Societal Health BSc (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 BSc Societal Health degree is designed to provide students with the opportunity to study how a range of health conditions are experienced, at population and individual levels. The focus is on understanding why and how health services work in the way that they do, by studying models of care and delivery and whether they meet the needs of the population. Students will develop an understanding of the nature of discrimination and inequality in society, with regards to health and wellbeing, and then study the role of social, political, economic, legal and cultural factors in creating and maintaining health inequalities.

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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


Societal Health graduates will enter professions such as health service management, care provision, public information, research and evaluation of the health and social care services.

BTEC HND with 3 merits and 2 distinctions
GNVQ (Advanced) overall Merit award

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Subjects

  • IT
  • School
  • Sociology of Health
  • Methods of Social Research
  • Global Health & Social Care Issues
  • Mental Health & Society
  • Dissertation
  • Comparative Health & Welfare
  • Survey Design and Analysis
  • The Addicted Body

Course programme

Year 1 In your first year you will study a variety of modules designed to give you a basic grounding in different aspects of your chosen course of study. The number of modules you select from the following list will depend on your chosen degree scheme. Remaining modules to make up your 120 credits may be chosen from modules offered by the School and other departments. (Modules are 20 credits unless otherwise stated). Introduction to Health & Welfare Issues or Materion Iechyd a Lles* Doing Social Research or Sgiliau Ymchwil* Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice or Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg & Chyfiawnder* Social Science Perspectives Understanding Society or Cymdeithaseg a’r Byd Cyfoes* Plus 20 credits from either: Study Skills for the Social Sciences A module outside the School 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. Devolved Health & Welfare or Datganoli Iechyd a Lles* Sociology of Health Methods of Social Research Dissertation or Traethawd Hir* Comparative Health & Welfare The remaining credits to be taken elsewhere in the School. Year 3 You will complete your degree with a more detailed study of core areas, select optional areas and complete your dissertation. Mental Health & Society Dissertation or Traethawd Hir* Governance: Health & Welfare or Llywodraethiant: Iechyd a Lles* Global Health & Social Care Issues Survey Design and Analysis The Addicted Body or Y Corff Caeth

Societal Health BSc (Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.