The exciting Health and Social Care degree offers you the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of health and social care that includes a range of issues about living in communities and society. During the course you will be able to tailor your learning by specialising in key areas of health and social care, and boost your career prospects by undertaking work-based learning. The majority of your work will be assessed through: coursework-based essays; reports; examinations; individual and group presentations; your work experience portfolio; a final year research-based dissertation. There will also be practical assessments, which will include: group and individual presentations; video exercises; poster presentations; IT-based exercises. In response to student feedback the University has introduced a policy ensuring marked work is returned to you electronically within three weeks of submission. In professional terms, the organisations of Health and Social Care services are undergoing significant change, with new partnerships, new ways of working, and the development of new practitioner roles offering challenges and opportunities for service providers and workers. This modern course is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills and values to meet these future professional challenges.