BA Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year)
About this course
BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care Policy explores how social, economic, and environmental factors shape health outcomes and influence care provision. Core topics include Research Methods and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme requires 50 hours of placement in a social care setting and includes a community-based health promotion project, with a final-year dissertation.
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Entry requirements
Applicants must achieve a minimum of 72 UCAS points for entry on to this course. UCAS Tariff points can be made up from a range of qualifications.
What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 65%
- Left higher education: 35%
What graduates do next
Based on about 46 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 66%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 43%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 17%
- Caring personal services: 16%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 8%
- Elementary occupations: 3%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 95%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 80%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 70%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 10%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 5%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Approaches to Health and Wellbeing
- Contemporary Issues in Health and Wellbeing
- Social Care in Context
- Social Care in Practice
- Public Health and Health Promotion: Theory and Practice
- Researching Health and Wellbeing
- The Policy and Legislative Context of Social Care
- Professional Practice in Social Care
- Emancipatory Research
- Contemporary Issues in Global Health and Wellbeing
- Health and Wellbeing Across the Life-Course
- Ethics in Health and Wellbeing
- Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care
- Contemporary Issues in Children's Social Care
- Contemporary Issues in Adult Social Care
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University earn?
The median salary is £33,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £38,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £7,500 more than the UK median for Health studies.
What do graduates of BA Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University do next?
79% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University?
The average entrant had 61 UCAS points.
Does BA Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year) at Liverpool Hope University?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 35% left higher education.