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University degree

Health and Social Care

University of Sunderland
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
Worth knowing: about 41% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

This highly practical two-year foundation degree in Health and Social Care will allow you to develop your career. You'll gain a detailed understanding of health and social care policy and practice, which you can use straight away in any workplace that involves caring for individuals and communities. Explore the key challenges in the health, social care, and wellbeing sectors, both for individuals and communities.

You’ll gain the skills and knowledge that top employers are seeking, giving your career and earning potential a significant boost. This highly practical two-year foundation degree in Health and Social Care will allow you to develop your career. You'll gain a detailed understanding of health and social care policy and practice, which you can use straight away in any workplace that involves caring for individuals and communities.

Explore the central concerns of health and social care in a practical setting. Examine the complexities surrounding the understanding of knowledge, theories, issues, and skills required when working within health and social care practice. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills through work-based learning to increase your employability when you graduate.

Gain an understanding of the theory and practice of qualitative research methodologies and methods in social science. Discover the history of social science research and the philosophical and methodological debates which have underpinned the emergence of contemporary social science.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
80% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel80%
otherHE18%
other2%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
5%
In professional / skilled jobs
59%
Continue past first year
100%
Student satisfaction
What students say National Student Survey
100%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching96%
Assessment & feedback99%
Academic support95%
Well organised95%
Learning resources91%
Student community96%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on University of Sunderland's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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