Health Studies (Public Health) - BSc (Hons)

Birmingham City University
4.5
1 review
  • The student union offers immense support to the students. The city life is amazing. The facilities are so good too. My lectures were so knowledgeable and informative.
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Bachelor's degree

In Birmingham

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    September

Are you interested in a job in health or social care, but not sure you want to work in nursing or clinical settings? Our specially designed Health Studies degree will set you up to choose from a number of related careers.

This course will also appeal if you want to make an impact on issues affecting the health of the population, individuals and local communities - like poverty, pollution, poor housing, access to good quality, affordable food and health inequalities.
Our Health Studies degree will introduce you to a wide range of approaches to understanding and improving the health of populations, communities and individuals and help you to develop the skills to decide which approaches are most effective.

Our course will appeal to students who want to take a positive approach to promoting and supporting health.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course

OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.

Examples of the variety of employment options awaiting you include:

Public health practitioner
Health promotion advisor
Health trainer and training coordinator
Community development and community outreach worker
Health information officer
Youth worker
Drug and alcohol team and project worker
Health researcher

Subjects and grades required
GCSE at Grade 4 (formerly Grade C) or above in English Language and Mathematics

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4.5
26/05/2019
About the course: The student union offers immense support to the students. The city life is amazing. The facilities are so good too. My lectures were so knowledgeable and informative.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2020

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

  • Public Health
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Physiology
  • Public
  • Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Protection
  • Contemporary HR
  • Public Health Organisations
  • Health Departments
  • Health Inequalities

Course programme

First Year

Improving health for individuals and communities

20 credits

Perspectives on health

40 credits

Public Health Organisations

20 credits

Community Profiling

40 credits

Second Year

Placement

40 credits

Health Inequalities

20 credits

Epidemiology and Research Evidence

20 credits

Improving Population Health through Policy and Strategy

20 credits

Health Protection

Third Year

Placement

40 credits

Global, national and local perspectives on contemporary issues

20 credits

Developing Healthy Communities

20 credits

Honours Project

40 credits

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