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2026
2027
Start date(s)
September 2027
Location
Horsforth Campus
School
Health and Life Sciences
UCAS tariff points
104
Study mode
Full-time (3 years)
Study abroad
Yes
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This course is available in Clearing 2026.

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Would you like a professional career in health and social care, working to tackle health inequalities and advocate good health outcomes for users of health-related services?

This contemporary and exciting Health and Social Care degree explores the inherent links between health and wellbeing as well as the issues shaping the healthcare agenda nationally and globally.

On this course, you’ll study key themes including psychological interventions and alternative therapies, social prescribing for diverse community groups, multi-agency working, managing long-term conditions and developing leadership and enterprise in healthcare settings.

About this course

Our BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care degree provides a broad understanding of the sector. You’ll explore the biological, psychological and sociological factors that influence health and wellbeing, alongside the structures, roles and services that support individuals from a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities across the life span. You'll investigate challenges and opportunities, for example, relating to maternity care, supporting dignified end-of-life care, people who have learning disabilities and mental health needs, housing challenges and homelessness, people in prisons and those re-entering the community, and asylum seekers.

You'll look at how health and social care are delivered within our communities and neighbourhoods, and how this will increase with the new government priorities. You'll gain an understanding of the broad range of services within the community that support good health and wellbeing, including addiction recovery support, disability support, social work interventions, social care services, and aligned professional services such as schools, the police and government organisations.

You'll engage with learning that supports the completion of nationally recognised awards such as the Care Certificate.

Professional work placements are an integral part of your degree, providing valuable opportunities to gain hands-on experience and develop key employability skills across a range of health and social care settings. You'll be supported to secure industry-relevant placements aligned to your personal interests and career ambitions with the guidance of our dedicated Placement team. Throughout your placements, you’ll receive ongoing support to help you build confidence, apply your learning in practice, and develop the professional competencies needed in preparation for your future career.

Our lecturers are experienced health and social care professionals who maintain strong links with industry, ensuring their teaching reflects current workforce needs, emerging technologies, and real-world challenges in practice. Through established partnerships with health, social care, private, and voluntary organisations across West Yorkshire, they bring valuable professional insight and opportunities directly into the learning experience.

In your final year, you'll focus on leadership and digital innovation, equipping you with the skills needed to pursue leadership and management roles. You may also choose to enter graduate schemes, such as those offered by the NHS, or work with local authorities in children’s and young people’s services.

The applied nature of this degree equips you with the knowledge, skills, and experience sought by employers in the growing health and social care sector, while also providing a strong foundation for progression to Master's-level pre-registration programmes in professions such as Occupational Therapy, Nursing or Social Work, allowing you to enter these careers with both a broad undergraduate foundation and a professional postgraduate qualification.

Why study with us?

  • Learn and be assessed on the key practice-based skills required for graduate employment in health and social care.  
  • Gain extensive professional experience by completing professional work placements in settings that reflect new and exciting roles in the sector.
  • Develop the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed by employers in order to deliver safe, dignified, compassionate and person-centred care.
  • Opportunities to gain recognised training in core competencies embedded across the programme to help prepare you for practice in health and community care settings.
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Our achievements

Ranked 6th in the UK and 2nd in Yorkshire for Learning Resources 

among universities in the UK included for Health Studies - National Student Survey 2026. Based on taught full-time students, excluding apprenticeships.

Course modules

You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Year 1

During your first year, you'll study four core modules.

Psychological Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing – Core

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.

You'll look at cognitive processes, behavioural insights, behaviour change and self-management.

You'll also consider the importance of health literacy, digital health technology and personalised care on self-management of health and wellbeing.

Sociological Influences on Health and Wellbeing – Core

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, including how this may change across the lifespan and within communities.

You'll examine national and international policy responses to address social injustice and how health data can inform our understanding.

You'll consider how sociological theories and concepts such as social conflict theory, feminism, symbolic interactionism and functionalism influence the wider determinants of health within individuals and communities.

Biological Approaches to Health – Core

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. Fundamental concepts support exploration of common health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mental health challenges, considering their symptoms, causes (including genetic factors), and underlying physiological mechanisms.

There is also a focus on lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption, evaluating their biological impact on maintaining health and preventing illness.

 

Professional Development through Practice – Core

Year 2

During your second year, you'll study four core modules.

Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care – Core
Understanding Community Care – Core

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.  

You'll explore ways to engage with and strengthen community health services as well as develop insight into the wide array of professions that an interest in community health services brings to health and social care practice.

You'll evaluate and develop skills relating to strengths-based approaches, motivational interviewing, health literacy, shared decision making, supported self-management, advocacy, restorative practice, behaviour change and cultural competence. 

You will critically review integrated care systems and interdisciplinary working to engage communities to improve their health and wellbeing.

Continuing Professional Development through Practice (inc. placement) – Core
Global Perspectives and Evidence Based Practice – Core

Year 3

During your final year, you'll study four core modules.

Health and Social Care Project – Core
Digital Innovations in Health and Social Care – Core
Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring in Health and Social Care Settings – Core
Challenges and Opportunities in Accessing Health and Social Care Services – Core

Professional work placements

Experience matters. That's why we embed professional work placements within the majority of our standard undergraduate degrees.

How does it work?

Careers+Placements will work with you to find a placement or help you to arrange your own, whether that's in Leeds, another part of the UK or even abroad. You will be able to take part in a series of workshops, events and live ‘employer challenges’ to boost your confidence and prepare you for your placement.

During your placement, you could have an opportunity to gain degree-relevant work experience, build your knowledge of career sectors and secure valuable employer references and industry contacts. This experience will help you to shape your career decisions and find the right path for you.

Our students have completed placements in facilities that provide residential care for adults and older adults, with youth work teams, in the NHS, in children's and family centres, and with charities and non-government agencies. You may also choose to explore career pathways in primary care outside of traditional clinical roles, including social prescribing, public health, community development and digital health enterprise.

To find out how we can help you make your career ambitions a reality, visit:

Professional Work Placements

Got a question about the course?

Our Health and Social Care team are on hand to answer your questions, whether you want to know about the modules you'll be studying, where you can complete your professional placement or the types of assessments you'll do, they are here to help.


Learning and teaching

The Student Contract

Assessment

A variety of assessment methods are used, matched to the learning outcomes for your programme, allowing you to apply and demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that you have developed.

For more details on specific assessment methods for this course contact hello@leedstrinity.ac.uk

Programme delivery

Your time on campus, learning through in-person teaching, is at the heart of your academic experience and the way we deliver our programmes. This is supported and further enhanced by additional engagement activities and opportunities provided online and through digital teaching materials. This blended approach seeks to ensure a positive learning and teaching student experience.

Your programme of study has been carefully designed around a three-phase model of delivery:

  1. Preparation: You will be given clear tasks to support you in preparing for live teaching. This could include watching a short-pre-recorded lecture, reading a paper or text chapter or preparing other material for use in class.
  2. Live: All your live teaching will be designed around active learning, providing you with valuable opportunities to build on preparation tasks, interact with staff and peers, and surface any misunderstandings.
  3. Post: Follow-up activities will include opportunities for you to check understanding, for staff to receive feedback from you and your peers to inform subsequent sessions, and for you to apply learning to new situations or context.

Preparation, Live and Post teaching and learning and the digital materials used will vary by course, but will be designed to help you structure your learning, take a full and active part in your course, and apply and test your developing knowledge and skills.

Learning and teaching

At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and provide you with the tools and support to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional potential.

Our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy delivers excellence by providing the framework for:

  • high quality teaching
  • an engaging and inclusive approach to learning, assessment and achievement
  • a clear structure through which you progress in your academic studies, your personal development and towards professional-level employment or further study.

We have a strong reputation for developing student employability, supporting your development towards graduate employment, with relevant skills embedded throughout your programme of study.

We endeavour to develop curiosity, confidence, courage, ambition and aspiration in all students through the key themes in our Learning and Teaching Strategy:

  • Student Involvement and Engagement
  • Inclusion
  • Integrated Programme and Assessment Experience
  • Digital Literacy and Skills
  • Employability and Enterprise

To help you achieve your potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures that you fully engage in shaping your own learning, developing your critical thinking and reflective skills so that you can identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape your own development.

We believe the secret to great learning and teaching is simple: it is about creating an inclusive learning experience that allows all students to thrive through:

  • Personalised support
  • Expert lecturers
  • Strong connections with employers
  • An international outlook
  • Understanding how to use tools and technology to support learning and development

Entry requirements

Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.

Information about the large range of qualifications we accept, including A-Levels, BTECs and T Levels, can be found on our entry requirements page. If you need additional advice or are taking qualifications that are not covered in the information supplied, please contact our Admissions Office.

Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.

The following information is designed to give you a general overview of the qualifications we accept. If you are taking qualifications that are not included below, please contact our Admissions Office who will be happy to advise you.

Entry requirements for this course:
UCAS tariff 104
GCSE requirements GCSE English Language or English Literature at grade C/4 or above

Fees and finance

UK Home fees

£9,790

Full-time

International fees

More information on international tuition fees

Funding

UK Home Students:

Tuition fees cost £9,790 a year for this course in 2026/2027.

Tuition fees for part-time study are charged a pro-rata amount of the full-time equivalent.

Depending on government policy, tuition fees may change in future years.

Tuition fees for 2027/2028 entry will be set in summer 2026.

Living costs, e.g. accommodation, travel, food, will also need to be taken into consideration.

Leeds Trinity offers a range of bursaries and scholarships to help support students while you study.

International Students, including EU Students:

Visit our webpage for international students.

Part-time study is not available for international students on a Student Route Visa. 

Additional costs

We advise students that there may be additional course costs in addition to annual tuition fees:

  • Recommended and required reading lists will be provided at the start of your course. All the books and e-books are available from our Library to borrow but you may choose to purchase your own.
  • On some courses there may be additional costs, such as field trips, equipment, accreditations, that may be part-funded by the University. More details will be provided at the start of the course.
  • You'll need to include placement/s travel and associated costs too, however the University will contribute a standard amount towards your total expenditure.
  • The University provides students with a £6 printing credit each academic year which can be topped up either on campus or online.

How to apply

For full-time undergraduate courses, you apply through UCAS. That's the University and Colleges Admissions Service.

On your application form, you'll need to know our institution code - it's L24 - and the course code. If you click through to the UCAS website using the button below, it'll take you to the right place with all the information you need.

As part of your application, you'll need to write a personal statement - we've prepared a guide to help you.

Applications are open for courses starting in September 2026. You have until Tuesday, 30 June 2026, to apply. After this date, you can apply through Clearing.

If you’ve already used all five choices on your application, and you’re not holding any offers, you may be able to apply through UCAS Extra.  

Undergraduate applications for September 2027 entry will open on Tuesday, 12 May 2026. You’ll be able to submit your application from Tuesday, 1 September 2026.

There's lots more information about the application process on the UCAS website, or you can get in touch with our Admissions team who will be happy to help:

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Graduate opportunities

Providing you with the opportunity to develop the professional skills and experience you need to launch your career is at the heart of everything we do at Leeds Trinity University.

The currency and contemporary curriculum of this course will prepare you for a rewarding career in areas including public health, frontline digital health specialisms, community development, health commissioning, health and justice, and psychological wellbeing practice. Progression opportunities also exist on a range of relevant health or social care graduate schemes as well as in postgraduate clinical and non-clinical roles.

After you graduate, Careers and Placements will help you as you pursue your chosen career through our mentoring scheme, support with CV and interview preparation and access to graduate employability events.

To find out how we can help you make your career ambitions a reality, visit:

Careers

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