Health and Social Care Practice

Our BA (Hons) Health and Social Care Practice adopts a global perspective of current and emerging health and social care issues and approaches. You will explore challenges around inequalities, exploitation and oppression, evaluating current approaches and developing alternative, sustainable responses to identified needs. The programme has a strong emphasis on wellbeing and new technologies and approaches, taking a holistic and cross-cultural view underpinned by research.

You will have the opportunity to undertake 100 hours work-related experience. This can be anything from a traditional placement with a Health and Social Care provider, to a project to develop good practice in Health and Social Care.

BA (Hons) Health and Social Care Practice is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) who work with business and education providers like ourselves to inspire people to become skilled, confident and successful managers and leaders.

Year 1: is aimed at providing you with the relevant academic skills to succeed in your studies and introduces you to the key skills associated with being a professional. You will learn about Mental Health and Well-being as well as Global and contemporary issues in Health and Social Care.

Year 2: provides a focus on how policy, practice and research have attempted to address the diverse needs in Health and Social Care. There is also an opportunity to undertake work-related experience to provide you with relevant practical skills and knowledge.

Year 3: gives you the opportunity to specialise with optional modules around working with older and younger people as well as modules in Mental Health and Addiction at the end of life. You will learn how to be a leader. On successful completion of the Leadership module, you can apply for a CMI level 5 Principles of Leadership Practice award.

By studying at the University of Northampton, you can be sure that:

You will experience student life at the University’s £330 million Waterside Campus. Come along to an Open Day and find out more.

At UON we guarantee a room in our Halls of Residence for all new full-time, first year students who apply and accept their room offer by June 2025 - and we won't ask for a deposit for September 2025*.

Students enrolling on this course at Northampton will be provided with their own brand new laptop** to keep at no additional cost. All sports clubs and societies are free to join at Northampton and every essential course text book is available via the library, meaning you won’t have to purchase copies. For more information on this visit our website (northampton.ac.uk/benefits).

Our expert academics teach in small groups supported with one to one assistance. Our academics and students form a tight bond, providing individualised support and guidance whilst challenging students academically.

Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help you to achieve them. We’ll support you to identify the skills you’re learning during your course, find your strengths and secure practical experience so that when it comes to applying for jobs or further study you’ll feel confident in standing out from the crowd.

The Northampton Employment Promise

In fact, we’re so confident in our careers and employability support that if you achieve at least a 2:2 degree and complete either our Employability Plus Gold programme or achieve a Changemaker Gold Certificate during your time studying with us, but still haven’t secured full-time employment 12 months after graduating, we will secure a three – six month paid internship for you or support you into postgraduate study.

✱ eligibility criteria apply. See northampton.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/ for more information ✱✱ eligibility criteria and terms and conditions apply. See northampton.ac.uk/benefits for more information.