BSc (Hons) Health and Social Science

Bachelor's degree

In High Wycombe

£ 4,650 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    High wycombe

  • Duration

    6 Years

Do you want to study the changing world and the social and cultural influences on health, wellbeing and society?

On this course you will learn how to deconstruct issues and challenges in society related to diversity, health and gender. It also examines the ways in which globalisation is affecting the community and understandings of health, wellbeing and ageing.

Facilities

Location

Start date

High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
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High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ

Start date

On request

About this course

This course gives you the key transferable academic skills needed to pursue a career in the wellbeing, health, social and voluntary sectors.

When you finish this degree you’ll be able to pursue a range of careers in the leisure, health and social sectors. This might be in public service, non-government organisations or charities.

You’ll be well qualified for positions such as health assessment officers, exercise coordinators and lifestyle coaches. Social policy positions will also be within your grasp, or you may choose to work in the voluntary sector working with people in recovery.

As a graduate of this course, you’ll be able to further your studies at postgraduate level.

A typical offer will be a UCAS Tariff score of 80. A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis.

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Subjects

  • Ocial Science
  • Understanding
  • Context
  • Sport Development
  • Sociological Imagination
  • Migration
  • Ethical
  • Health
  • Research
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork

Course programme

This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.

Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.

Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

The modules available on this course are as follows:

Year 1 Modules
  • Making Sense of Society: The Sociological Imagination
  • Sociology of Health
  • Contemporary Debates
  • Making Sense of Society: Understanding the Social World
Year 2 Modules
  • Policy and Society
  • Wellbeing in Society
  • Understanding Sport Development
  • Policy in Context
Year 3 Modules
  • Ethical Issues in Health and Social Sciences
  • ‘Race’ Ethnicity and Migration
  • Citizenship, Community and Welfare
  • Gender and Sexuality in Society (optional)
  • Sport, Diversity and Well-being (optional)
Year 4 Modules
  • Research Methods
  • Understanding the Work Environment 1
  • Understanding the Work Environment 2
Year 5 Modules
  • Ageing through the Life-Course
  • Disability in Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System (optional)
  • Body Culture and Society (optional)
  • Global Health and Society (optional)
  • Funding for Sport (optional)
Year 6 Modules
  • Dissertation
  • Leadership and Teamwork
  • Disability in Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System (optional)
  • Body Culture and Society (optional)
  • Global Health and Society (optional)
  • Funding for Sport (optional)

Additional information

Part Time Home and EU, September 2019: £4,650 per year

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Science

£ 4,650 VAT inc.