A health and social care management degree is a rewarding choice for anyone aspiring to be a future manager or leader in health or social care.
This health and social care management degree provides the foundation for a variety of careers in the health and social care sector, from working with individuals to managing people. You will gain a sound understanding of the knowledge, skills and principles that will prepare you for employment in your chosen health and social care setting.
You’ll learn about all aspects of an individual’s journey through the health and social care pathway, considering the leadership, management, policy, contemporary issues and practice that influence their experiences. In the final year, you can choose modules to help tailor the degree to meet your career aspirations.
Getting out of the classroom and into the workplace is a key part of your learning. There are work placements throughout the course, which help you develop a clear picture of the different careers open to you.
What you will study
Year One: Health and Social Care Degree
- Skills for Higher Education – 20 credits
- Investigating Health and Wellbeing – 20 credits
- Law, Ethics and Policy – 20 credits
- Employability Skills 1 – 40 credits
- Introduction to Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care – 20 credits
Year Two: Health and Social Care Degree
- Communities and Society – 20 credits
- Applying Research to Practice – 20 credits
- Professional Development in Health and Social Care – 20 credits (requires satisfactory DBS check)
- Communication and Intervention – 20 credits
- Integrated Leadership and Management – 20 credits
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health and Social Care 1 – 20 credits
Year Three: Health and Social Care Degree
- Introduction to Disaster Healthcare – 20 credits (optional)
- Reducing Population Health Inequalities – 20 credits (optional)
- Project Module – 20 credits (optional)
- Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care – 20 credits
- Leading and Managing Change in Health and Social Care – 20 credits
- Leadership, Management and Co-ordination in Health and Social Care – 20 credits
- Professional Development in Health and Social Care – 20 credits (requires satisfactory DBS check)
- Train the Trainer (Health and Social Care) – 20 credits (optional)
The BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Management is also available as a four year course including an integrated Foundation Year, and is designed for students who do not currently meet admissions criteria for direct entry onto the degree. You will start by completing a foundation year, which provides well-structured support, allowing you to develop your skills and knowledge before continuing onto the three year degree programme. For more information please email fbsfoundation@southwales.ac.uk
Teaching
Our students benefit from excellent academic and pastoral support, as well as being taught by research-active staff who have strong partnerships with health and social care sectors.
USW’s Health and Social Care course has the unique Solferino Prize for Humanitarian Studies which is open to any third year student who takes the Introduction to Disaster Healthcare module.
Assessment
Assessment methods replicate those activities required in the workplace such as report writing, presentations, developing leaflets, reflective writing, portfolio of practice, analysing care plans, reviewing the literature, analysing complex cases and managing change.
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