Overview

The Health and Social Care (Hons) programme offered by Staffordshire University prepares students to develop core transferable skills and knowledge relevant to health care, social care and public health.

Meeting the health and social care needs of the population is one of the greatest challenges facing any society. It extends to almost every facet of social life, from the person who is unwell and seeking support for themselves, to political decisions about how to structure national systems of healthcare delivery.

Throughout your studies you will be taught by friendly, knowledgeable lecturers,who have been employed in either health or social care and are well equipped to help you relate your study topics to current policy and practice.

Your learning will help you to develop the knowledge relevant to a productive future in the health and social care sectors. Employability skills are embedded throughout the course, with a clear focus on how studies can be applied within the workplace.

Careers

Successful completion of this course will place you in a position to take full advantage of a diverse range of graduate-level health and social care positions, not only within the public sector, such as the Local Authority, National Health Service( NHS), Public Health England but also the not-for-profit (voluntary) and private/independent health and social care sectors.

Some examples of these roles include:

The provision of health and social care, such as working with vulnerable adults, children and the elderly

Management and administration positions within health and social care organisations

Public health and community development-related roles, such as health promotion, public information and health training

Personnel and resource management posts in the private sector, local authorities and voluntary organisations

Policy-oriented work (including lobbying and advocacy) in the NHS, local government or voluntary sector

Research and evaluation of health and social care services

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Healthy Individuals Through the Lifespan

Professional Issues (And Work Experience)

The Context Of Health And Social Care

Using Communication Skills In Health And Social Core

Basic Counselling Skills in Health and Social Care

Health Promotion

Public Health

Research Skills For Health And Social Core

Understanding Health And Social Care Organisations (And Work Experience)

Contemporary Issues In Health And Social Care

Extended Health And Social Care Study

The Employable Graduate

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00

More details

The main deadline for applications is 31 January. You are encouraged to apply by then, however late applications are accepted through UCAS until 30 June.

Language

English

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

51

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health Health Sciences View 567 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

51

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Starting from €0.53/day, free cancellation any time.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Apply through UCAS

Typical UCAS Offer: 96 points / 112 points

A levels: CCC, this equates to 96 points

BTEC Extended: MMM, this equates to 96 points BTEC 90 credit: D*D*, this equates to 112 points Access awards (60 credits, with 45 at Level 3)

Succesful completion of the Foundation Year in Health and Social Care at a partner college, or the Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care at a partner college, enables students to progress directly onto the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care course.

Tuition Fee

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International

16750 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16750 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

9535 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9535 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Stoke-on-Trent

550 - 850 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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