Health and Social Care, BA (Hons)

Effective health and social care services thrive on collaboration, ensuring professionals address individuals' physical, emotional, and social needs to tailor solutions to unique circumstances. As traditional roles evolve toward integrated partnerships across social services, charities, the NHS, and social enterprises, this course equips participants to make meaningful impacts by blending theory with practical application. Learners will explore real-world integration, from working with service users to designing provisions, covering topics like resource disparities, aging-related care changes, and leveraging personal strengths. Additionally, it examines global perspectives through group problem-solving on issues such as homelessness, poverty, and isolation.Key features include hands-on placements for employability, expert-led teaching in areas like substance misuse and mental health, guest lectures from service users and practitioners, industry mentoring, and the Rise programme for extra skills development and CV enhancement.