Health and Social Care with Foundation Year

About this course

Health and social care is one of the most significant areas of public life, touching every community and underpinning the wellbeing of millions of people. Studying it at degree level means engaging seriously with how services are organised and funded, how policy shapes what practitioners can do, and what it actually means to support people living with long-term conditions, disabilities, mental health challenges, or the effects of social disadvantage. This course at the University of Derby is designed to be closely aligned with the UK health and social care policy framework, so what you study reflects the real landscape you will enter as a graduate. This programme includes a foundation year, giving you four years in total and a carefully supported transition into degree-level study. During the course you will explore the social, psychological, and structural determinants of health, the h

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 40% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 10% of graduatescards →

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