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Health and Social Care at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS

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This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

Nottingham Trent University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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28Jun
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Undergraduate

Course summary

Are you passionate about making a real difference to people's lives? This course is designed for those who want to create meaningful change, supporting individuals and communities facing challenges such as mental health issues, homelessness, domestic abuse, and social inequality. Our teaching is led by experts alongside a curriculum shaped by the latest developments in the field. You will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience to navigate the evolving health and social care landscape. You'll explore a diverse range of topics — from public health to criminal justice, lifecycle development to the impact of poverty — while critically examining the opportunities and challenges of a globalised, technology-driven world. Whether you aspire to work on the front lines of care, influence policy, or continue on to postgraduate study, this course opens doors to a wide array of career paths. Join a community of changemakers and start your journey towards a rewarding future in health and social care. 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.
  • Our course is consistently one of the most popular Health and Social Care courses in the UK.

Modules

We use creative teaching methods to bring issues to life and to help students make the links between theory and practice. Our teaching uses the latest research and utilises our close links with a range national and local organisations; guests from the sector regularly come to campus to share their experiences with our students. 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 Engaging with Vulnerable Groups, Mental Health and Wellbeing 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, 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, and 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.

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

15Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

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)

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for 2026 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2025 are £9535 .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