Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Health, Social Care and Wellbeing

The BSc (Hons) Health, Social Care and Wellbeing programme at GBS Malta enables students to graduate with broad, in-depth knowledge, understanding, and critical skills across the areas of health, social care, and wellbeing. The programme provides up-to-date coverage of key topics, theories, concepts, and applications relevant to individuals, families, communities, and society, while equipping students with the competencies to examine, evaluate, and synthesise evidence-based research. Students also undertake a significant final year project or dissertation, involving a literature review or empirical study, data analysis, and the development of informed conclusions.

In the first year, students are introduced to the foundations of health and social care, including research and evidence in the field, communication and ethics in health, culture and society, and the biological, psychological, and social determinants of health.

In the second year, students build on these foundations through the study of equality and social justice, safeguarding for children and adults, policies and practices in health and social care, healthy ageing, mental health and wellbeing across the life course, and applied research in practice within the sector.

In the third year, students focus on the evaluation and management of quality in health and social care, alongside topics such as social justice, equality and vulnerability, challenging evidence in the field, and leadership and management in health and social care. Students also complete a major empirical-based project or dissertation, involving a critical review of published research in an area of health, social care, or wellbeing of their choosing.