BSc Hons Health and Community Care

From the very start, this course is designed to give you real, hands-on experience. You won’t just be sitting in lectures—you’ll practise skills in dedicated facilities like the Clinical Skills Suite, which includes hospital-style rooms, a community living flat, and simulation spaces to make learning realistic and safe. You’ll also use digital tools, library resources, and research labs to support your practical learning, while reflecting on and applying your experience from work or volunteering.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• Clinical Skills Suite: practice care in hospital-ward style rooms, a community living flat, and immersive simulation spaces.

• Specialist labs and equipment: use real health and biomedical science tools in safe, controlled settings.

• Library and digital resources: access databases like Anatomy.tv, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO to support evidence-based learning and research.

• Practice-based learning: apply theory directly to your current workplace or volunteer setting, reflecting on your experience and learning new approaches.

• Guided support: academic advisors, practice-learning teams, and subject librarians help you make the most of your practical learning.

• Optional modules: tailor your learning to your interests with choices like legal/ethical practice or infection prevention & control.

Once you graduate, you’ll be ready to take on more advanced and meaningful roles in health and community care. Many graduates go on to careers such as Health Service Manager, Community Development Worker, Health Promotion Specialist, or Medical Sales Representative. Leeds Beckett gives you strong support and real-world connections to help you get there:

• Careers support: The university’s careers team works with you from the moment you start and continues up to 18 months after graduation, helping with CVs, mock interviews, and connecting you with potential employers.

• Employment outcomes: Your enhanced skills and knowledge will prepare you for developmental, specialist, or management roles across public, private, and voluntary sectors.

• Industry partnerships: Links with the Leeds Health & Care Talent Hub give you access to career opportunities, placements, and volunteering in health and social care.

• Long-term value: This degree is widely recognised in the sector and is designed to help you progress in your career, even if it isn’t a route to professional registration.

• Graduation outcomes: Many graduates move into senior roles within health and social care or continue their studies at a postgraduate level.

Further Academic Progression:
If you want to continue studying, you could progress to the MSc Health & Community Care at Leeds Beckett, or explore other postgraduate courses in health policy, leadership, or research-informed care.