School of Health
School of Health students
Caring, in many senses of the word, comes into play at The University of Northampton's School of Health.
This large, multidisciplinary school delivers education and training to equip students for a range of healthcare professional occupations and staff pride themselves in creating a caring learning environment in which students can excel.
Exciting courses covering the whole range of health related subjects include:
- Adult Nursing
- Health Studies
- Human Biology
- Mental Health and Learning Disability
- Midwifery
- National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ)
- Occupational Therapy
- Paramedic Science
- Podiatry
- Primary Care and Child Health
- Return to Practice and International Programmes
- Social Work
- Sport and Exercise Science
The School works hard to respond rapidly to meet contemporary needs, with inter-professional learning opportunities being a key focus in all its programmes.
International links with other universities in Europe, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA involve many exciting student and teacher exchanges, which enrich the school's clinical practice, development and research.
Find a course
Occupational Therapy taster day
Click on one of the links below to view all courses offered by this School. Alternatively, use our course finder.
- Undergraduate courses
- Postgraduate courses
- Professional courses
- Part-time courses
Virtual tours
Take a virtual tour of some of the School of Health's facilities:
- Buildings virtual tour
- Laboratory virtual tour
- Sports Laboratory virtual tour
- Ward virtual tour
Amazing facts
- £18.5m will be spent on top rate sports facilities, to be in place by 2010 — in time for the prestigious 2012 London Olympics — these facilities will also be available for use by the surrounding community, as well as University students and staff.
- Health professionals working within hospital trusts governed by the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Strategic Health Authority who want to upgrade their qualifications to degree or masters level can benefit financially by having their module fees paid. Contract in place to fund 900 module registrations during academic year 2005/2006.
- In the coming months, £16,000 from the General Social Care Council will pay for a hi-tech social work studio, to help students get hands-on experience of interviewing in delicate situations.
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