Health Combined Degrees

The Health packages have been developed to meet the educational needs of individuals who are interested in obtaining a degree in a discipline that encompasses a wide range of health-related fields. It focuses on three themes: the healthy individual; concepts of health; and the context within which individual health is defined and affected, including local and national policies.

In the first year you study concepts of health, the physiological basis of health and an introduction to public health. These are developed further in the following year, and in the final year, you undertake a critical review of the research literature on a health-related issue and examine the management of health. In the final year, you also have the opportunity to study health promotion, medical sociology, health policy, health care ethics and law and the global context of public health.

Health courses are taught by the School of Health and Social Care at the Avery Hill campus. Depending on your selected combination you may be required to travel between campuses.

Content

Minor Option (... with Health)

• Springboard for Learning
• Understanding Quantitative Health Data I
• Life and Health - Bio-Psycho-Social Perspectives
    OR
  Psychological Aspects of Health
• Health Care Ethics and Law
    OR
  Academic Preparation
• Medical Sociology
    OR
  The Global Context for Public Health

Joint Option (Health and...)

• Concepts of Health
• Springboard for Learning
• Introduction to Health and Social Policy
• Understanding Quantitative Health Data I and II
• Psychological Aspects of Health I and II
    OR
  Life and Health - Bio-Psycho-Social Perspectives I & II
• Research Methods
• Health Care Ethics and Law
• One option from:
  • Key Concepts in Management for Health and Social Care
  • Health Care Management in Practice
  • Health Care Ethics and Law
  • Academic Preparation
• Medical Sociology
    OR
  The Global Context for Public Health 
• Health Promotion
• Project

Major option (Health with ...)

• Concepts of Health
• Springboard for Learning
• Introduction to Health and Social Policy
• Understanding Quantitative Health Data I and II
• Psychological Aspects of Health I and II
    OR
  Life and Health - Bio-Psycho-Social Perspectives I & II
• Research Methods
• One option from:
  • Key Concepts in Management for Health and Social Care
  • Health Care Management in Practice
  • Health Care Ethics and Law
  • Academic Preparation
• One option from:
  • The Global Context for Public Health
  • Contemporary Issues in Health
  • The Global Context for Public Health
• Medical Sociology
    OR
  Health Promotion