Health and Social Policy

Why study this course?

You’ll study contemporary issues in planning and providing health and social care and will be taught by lecturers who are world-leading researchers. The course will prepare you for a career in the health and social care fields within the National Health Service (NHS) or in other health sector bodies. The course is fully validated by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and if you choose to specialise in housing you'll receive free student membership of the CIH.

More about this course

The Health and Social Policy degree course will examine public health, health promotion, policy and ethical aspects of care. You’ll develop an understanding of the relationship between the process of policy making and implementation, and the impact it has on health promotion and social problems.

You’ll be supported by our research active teaching staff and taught in an interactive way, helping you to develop your confidence, knowledge and skills required for your a career in health and social policy. A clear focus of this programme is developing your ability to use evidence to inform your decisions and understanding critical issues in health and social care and ways of dealing with them.

Our teaching and research links with the City University of New York in the USA and the University of the Western Cape in South Africa enable you to get involved with active projects and online discussions with other students on similar programmes. You can also apply your learning to real world scenarios with exciting opportunities for work placements.

What our students say

"I have learned an enormous amount since embarking on the degree programme in terms of how policies are implemented and the practicalities of whether such policies are effective or not."
Monica (Final year student)