Health and Social Care at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS

Course summary

This degree is an ideal choice for students who want to gain the knowledge, skills, and experience to work in health and social care and make a positive difference to the lives of marginalised people. The health and social care sector is constantly changing to meet the complex needs of people in society; this course, developed and taught by experts in the field guides students through these complexities and leads to a wide range of career and postgraduate opportunities. An interest in health and wellbeing leads our students to study a wide variety of topics from mental health to criminal justice, social care to public health, domestic abuse to homelessness. We encourage our students to consider how we develop through the life cycle, how individuals and society are affected by poverty and inequality, and the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly globalised and technological world. Why study Health and Social Care at NTU?

  • The Health and Social Care body of students is incredibly diverse, with students from the local area, around the UK and overseas, as well as mature students. We also consider applicants with professional experience in the field.
  • This course includes 240 hours of Work Like Experience such as placements, volunteering, live projects or employer-led simulations.
  • With a wide range of optional modules to choose from, you'll be able to tailor your learning based on your interests in both your second and final years.
  • In 2022, NTU had the highest UCAS applications and acceptances to Health and Social Care courses in the UK.

Modules

Year One modules include Foundations in Health and Social Care, Current Issues in Health and Social Care, Social Policy for Health and Social Care, Working with People, Preparing for Practice and Human Growth and Development. Year Two modules include Research in Health and Social Care, Managing Health and Social Care, Professional Practice, Person Centred Interventions. Optional modules include Making Sense of Health Improvement, Engaging with Vulnerable Groups, Mental Health and Well Being and Health, Social Care and Crime. Final Year modules include Individual Research Project and Leadership in Health and Social Care. Optional modules include Children's and Young People's Mental Health, Healthy Places, Healthy People, Young People and Social Care, Health Promotion in Practice, Global Health and Development and Ageing in the 21st Century.

Assessment method

The majority of your work will be assessed through: coursework-based essays reports examinations individual and group presentations your work experience portfolio a final year research-based dissertation. There will also be practical assessments, which will include: group and individual presentations video exercises poster presentations IT-based exercises. In response to student feedback the University has introduced a policy ensuring marked work is returned to you electronically within three weeks of submission.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
L510
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other, and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here, but may have faced barriers that can make it more difficult to access university. We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
73%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
88%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for 2025 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2024 are £9250. The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.
Health and Social Care at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS