Health and Social Care degree (BA)

• 240-280 points.
• The Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification is accepted.
• Irish Leaving Certificate.
• IELTS 6.0 (international candidates).
• We consider mature students with relevant experience on individual merit.
• Access students are welcome.

Please also read our Entry Requirements section.

For joint honours degrees you should also look at the entry requirements for your other chosen subject.

• We aim to provide a friendly and informal learning environment.
• The degree structure is flexible enough to offer a range of specialisms and a breadth of choice.
• The degree is taught by experts in the subject who aim to be innovative and to meet real needs.
• The introductory year's work is designed to build your confidence, whatever your background.
• We use a variety of learning approaches, and, as well as the development of personal skills, we emphasise the development of practical skills in observation, interpretation, information processing and presentation, all of which will be valued by employers.
• You will have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad as part of the degree.

This section provides an outline of the content of this Health and Social Care BA (Hons) course. Each year you'll study a series of modules, some of these are compulsory and others can be selected from a range of optional modules.

Year 1

The core modules of the Health and Social Care degree provide an introduction to the key concepts, historical background and contemporary issues relating to health and social care as well as an introduction to research skills.

Core modules:

• Health and Welfare Issues
• Doing Social Research
• Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Social Science Perspectives
• Understanding Society

Plus 20 credits from either:

• Language / Technique for Social Sciences
  
• Modules from other Schools

Years 2 and 3

Core modules provide a thorough grounding in key theoretical perspectives, comparative studies in health and welfare policy, and research methodologies. Other modules can be chosen from a variety offered by the School of Social Sciences. You will also work independently (with supervision) on an extended piece of written work to be submitted as a dissertation.

Year 2

At level 2 you will continue the study of core subjects related to your discipline, begin your dissertation study and select a limited number of options.

Compulsory modules:

• Personal Social Services
• Sociology of Health
• Methods of Social Research
• Dissertation Preparation 
• Contemporary Social Debates

plus 20 credits of modules in Social Science 

Year 3

You will complete your degree with a more detailed study of core areas, select optional areas and complete your dissertation.

Compulsory modules:

• Comparative Health and Welfare
• Mental Illness
• Dissertation 
• Housing Policy
• Issues in Social Housing

The remaining credits taken in other Social Science topics

Modules our students are currently studying...

If you'd like a closer look at the content of the modules our current students are studying this year please click on the links below;

Health & Social Care degree (BA/HSC)

• Year 1 modules
• Year 2 modules
• Year 3 modules

* Please note that due to the dynamic nature of our degree programmes specific topics of study/modules are occasionally subject to change.

For more on studying degree courses see our Study at Bangor section.

You will have, on average, 6 hours of lectures per week and up to 6 hours of group seminars. You will also complete reading, research, library searches, project work, and preparation for presentations. Some modules involve project and/or small group work. Your dissertation involves research in the area of your choice. We have good links with Germany and Finland and you may spend up to one semester abroad.

We use a variety of assessment methods, including coursework, examinations and the dissertation, which counts for 4 modules over 2 years of study. Some modules are wholly assessed by coursework.

You may combine study of Health and Social Care with one of the following subjects (see Single or Joint Honours for explanation): Criminology and Criminal Justice, History, Management, Social Policy, Sociology, Sport, Health and Physical Education, Sport Science, Welsh, Welsh History.

Through studying this subject you will gain a good background for careers in areas such as health services management, research, health promotion, social and community work.

• Criminology and Criminal Justice BA (Hons)
• Cymdeithaseg a Pholisi Cymdeithasol BA (Anrh) (Sociology and Social Policy)
• Health and Social Care BA (Hons)
• Social Policy and Another Subject (Joint Hons)
• Sociology BA (Hons)