Health Studies (joint Honours) BA/bsc (hons) in University of Northampton, UK

Health Studies (joint Honours) BA/bsc (hons) in University of Northampton

Studying Health Studies (Joint Honours) at the University of Northampton will provide you with the opportunity to explore the full range of this dynamic discipline. Our course is stimulating, well-structured and research-informed, covering the breadth of contemporary Health Studies.

Our academic staff are excellent teachers that have a great deal of enthusiasm and experience for their specialist area of healthcare. You will work in a friendly environment with individual support for your learning and skills development. Our study skills training and module choices ensure that you will be well-prepared for employment upon completion of the course.

We will support you to achieve your career and study ambitions, which is why if you complete our Employability Plus Gold programme or Changemaker Gold certificate alongside your studies and if you haven’t secured full-time employment 12 months after graduating* we will secure a three – six month paid internship for you, or support you into postgraduate study.

Course Details

Our Health Studies course explores a range of contextualised health related issues, as well as developing your study and research skills. We provide an up-to-date and relevant Health Studies course in terms of both subject knowledge and skills.

Health Studies graduates are highly valued in the job market and as a result we have consistently high rates of graduate employment. Recent graduates have been very successful in securing challenging and enjoyable employment particularly in further academic research, teaching, industrial and medicine related disciplines.

In your first year of this Joint Honours course you will study an even split of modules in Health Studies and your second chosen subject. First year modules in Health Studies provide you with a broad-based introduction that provides a platform from which your knowledge, understanding and skills are developed. In years two and three you can select modules to allow a degree of specialism.

The modules are taught in structured programmes that are delivered in seminars and are supported by our online learning environment, NILE. You can expect two hours of contact time each week for each 20 credit module. Classes are delivered in a variety of means – seminars and online; our aim is to provide opportunities for you to become actively involved in your learning. Personal and skills tutorials are additional to the time spent in the class.

Methods of Learning

The Health Studies course is delivered through well-designed and up-to-date modules that cover a wide range of topics. Our tutors are actively involved in research in their specialist areas and this feeds into the content of the modules. We aim to provide an environment that maximises your engagement, involvement and enjoyment. Extensive online resources support face-to-face contact in class.

You will undertake a variety of activities and encounter new challenges that support learning, for instance, the ability to accurately analyse observations and measurement. Throughout the course, you will be exposed to different project designs and will develop an ability to apply both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research questions.

For this course you can expect taught study to be a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops, usually for 12 hours per week. We recommend that you spend 28 hours per week in self-directed study time.

Assessments

A wide range of assessment is used on the Health Studies Joint Honours course including essays, portfolios, research reports, poster presentations, individual presentations and examinations. Stage one and three Health Studies modules at stage two and three comprise both examinations and continual assessment, whilst at stage one the Health Studies modules are continual assessments only, meaning that there are no exams at this level. The aim of the assignment programme is not only to test your knowledge and skills but also to develop your skills further (i.e giving presentations). You can expect about two items of assessment per module and these are spread throughout the academic year.

Scholarships

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Sir Thomas White Scholarship

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Wilson Endowment Scholarship

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