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Health and Social Care

Study a health and social care degree at Newcastle College University Centre

Our courses within health and social care are designed to help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in your chosen career. You will learn in real working environments, work on live briefs from employers and have the opportunity to undertake work placements to prepare you for employment.

CertHE Counselling & Therapeutic Communication

This course will give you a broad understanding of the principles and practices of communication and counselling approaches. You will learn practical counselling techniques that will prepare you to help others cope in various situations, such as mental health and relationship issues. The modules you will study will focus on person-centred counselling, current issues, and best practice within the sector.

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FdSc Healthcare Practice

This course aims to equip you with the knowledge, research skills and understanding of healthcare practice theory, trends and developments. You will explore the importance of values and ethical practice, mental health, life and biosciences and develop the practical skills needed in the health and care sector.

You will also identify and assess the causal links between habits, lifestyle, culture, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomics, self-identity and perception in the healthcare practice spectrum.

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FdA Health and Social Care

This course is ideal if you wish to pursue a career in the health and care sector, working with children, young people, adults and the elderly. The modules provide a firm grounding in aspects of community, health and education as well as helping you develop skills in social policies and modern social issues.

Our health and care department is endorsed by Skills for Care, the sector skills council for the sector.

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BSc (Hons) Public Health (Top-Up)

If you have an interest in front-line non-clinical public health services then this course is for you. Whilst studying you will gain critical and theoretical knowledge of current issues within the public health arena, both in a UK and global context. The course allows you to specialise in your own area(s) of interest from the beginning, whilst achieving a core base of essential understanding.

Key subject areas include ageing, mental health, sexual health, epidemiology, health promotion strategies, global health, global epidemics and many more.

You will engage in live projects with employers from across the health sector and collaborate with fellow students to meet challenging briefs. In addition you will benefit from guest lectures from local employers, charities and professionals to expand your knowledge of modern public health.

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BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care (Top-Up)

This course is aimed at those who wish to pursue a career within the health or care sector, working with children, young people, adults and the elderly. The aim is to develop your knowledge within health and social care, to respond to the rapidly changing agendas and policies within the sector. You will develop skills in workplace management and health and social policies as well researching modern social issues.

This programme has a recognised management qualification embedded from the Charted Management Institute (CMI).

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CertHE (Healthcare Practice)

This new one-year qualification is a vocational programme which aims to equip you with the knowledge, research skills and contextualised understanding of healthcare practice theory, practice, trends and developments within the UK and framed by a global context. This programme is highly practical and you will experience our state-of-the-art simulation rooms which are equipped with sector specific equipment used in practice. You will explore a range of modules mapped closely to the requirements and needs of our sector. Applied Health Sciences will allow you to explore the theoretical models of life course development including the sociological and psychological influences of health and illness.

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First-class facilities:

  • you will study in our £18 million redeveloped Parsons Building which delivers state-of-the-art learning facilities.
  • you’ll have access to hospital simulation wards that have been specially designed to replicate hospital wards, to help you develop your clinical skills.
  • you’ll also have the opportunity to work with high tech patient manikins to simulate real medical issues.


Study with us and you will:

  • undertake a work placement of up to 160 hours to develop your personal and professional skills.
  • benefit from industry expertise through our guest lecture series.
  • work on live projects set by employers to give you an insight into your chosen sector.
  • be assessed in a variety of ways including reports, reflective diaries, portfolios, presentations and essays.
  • be taught by industry experienced tutors in smaller class sizes so you’ll really get to know your classmates.