BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year in Health Bachelor's degree at Leeds Trinity University

Help develop core academic skills such as using electronic resources, planning and note-taking, communication skills related to essay and report writing and delivering presentations. You'll learn to manage your time, prioritise tasks and manage stress, and become more confident in engaging with collaborative learning, debates, discussions and critical reflection.

Study areas of interest related to your chosen future academic specialisation in this highly personalised module. You'll have 25 hours of workshop tuition to explore how you will be assessed and the form your project could take, which could be a written report, a presentation, a film or a series of blog posts. In the second semester, you'll produce your negotiated assessment, focussing on existing academic literature and other secondary sources.

Assessment: Negotiated assessment

You'll be introduced to the concept of holistic care and how the study of human biology, psychology and sociology contributes to understanding how individuals, families and communities can achieve wellbeing. Examine your own professional identity and the professional characteristics and values set out in codes of conduct, developing an understanding of key concepts such as duty of care, accountability and ethical implications.

Study multi-disciplinary perspectives of the role of exercise and physical activity with the context of health. You'll gain knowledge on the basic key theories such as health and wellbeing, behaviour change, health and safety, intervention design and working with clients through a range of activities. You'll build your knowledge through a combination of interactive lectures and workshops as well as in practical settings which may include lab sessions, field-based activities and practical worksho

Get an introduction to psychological factors that influence health and wellbeing, such as lifestyle, personality, mental health, motivation and risk-taking. You'll make links between major psychological theories, concepts and models, applying these to health promotion, prevention and treatment of disease and illness. You'll develop knowledge and understanding of how people react to, cope with, and recover from illness.

Explore social determinants of health and influencing factors, such as gender, culture, education, poverty, and employment. You'll investigate the causes and effects of inequalities in health and social care for minority groups, vulnerable adults and ageing populations. You'll examine national and international policy responses to address social injustice and how health data can inform our understanding.

You'll be introduced to key biological factors that influence health and wellbeing, forming the biological component of the biopsychosocial model and supporting a holistic, person-centred approach to care. You'll develop knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, and how biological processes relate to health and illness, applying this understanding to practical care and health promotion.

You'll explore the basis of community care, the ways in which community health services are organised and driven by local, national and global perspectives, the forms they take and could take, and tackle some of the challenges faced by these services. You'll focus on strengthening the challenges community health services face around issues such as homelessness, violence, addiction, mental health, disabilities, ageing, gender, racial and ethnic inequalities and prison health.