This course aims to help you become a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and skilled individual ready to support the delivery of health and social care within the NHS, local authority services, private health provision or third sector services. It provides the opportunity for the development of the knowledge and skills required of healthcare support workers, community health care workers, those with roles in health and social care, and offers a Continuing Professional Development opportunity.

 

Why you should study this course

The course will:

• analyse the interaction between sociology, social policy and health
• prepare you to work in this dynamic and demanding sector by exploring health on an individual and societal level
• explore how society is organised and how we care for the vulnerable, the challenges facing modern society and the importance of caring for our environment.