Health studies is a broad-degree which gives you a wide range of skills that enhance your employability. The degree course equips you with subject-specific skills, such as an insight into the individual and personal experience of health, and the ability to look at health from an international, national, cultural or social perspective. You learn to: - research, analyse and evaluate health and health issues;
- use health information and data effectively;
- understand and formulate health-related arguments and contest theories.
Health studies enables you to consider the health issues and experience of the individual and compare and contrast this with the wider issues of health for the government and for the population as a whole. Many of the skills you acquire through your course will not be subject specific and will transfer easily into employment. These skills include the ability to write reports and essays, to give presentations and to work as part of a team - or indeed to work on your own, and to manage your time effectively. Many health studies programmes also provide an opportunity to complete real life projects in health-related contexts, which can help you further develop your problem-solving and networking skills. Consider the skills developed on your course as well as through your other activities, such as paid work, volunteering, family responsibilities, sport, membership of societies, leadership roles, etc. Think about how these can be used as evidence of your skills and personal attributes. Then you can start to market and sell who you really are, identify what you may be lacking and consider how to improve your profile. Take a look at applications, CVs and interviews for some useful tips.
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