Health and Social Care

University College Birmingham
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time 3 Years HealthSocial work, childhood, and youth studies

A-Level Entry

BBC

UCAS Points

112 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£20,000

About this course

OVERVIEW Do you want a career that makes a real difference in people’s lives? Are you passionate about supporting others in their greatest time of need? Our Health and Social Care degree will help you open the door to an extremely rewarding career meeting the care needs of others in society.

This course will give you the skills and knowledge to be able to help a wide variety of people, including the most vulnerable individuals and those with complex care and support needs. Delivered by expert staff with a wealth of vocational experience, our Health and Social Care course covers the broad skills and knowledge fundamental to the health and care needs of society as a whole, adapting to the latest changes in this dynamic sector.

To put your training into practice, you will have the chance to take on work placements throughout your studies. There is a vast array of additional qualifications and opportunities available for you to further expand your expertise and abilities, from first aid to healthcare leadership and contemporary social care issues. You will also be able to tailor your studies to your career aims and interests with a range of optional modules to choose from.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

  • Work placements – Gain essential real-world experience throughout your degree by going on placement one day per week, with opportunities in a huge variety of settings

  • Enrichment – Enhance your CV with further training and qualifications, including areas such as contemporary health and social care issues, first aid, manual handling and infection control, as well as an Award in Healthcare Leadership Foundations through the NHS Leadership Academy

  • Specialise your studies – Pick a research topic to study in depth and choose from a wide range of optional modules, including themes such as substance misuse, mental wellbeing and criminology

    PLACEMENTS Throughout our course, you will undertake a vocational placement one day per week. A wide variety of opportunities are available, with our past students having supported children with autism, women with very premature babies, adults with mental illness, projects supporting asylum-seeking families and much more.

    Employers we have worked with include Barnardo's, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Anchor Homes, Heartlands Resource Centre and Wilson Stuart School.

    CAREERS AND PROGRESSION Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:

  • Health promotion specialist

  • Family support worker

  • Community education officer

  • Community development worker

  • Learning mentor

  • Advice worker

    You could also progress onto one of our postgraduate courses at University College Birmingham.

  • Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades BBC
    UCAS Tariff Points 112 points
    BTEC DMM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2119 Natural and social science professionals
    1172 Social services managers and directors
    2461 Social workers
    3219 Health associate professionals
    2223 Speech and language therapists
    3111 Laboratory technicians

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Birmingham
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Health, Social work, childhood, and youth studies
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £20,000

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    University College Birmingham

    Birmingham

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