Health inequality means that we don’t all start with the same chance in life. The need to recognise public health issues has never been so important.
From interviewing students about drug and alcohol addiction, to creating a campaign about exercise and nutrition in a poor area of the UK, to writing a report to inform a government about a rare disease in a developing country – the diverse nature of public health means that no two days are the same.
It’s a sector that’s brimming with career opportunities.
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Year one, core modules
Human Systems and Disease
Practitioner in Public Health
Promoting Health and Wellbeing
Understanding Epidemiology
Year two, core modules
Data Analysis in Public Health Research
Global Health and Sustainability
Health Communication
Healthcare Systems
Year three, core modules
Driving Change in Population Health
Responsive Public Health Practitioner
Engagement in the Public Health Community
Strategies to Enhance Health
We work with employers to make sure you graduate with the knowledge, skills and abilities they need. They help us review what we teach and how we teach it – and they offer hands-on, practical opportunities to learn through work-based projects, internships or placements.
Public health has never been more important or relevant as it is in today’s ageing and complex society, making it a wide-ranging and interesting career choice.
You might like to work as a public health practitioner, youth worker, drug and alcohol worker, public health information officer or analyst, health improvement practitioner, health protection practitioner, sexual health advisor, smoking cessation co-ordinator, community development or outreach worker, health communications officer or even go into health-related research.
The skills and knowledge you gain in our course will not only allow you to work in local government and the National Health Service, but also in education, private and consultancy roles and non-profit organisations in the UK or for international agencies like the World Health Organization or UNICEF.
Our course was designed in consultation with a variety of public health stakeholders, including Public Health England. You will be guided in the process of effectively mapping your public health knowledge and understanding to the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) competencies and UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (UKPHSKF). As you become a more accomplished reflective practitioner you’ll develop a portfolio of reflective case studies to show how you have applied what you have learned in real-life settings. As a graduate you can then build on this portfolio and use for future registration as a public health practitioner.
After additional study and completion of a relevant specialist training scheme you could one day become a public health specialist for the Government, NHS or armed forces.
You could also undertake one of our taught Masters courses, such as MSc Public Health, or a postgraduate research programme.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
