BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

Course Overview

Health and social care is a vast service sector providing support to vulnerable people, such as children, older people and adults with disabilities or mental health issues. Our BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care offers you the opportunity to develop the values, skills and knowledge essential to good health and social care practice, opening the door to a huge range of rewarding employment opportunities.

Course features

Final Award: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Awarding Body: University of Bolton
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Date: September
Delivery : Weekday
Fees: £9,250 / Year

Entry requirements

Our entry requirements guide your qualifications for our courses. With personalized admissions and ambitious offers, we encourage high aspirations. At Elizabeth School, we recognize and support your potential for future success.

In order to apply for this course you will need the followings:
  • UK Diploma - Equivalent level 3

  • EU/Overseas high school diploma equivalent to UK level 3

Applicants must meet the English Language requirements by taking one of our accepted English assessment tests.
  • GCSE English with grade C/4 or above

  • Functional Skills Level 2 in English

  • IELTS 5.5 

  • Internal English Assessment 

Modules

Module CodeModule NameModule Credits
HSO4004 Principles of Care 20
HSO4009 Enhancing Communication and Academic Skills 20
HSO4002 Introduction to Social Policy 20
HSO4001 Legal and Ethical Issues 20
HSO4008 Introduction to Research and Evidence-Based Practice 20
HSO4007 Anatomy & Physiology for Health and Social Care 20

Teaching and assessment

The assessment strategy aims to fulfil the learning outcomes by combining traditional assessment types with a variety of authentic assessments which allow students to progressively develop their skills throughout the three years of the programme.

Formative assessment and feedback is a key part of the programme’s strategy. These will allow students to practise new tasks and receive regular feedback, to give them guidance and confidence to perform well for their summative assessments. These could include presentations, work related projects, group-work, computer based simulations, essays, videos and business reports.

Course fees

Home (UK) £9,250 / Year

The fees above are for the 2023/24 academic year but may be subject to change following any announcements by the UK Government (approved by Parliament) regarding maximum Undergraduate tuition fee caps for 2023/24.

In addition, ESL reserves the right to increase all full-time and part-time Undergraduate tuition fees mid-course, in line with any further inflationary increase in the Government tuition fee cap which is approved by Parliament. ESL will publish information about any changes to tuition fees on its website.

Career prospects

Combining academic study and practical assessments, this degree will equip you to pursue a wide range of career opportunities.

Including local authority or multi-agency teams, health promotion projects, refugee and asylum services, hospitals, sheltered accommodation, hospices and day centres, and residential care units. In addition, as a graduate with a health and social care background, you'll be in a good position to be considered for careers in health education and promotion, welfare, health research, community mental health and commissioning and care management services. You'll be able to pursue roles in service management and coordination or advocacy, education and training. You might also seek work as a technician and support worker helping children and families, older and disabled people, drug and alcohol abusers, and people with mental health problems. Further study is a popular option for health and social care graduates. For some career areas, such as social work, nursing, research and teaching, additional study is required to achieve professional recognition.