Health and Social Care

About this course

Health and social care is one of the most significant areas of public life, affecting people at every stage of their lives and requiring practitioners who can combine practical knowledge with genuine compassion, analytical understanding, and professional judgement. The discipline draws on sociology, psychology, policy studies, and ethics to examine how health and wellbeing are shaped not just by biology but by the social conditions in which people live: poverty, housing, discrimination, and access to services all play a profound role in outcomes, and understanding this is central to working effectively in the sector. At the University of Bedfordshire, this three-year full-time degree gives you a broad grounding in the principles of health and social care as they apply in contemporary UK settings. You will study how health and social care services are organised and delivered, how policy

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 22% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 4% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 7% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 4% of graduatescards →
• 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 4% of graduatescards →

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