Health Studies (Public Health) – BSc (Hons)
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Attendance Full Time (3 Years), Part Time (5 Years)
Class Description
Do you want to improve the health of individuals, communities and populations? Do you want to be a Public Health Practitioner? If you have a passion for making a difference, this Health Studies (Public Health) undergraduate degree will allow you to explore your interests and develop core skills so that you can go on to work in a variety of different jobs that look after the health and wellbeing of the population in the UK.
What’s covered in the course?
On our Health Studies (Public health) course you will learn about a wide variety of issues affecting the health of the population such as poverty, pollution, poor housing, access to good quality, affordable food and health inequalities. You will be taught many different skills that are needed in order to improve the health of populations, communities and individuals and will have the opportunity to implement these skills during work placements, in institutions and locations of your choice.
By the end of your undergraduate degree, you should leave fully empowered to contribute to improving health in he UK and around the world. You will gain both knowledge and solid work experience through placements and volunteering projects with our partners, which include public and community health teams in local councils, NHS health projects, housing associations, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.
Our students consistently praise the supportive learning environment and the supportive atmosphere here. We’ll do our best to make sure you get the very best from your whole experience and are ready to step into a wide range of the satisfying health careers out there.
See what our students say…
“I didn’t know about the number of additional opportunities that would be available to me both within my course and outside of it. There are so many interesting projects within the Health Studies course” Marwa Saeed
Why Choose Us?
- Students are satisfied with this course! We scored 90 per cent for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2017.
- We work in strong partnership with local councils, the NHS, Public Health England and voluntary organisations, which means you can benefit from building relationships with these institutions throughout your degree so that you leave with plenty of experience and employability skills
- You will have the opportunity to study abroad to help extend your skills and experience (last year we sent some students to Taiwan, and they found it invaluable).
- Real-life experience – you will be actively involved in tackling real-life issues all the way throughout your degree, seamlessly merging theory with practice
- Study at our recently extended £71 million City South campus that is complete with state-of-the-art facilities and learning environments to make sure you get the most out of your time here
- Excellent experience and placement opportunities available – previous students have been involved in shaping the Birmingham Charter for Health, providing students with practical experience to help boost employability
- Strong links with the UK Public Health Register – the regulatory body for public health professionals and the West Midlands for public health professionals
- Complete support throughout your degree and beyond from our practitioners who have first-hand experience working in local councils, the NHS, international public health settings, the media, voluntary organisations, community and housing settings. Our team also has expertise in health psychology, health economics, health policy, health protection and leadership and management in service improvement
Our students consistently praise the supportive learning environment and the supportive atmosphere here. We’ll do our best to make sure you get the very best from your whole experience and are ready to step into a wide range of the satisfying health careers out there.
