BSc Health and Social Care
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Health & Social Care, examining systems and practices across multidisciplinary settings. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete a final year core project and can choose to undertake an optional work placement year or study abroad year between levels 5 and 6.
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff: 96 to 112 Tariff Points
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 30%
- Caring personal services: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Animal care and control services: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 79%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 2%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Access course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Learning at University
- Introduction to Academic Research
- Foundations of Health & Social Care Policy and Practice
- Professional Practice and the Health & Social Care Workplace
- Inequalities and Social Justice
- Children, Young People in Health and Social Care
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Research in Practice
- MAD Studies
- International Perspectives on Health and Social Care
- The Older Person in Health & Social Care systems
- Communication Skills & Professional Boundaries
- Health and Neighbourhood Renewal
- Public Health Theory and Practice
- Creative Helping Practices
- Integrated Health & Social Care: Study Abroad
- Health and Life Sciences Work Placement Year
- Management and Leadership in Integrated Health & Social Care
- Safe and Effective Practice in Integrated Health & Social Care
- Changing Landscapes and Policy Critiques in Integrated Health and Social Care
- Core Project
- Health Care Interventions, Policy and Practice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Health and Social Care at Northumbria University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £30,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Health studies.
What do graduates of BSc Health and Social Care at Northumbria University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Health and Social Care at Northumbria University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Health and Social Care at Northumbria University?
The typical offer is CA at A level. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
Does BSc Health and Social Care at Northumbria 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 BSc Health and Social Care at Northumbria University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.