

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

93%

high

Student information

See who's studying at University of Sunderland. These students are taking Health and Social Care or another course from the same subject area.

Health and social care
Mode of study
Full-time93%Part-time7%
Gender ratio
Female84%Male16%
Where students come from
International1%UK99%
Student performance
2:1 or above45%
First year dropout rate11%
Number of students730
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
SociologyD
PsychologyB
English LanguageC
English LiteratureD
Health and Social CareC
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

The Health and Social Care course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about University of Sunderland graduates across each of those subject areas.

Health studies
Social sciences

Graduate statistics

22%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

74%

In work, study or other activity

60%

Say it fits with future plans

70%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

11%

Managers, directors and senior officials

5%

Elementary occupations

3%

Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations

3%

Process, plant and machine operatives

Graduate statistics

40%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

80%

In work, study or other activity

90%

Say it fits with future plans

75%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

9%

Managers, directors and senior officials

6%

Welfare Professionals

4%

Elementary occupations

3%

Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from University of Sunderland graduates who took Health and Social Care - or another course in the same subject area.

Health and social care

Earnings

£20.1k

First year after graduation

£20.8k

Third year after graduation

£23.7k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Health and Social Care.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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