BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care
Plymouth University
The Qualification
• Three year degree with an academic and a practice orientation
• Designed to allow students to study and meet other interests and demands on their time
• Attracts people who are interested in working in health and social care settings, particularly in the community and the voluntary sector
BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Studies
Course Aims
To produce graduates who are:
(i) the ability to integrate specific subject knowledge, values and skills; and who are
(ii) equipped with the skills to promote the well being of people in complex situations
The Course
• An applied discipline with strong value base
• The programme covers a broader range of subjects and interests
Programme features• Tutorial system: all students have a personal tutor
in stages one & two; dissertation supervisor stage three
• Smaller cohort: main cohort 30 – 35 students
• Work Based Learning Opportunities
• Graduate skills: transferable across a range of settings & contexts
• Employability : range of possibilities
• International exchanges: Erasmus
Programme features
Your Application
Academic Qualifications including:
- 5 GCSE’s at grade C or above (including English and Mathematics)
- A minimum of 240 points at A level or equivalent (must include at
least 160 points from two A levels or one 12-unit award. AS level may
also contribute)
What we look for:
Your Application
•Non Standard Academic Qualifications
• BTEC or Diploma in a social science related area.
• Access to higher education, to include Social Science units
• Applications from those returning to education are welcome
• Evidence of academic study in the last five years is required
Personal Qualities
An interest and knowledge of health and social care
A caring and thoughtful attitude towards others
An ability to work on one’s own and as part of a team
An ability to communicate well
An ability to empathise with others
An ability to solve problems
An ability to use one’s initiative
Job Opportunities
Previous graduate employment areas:
• A drugs counsellor in Dartmoor Prison• Teaching health and social care to
sixth form students• Manager of respite care home for
older people• Practice manager in a GP’s surgery• NCH project worker, working with
vulnerable young people• Advice worker with Connexions
Funding For information on funding please attend one of
the following Funding Talks:all Drake Circus Campus
10.15 – 10.45 Rowland Levinsky *LT 1
11.30 – 12.00 Sherwell Lower *LT
13.00 – 13.30 Sherwell Lower *LT
15.15 – 15.45 Sherwell Lower *LT
BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care Studies
At Plymouth University
Any Questions?
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www.plymouth.ac.uk/opendays
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