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Health and Social Care Degrees

Our health and social care degrees let you study full or part-time, with a qualification that fits around you. Choose from our recognised degree courses in health and social care, nursing, childhood and youth, social work, health science, psychology and counselling or education to widen your knowledge and take your career to the next level.

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Honours Degrees (18)

  1. BA (Honours) Health and Social Care
  2. BSc (Honours) Public Health and Wellbeing
  3. BSc (Honours) Healthcare and Health Science
  4. BSc (Honours) Health Sciences
  5. BSc (Honours) Nursing
  6. BSc (Honours) Nursing (Adult)
  7. BSc (Honours) Nursing (Children and Young People)
  8. BSc (Honours) Nursing (Learning Disabilities)
  9. BSc (Honours) Nursing (Mental Health)
  10. BA (Honours) Social Work (England)
  11. BA (Honours) Social Work (Northern Ireland)
  12. BA (Honours) Social Work (Scotland)
  13. BA (Honours) Social Work (Wales)
  14. BSc (Honours) Psychology with Counselling
  15. BSc (Honours) Sport, Fitness and Coaching
  16. BA (Honours) Childhood and Youth Studies
  17. BA (Honours) Education Studies (Primary)
  18. BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree

Other Health and Social Care courses

  1. Health and Social Care Diplomas
  2. Health and Social Care Certificates
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