Course Overview
Are you interested in protecting and promoting the health of individuals, communities and populations worldwide? If so, then this course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of public health and its wider determinants from a local, national and international perspective.
Populations globally are at risk from environmental hazards such as air pollution, use of plastics and epidemics such as Ebola. There has never been a better time to raise awareness and protect future populations.
A look at public health, past and present
We will explore public health issues from a local, national and global perspective, looking at how public health has been shaped through history, and unpicking contemporary issues that affect health and wellbeing across the lifespan.
Tap into public health expertise
Taught by experienced academics, who have worked in public health themselves, you will also gain an insight into policy and decision making, as well as looking in depth at health promoting initiatives, designed to solve complex public health problems.
Practical learning opportunities
Alongside lectures and seminars, you’ll take part in student-led events and health promotion projects, and have opportunities to network with public health employers. The practical, highly relevant experience you gain will put you in a strong position for building your public health career.
Who is it for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in public health.
More placements, more choices
Bucks is a Placements Plus university. So, whatever degree you do, you can be sure there’ll be plenty of industry-relevant opportunities on offer, to help you get into your chosen field.
We’ll also prepare you for work beforehand, with special skills for work training, further boosting your CV, and building skills employers will value. In recognition of the value we place on these skills we have incorporated this experience into your study time.
Placements Plus is all about helping you get some valuable experience under your belt while you’re a student. To increase your choices later, and help you get the graduate-level job you want.
Course Details
UCAS CODE: PUBH
The degree is mapped to the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework, which means it’s been designed to give you the precise skills and knowledge base you will need to work, and progress, in public health.
In particular, you will go away with:
- a strong insight into current public health issues, and the impact of human behaviour on society and the planet as a whole
- the ability to evaluate data used by public health policy and decision makers
- awareness of health promoting initiatives and how to develop sustained arguments to solve public health problems
- insight into contemporary research relating to current issues in public health across the globe
- the opportunity to make a difference to individual and population health and wellbeing.
We tailor our academic and pastoral support to your individual needs and aspirations, and your personal tutor will be on hand to support you on your learning journey.
You’ll have access to our award-winning simulation facilities, to role play different public health scenarios in home and community settings.
Thanks to our strong links with local public health organisations and professionals, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to build your network and meet people working in the field.
What are the course entry requirements?
A typical offer will be a UCAS Tariff score of 80. A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis.
For further details of our international English entry requirements, please visit our international pages.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a degree course, can apply for a four-year programme including a Foundation Year; find out more.
Course Modules
Module Map
This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.
Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.
Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
The modules available on this course are as follows:
Year 1 Modules
- Current Issues in Public Health and Health Promotion
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Society, Culture and Communities 1
- Contemporary debates
- Safeguarding -a Public Health Approach
Year 2 Modules
- Personal and Professional Development for Employment
- Patterns and Trends in Public Health
- Personal and Population Health
- Research methods
- Health Promotion in action
Year 3 Modules
- At risk populations and mental health
- Global Public Health
- Settings based Health Promotion
- Society, Culture and Communities 2
- Dissertation
Fees
How much does it cost
Full Time Home and EU, September 2019: £9,250 per year
Full Time International, September 2019: £12,000 per year
Most courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees.
You could benefit from financial support through a bursary or scholarship during your time as a student. For more details visit our financial support, bursaries and scholarships section.
Questions about fees?
Contact our Enquiries Team:
0330 123 2023
advice@bucks.ac.uk
How do I apply?
For application details please visit bucks.ac.uk/applying-to-bucks
