BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Management
100% OF OUR BSC (HONS) HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE MANAGEMENT GRADUATES ARE IN EMPLOYMENT OR FURTHER STUDY SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATINGGRADUATE DESTINATION SURVEY 2016
A health and social care management degree is a rewarding choice for anyone aspiring to be a future manager or leader in health or social care.
This health and social care management degree provides the foundation for a variety of careers in the health and social care sector, from working with individuals to managing people. You will gain a sound understanding of the knowledge, skills and principles that will prepare you for employment in your chosen health and social care setting.
You'll learn about all aspects of an individual's journey through the health and social care pathway, considering the leadership, management, policy, contemporary issues and practice that influence their experiences. In the final year, you can choose modules to help tailor the degree to meet your career aspirations.
Getting out of the classroom and into the workplace is a key part of your learning. There are work placements throughout the course, which help you develop a clear picture of the different careers open to you.
What you will study
Year One: Health and Social Care Degree
- Skills for Higher Education - 20 credits
- Investigating Health and Wellbeing - 20 credits
- Law, Ethics and Policy - 20 credits
- Employability Skills 1 - 20 credits Contemporary Issues in Health - 20 credits
- Introduction to Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care - 20 credits
Year Two: Health and Social Care Degree
- Communities and Society - 20 credits
- Applying Research to Practice - 20 credits
- Professional Development in Health and Social Care - 20 credits (requires satisfactory DBS check)
- Communication and Intervention - 20 credits
- Integrated Leadership and Management - 20 credits
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health and Social Care 1 - 20 credits
Year Three: Health and Social Care Degree
- Introduction to Disaster Healthcare - 20 credits (optional)
- Reducing Health Inequalities - 20 credits (optional)
- Project Module - 20 credits (optional)
- Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care - 20 credits
- Leading and Managing Change in Health and Social Care - 20 credits
- Leadership, Management and Co-ordination in Health and Social Care - 20 credits
- Professional Development in Health and Social Care - 20 credits (requires satisfactory DBS check)
- Train the Trainer (Health and Social Care) - 20 credits (optional)
Careers
The Health and Social Care degree is mapped against the ILM level 5 Leadership and Management Award ensuring you have the leadership skills and qualities employers are looking for. There are many opportunities within the sector for health and social care graduates. These include support management roles in the statutory and non-statutory sectors, including local government and the health boards, such as complaints officer, business manager, training manager, and service manager; and professional roles such as service co-ordinator. You may also wish to consider nongovernment organisations and the independent sectors.
Employment opportunities post study are excellent and Health and Social Care graduates have gained roles as service managers, advocacy, service coordinators, educators and trainers, technician and support workers. Some students progress onto postgraduate study in education, public health, social work, occupational therapy, nursing and research. The work placements experienced throughout the three years gives you an opportunity to explore those areas of health and social care within which you would like to develop your future career.
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