| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | Full-time | 3 years | September | GBP 9250 per year | GBP 11400 per year |
Hear from a tutor and student about studying Health & Wellbeing. This course offers you the chance to explore a wide range of Health and Wellbeing issues and debates from a range of different perspectives. In recent years there has been an increasing recognition of the need to move beyond medicine with a greater emphasis on the promotion of Health and Wellbeing. The course enables students to explore the many causes of Health and Wellbeing with a particular focus on social issues and inequalities in Health and Wellbeing. This course is ideal for those with an interest in health and social care and a desire to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. The course sits well alongside other social science subjects such as Social Policy and Sociology. For those with an interest in health sciences the Health and Wellbeing course also compliments subjects such as Nutrition and Human Biology, offering students the opportunity to explore how health science interacts with other domains of health.
Throughout your studies you will be considering key questions such as: what factors influence health and wellbeing? How do social experiences impact upon health and wellbeing? Why do different social groups experience health and wellbeing differently? How does policy impact on health and wellbeing? What is the role of public health? How can we work with communities to promote health and wellbeing? Throughout the course there is an emphasis on developing practical skills alongside academic knowledge. Students are able to develop the practical skills necessary for careers in Health and Wellbeing through work on case studies and opportunities for placements, work experience and applied research projects within the local community.
Why choose this subject? Taught by academics who are actively involved in Health and Wellbeing research
Regular input from frontline workers in the statutory, private and voluntary sector, which, means the course relates to 'real world' problems
Opportunities to engage with employers through student placements and applied community research projects
Opportunities to go on fieldtrips. This Unit is rated second in the North-West and 21st in the UK for their research intensity.
Contact Liverpool Hope University to find course entry requirements.
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