This is an integrated Master’s four-year health and social care degree. Designed to combine both undergraduate and postgraduate study into a single degree this course aims to equip you with the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to meet the rapidly expanding and changing environment in health and social care.

This course aims to give you the knowledge, understanding and core skills required to pursue a wide range of careers in a variety of statutory or non-statutory, community or residential health and social care settings. Graduates might go into areas such as working in drugs and alcohol, housing, women’s centres, domestic violence and disability.

Placements

This course includes a compulsory 160 hour work placement in your third year in an appropriate environment, giving you the opportunity to relate theory to practice and develop skills in a real world context. In order to undertake your placement you will need to have a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

You will be given a great opportunity to choose from a wide range of existing and new placement providers for example, housing organisations, Women’s Aid, drug and alcohol services, community gardening projects and health promotion services. We have found that quite often, a successful placement experience can lead to further opportunities with the placement provider, such as volunteering or paid work.

Your Career

We know from previous experience that students will go onto a variety of careers, such as working in drug and alcohol services, housing agencies, domestic violence services, disability and wellbeing services, teaching, and relevant Master’s courses such as Social Work and Nursing. This could include community settings and residential settings. 

Previous Huddersfield Health and Community graduates have gone on to roles relating to education, healthcare, consulting, human resources, community and social services in organisations including NHS, Leeds City Council, Calderdale College, Yorkshire Children’s Centre, Aspire, Angel Care UK, Ideal Carehomes, Milewood Healthcare, Positive Steps, Pulse Community Healthcare, South Yorkshire Housing Association, Manchester College, Unique Care, Third Hand Community Services.**