Birkbeck University of London
Birkbeck University of London

Birkbeck University of London

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Health & Social Care with Professional Practice

Study detals

: Undergraduate : BA : Full time : 36 Month

Requirements

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests.

Speciality

A degree in health and social care prepares you for a wide variety of careers in areas such as:

public health
mental health
criminal justice
management and administration
child protection
health promotion
housing.
You will find health and social care graduates in the following kinds of role:

family practitioner
healthcare support worker
public health practitioner
children and young people’s development officer
information, advice and guidance officer for vulnerable service users
learning and education facilitator
manager in social care or NHS.

Additional information

Health and social care are fast-growing areas of employment and academic investigation. Our new BA/BSc Health and Social Care/with Professional Practice has been designed to bring together the very best of this interdisciplinary area to provide you with a strong grounding in:

the national and international context of health and social care
the inequalities that shape changing needs
the policies that respond to them.
Taught by academic experts from across the social sciences and humanities, this course will enable you to gain work-relevant skills and to develop academic expertise through our wide choice of option modules and opportunities for individual study.

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