North Highland College (UHI Millennium Institute), BA, Health Studies

The health studies courses focus on contemporary health and community issues including psychology, sociology, social policy, health improvement and public health and health care ethics; it offers choice in years 2 and 3, allowing students to concentrate on 1 of 3 areas for their choice of degree; year 1 is common to all, introducing the many factors that influence health and wellbeing; students can then progress to the generic, rural health or health and welfare strands of the degree; the generic course aims to enable students to integrate and apply knowledge and understanding on contrasting and contested perspectives on health and wellbeing; the rural health pathway encompasses health and health care issues within the context of rurality, and on issues affecting the quality of life of those residing in rural areas; it equips students with a depth and breadth of understanding relating to an analysis of health and health care issues in the rural conext; the health and welfare course looks at contemporary health welfare and community issues, including specialist study on issues affecting the wellbeing of children and older adults.