Health & Social Care and Social Policy BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bangor

£ 11,750 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    September

The Health and Social Care aspect of the course provides a multidisciplinary, social science based route to qualification in the health and social care fields. An alternative to clinical training, the emphasis is on the social experiences of health and care, including the policy issues, the delivery and management of services, and the evaluation of evidence. Some modules offered as part of the course, as well as certain subjects in joint honours combinations, are also available through the medium of Welsh.

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Location

Start date

Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course


The course aims to enable understudies to: Show a critical understanding of the range of research methods.

Show a critical appreciation of the practical issues involved in the design, planning, conduct, and end product(s) of research methods.

Demonstrate an understanding of the issues around the management, analysis and presentation of data

Develop confidence and style in presenting material via the oral medium


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

280 240 points.
The Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification is accepted.

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Social Policy
  • Health and Social Care
  • Joint
  • Mental Illness
  • Dissertation
  • Social research
  • Understanding Society
  • Poverty and Social Exclusion
  • Personal Social Services
  • Housing Policy
  • Issues in Social Housing

Course programme

Year 1 Core Modules: Doing Social Research Understanding Society Health and Welfare Issues Plus 60 credis in the other Joint Honours subject. Years 2 and 3 Core modules provide a thorough grounding in key theoretical perspectives, comparative studies in social policy and research methodologies. You will also work independently (with supervision) on an extended piece of written work to be submitted as a dissertation. Year 2 Poverty and Social Exclusion Personal Social Services The remaining credits will be made up between compulsory modules in your other subject and, in some cases, optional modules. Year 3 Dissertation Housing Policy Issues in Social Housing Mental Illness

Health & Social Care and Social Policy BA (Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.