Health Studies

Course Structure

Health Studies is available to study as part of a Combined Award, so you will have chosen a second subject to complement it. Throughout your studies you will follow modules from Health Studies and from your second subject.

Teaching Methods and Resources:

You will learn most effectively by becoming involved in the subject and actively participating in seminars and tutorials. Usually lectures are used to introduce you to ideas and debates; seminars and workshops are your opportunity to ask questions, discuss the issues and develop key skills; we provide tutorials to give you opportunities for one-to-one support. We also use a range of external speakers from a variety of occupations in the health and social care sectors to help you understand more about health and social care.

All Health Studies modules are supported by Minerva VLE, our on-line learning resource. Whether you're on campus or working at home, you can access materials such as handbooks, supporting notes or documents, research papers and assessment guidance. You can also join discussion groups to exchange ideas with other students, contact a tutor for advice, and submit coursework.

Assessment Methods:

You will experience a wide variety of assessment types across our Health Studies modules. These are designed to help you to learn more about your own strengths. Each module is assessed by a different combination of assessments, with an emphasis on coursework such as: