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Undergraduate

BSc (Hons) Public Health

Full-time

September 2027

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£17,250 – International

£10,050 – UK

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Are you passionate about getting public health messages out to wider society? Do you want to see large populations lead healthier, fuller lives?

On our BSc (Hons) Public Health degree, ranked number one for the UK in the Unifresher 2027 Rankings, you will learn how to protect, promote and improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities in the UK and abroad.

You will develop effective verbal, written, audio-visual, and social media presentation and communication skills.

Additionally, this course includes Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training (usually delivered in Year 2). MECC is about taking every opportunity to ask, assist and advise people about their lifestyles, including:

physical activity

healthy eating

mental wellbeing.

This will enable you to use evidence-based methods to empower people to make the changes they choose.

The knowledge, skills, and experience you gain on this public health course will enable you to pursue a broad, non-clinical, public health career in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Why study this course?

Our BSc (Hons) Public Health course has been ranked No.1 in the UK by the Unifresher 2027 Rankings

2nd modern** London university (non-specialist) - Complete University Guide 2027

Top London university for student experience in subjects allied to Medicine - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027

Ranked top 50 in the UK and 2nd modern** London university - The Guardian University Guide 2027

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Duration: 3 years

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What you'll study

On this public health degree, you will learn about the social, cultural, economic and political factors that affect health as well as identify health patterns and trends in public health and wellness of individuals, neighbourhoods and populations.

You will enhance your leadership skills and ability to work as part of a team.

Your new skills will help you to:

work effectively with diverse groups involved in the promotion of public health

deliver and evaluate innovative health promotion campaigns

influence the development of policy for healthy communities.

You can also develop wider skills from organising and taking part in real-world health promotion, such as a World AIDS Day flash mob and a student-led health conference seminar.

Additionally, the University provides an excellent volunteering service with opportunities in public health-related charities and not-for-profit organisations.

After completing the BSc Public Health course, you will be able to work within multi-agency teams delivering health promotion projects and programmes and will possess the interpersonal and community engagement skills to work in diverse communities.

Please note, we regularly review our course content to offer relevant, impactful and career-shaping learning. Therefore, the following modules are indicative and subject to change.

Compulsory modules

Lifelong Learning for Public Health

Semester 1

The aim of this module is to ensure that students have the academic, IT, reading, writing and reflection skills, and the support they need to continue to improve. Key content:

Understand and apply information literacy skills and use the online and physical University library and the World Wide Web effectively

Understand and use software such as Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) in a professional way to create public health materials of various kinds

Understand and use the virtual learning environment and assignment submission systems

Access key public health associations, public health websites, blogs and social media, and engage with the wider public health community outside the university

Undertake a range of reading, writing and visual individual and group work activities on a range of public health topics

Assess learning and support needs, and use the university and other resources to develop a network of people, skills and techniques to support own learning and development

Use two main citation and referencing systems to accurately cite supporting material in in-class presentations/seminars and formative and summative assessments

Finding, Understanding and Using Evidence for Public Health

This module is designed to help students to recognise good quality scientific evidence (information and knowledge) and develop students’ ability to find and use scientific bibliographic databases and general search engines. It will also introduce students to the systematic appraisal of public health evidence critical thinking and writing skills. Key content:

Evidence-informed public health

Recognising different types and sources of health information, statistics and evidence

PICO and other frameworks for structuring searches for evidence

Planning and executing high quality search strategies.in bibliographic databases, university and other libraries and through online searches using Google and other search engines

Appraising and summarising public health evidence

Determinants of Health and Wellbeing

The aim of this module is to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the biological, social and environmental factors (determinants) that influence health and wellbeing at individual, group, community and population levels. Students will consider impact of health inequalities and health equity on health status and the determinants of health and wellbeing. They will also investigate the different types of interventions at individual, group, community and population levels – services, projects, programmes, regulations and policies – that can positively and negatively influence health and wellbeing. Key content:

Determinants, health inequalities and health equity and their effects on health and wellbeing

Biological determinants of health: age, sex, ethnicity, disability (sensory, physical, cognitive)

Social determinants of health (social environment): lifestyle, gender, discrimination, housing, education, employment, income, wealth, economy, healthcare

Environmental determinants of health (physical and natural environment): air, water, soil, quality, noise, natural events (extreme weather), climate change, neighbourhoods (space and place)

Introduction to different interventions that can be used to positively affect different determinants

Introduction to behaviour change theory

Health and Wellbeing across the Lifecourse

Semester 2

The aim of this module is to introduce the concept of the ‘lifecourse’, exploring key theories of human development from pre-conception to old age and how health issues change over time. Students will reflect on the key influences on their own development and other members of their family. Key concepts and theories of health promotion and how an understanding of the lifecourse is useful in planning health promotion for different age groups will be explored. Key content:

Key life stages across the lifecourse: preconception and pregnancy, infancy and early years, childhood and adolescence, working age and adults older people

Health determinants and health risks across the lifecourse

Nature vs nurture

Medical, salutogenic, social and ecological models of health

Health promotion interventions that can be undertaken as different stages of the lifecourse

Measuring Individual Health and Wellbeing

The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to how we measure the health of an individual and what it tells us about their current and future health and wellbeing (current health status and health risks). Students will gain an understanding of the tools (questionnaires and measures-indicators of disease and health) that public health professionals use to work out and make judgements about an individual’s health and wellbeing. This module will also investigate the value of population level screening, immunisation and health checks for improving individual, group and community health and wellbeing. Key content:

Importance of measuring individual health

What is a risk, and what is a risk factor?

Measuring physical health (diet, BMI, physical activity, self-perceived)

Measuring mental health and wellbeing (self-perceived wellbeing)

Measuring social health (place and environment e.g. deprivation, social support, social network)

Introduction to demography (age, sex, ethnicity and other individual level characteristics)

Understanding and interpreting key health and wellbeing measures (indicators)

Introduction to population health screening, immunisation and health checks

Ethical aspects of giving health promotion advice and signposting to screening, immunisation, health checks and other specialist services

Politics and Advocacy in Public Health

The aim of this module is to develop student’s knowledge of how politics, political institutions and political perspectives shape legislation and policies that influence individual, community and population health and wellbeing. Students will examine the institutions and actors (people) that are involved in the process of legislation and policy development. Students will explore the value of advocacy and lobbying in helping to change the views of politicians, communities and other key influencers. They will also look at key political dilemmas and how they affect population health and wellbeing. Key content:

Political perspectives (ideologies and beliefs)

Institutions and actors involved in legislation and policy-making (structures and governance frameworks and the people who work within them)

Advocacy and lobbying

Political dilemmas and public health ethical frameworks

Health Promotion in Action

The aim of the module is to enable students to develop knowledge, skills and understanding of the health promotion approaches that are used to achieve behaviour change in individuals and groups. The module will explore current theories and models of behaviour change and effective approaches to increase client knowledge, change attitudes and positively engage individuals, groups and communities in changing health behaviours. Opportunities to apply these skills and select appropriate health promotion interventions, for example, facilitate smoking cessation sessions or become a wellbeing champion, will be identified in discussion with the students.

Students will be encouraged to bring their own experiences and knowledge of these issues to enrich the learning of the group and make the module an enjoyable and interactive experience. Key content:

Theories, models and approaches to health promotion

Reflective practice

Making every contact count

Health champions

Smoking cessation

Mental health awareness

One student training option from e-learning for health

Assessing Population Health and Wellbeing

The aim of this module is to help students to understand the role of community needs assessment, community profiling and surveillance and monitoring in public health policy and practice. Students will also learn to identify, interpret and analyse population level demographic and epidemiological indicators (health outcomes and health determinant indicators) to develop summary community health profiles that inform community health needs assessment. They will also explore how population health theories help to explain patterns of health and disease in the past, present and future. Key content:

Community health needs assessment, community profiling and community health surveillance and monitoring

Introduction to epidemiology: causation and association, hazard and risk, incidence and prevalence

Health indicators and their strengths and weaknesses

Identifying, interpreting and prioritising health indicators

Theories of health deficits, needs and assets

Theories of population health transition and change

Health Protection, Systems and Emergencies

The aim of this module is to enable students to understand and apply the principles and practices of health protection, emergency preparedness and healthcare public health to typical protection, emergency and healthcare scenarios that are experienced in the UK. Students will develop knowledge about environmental hazards and emergencies, such as natural hazards (geophysical, hydrological, climatological, meteorological, biological) and technological or human-made hazards. Students will learn how to develop appropriate responses for prevention, surveillance and management of environmental hazards and emergencies. Students will also examine the governance, structures, and roles within health protection, healthcare and social care systems and the role of public health in evaluating the quality (affordability, accessibility, availability) and cost-effectiveness of these services. Key content:

Health protection principles and practices

Emergency preparedness principles and practices

Healthcare public health principles and practices

Categories and types of environmental hazards and emergencies

Prevention, surveillance and management of environmental hazards and emergencies

Risk communication and community and stakeholder involvement in management

Planning, monitoring and evaluating the quality and cost-effectiveness of health protection, healthcare and social care systems

Key legislation and policies e.g. civil contingencies, heatwave plan

Understand the organisations and networks that deal with health protection and emergency preparedness and response e.g. resilience forums, local health resilience partnerships, health and wellbeing boards

Ethics of health protection, emergency preparedness and response and healthcare public health

Mass Media Health Communication

This module aims to enable students to understand how mass media can be used to promote health with individuals, groups and communities. The module builds on learning in Semester 1 about theories and concepts of delivering health promotion interventions and explores the influence of media on perceptions of health and wellbeing. The module introduces concepts of multimedia, exploring sociological, psychological and cultural theories. Key content:

Media, culture and communication in health promotion

Strengths and limitations of multimedia and developing an understanding of media

Media theories and health promotion theories: applying the theory to practice

Audio media: radio broadcasting, podcasting

Visual media: using films, memes, vlogging and storyboarding

Augmented reality, virtual reality and Internet of Things uses in health and wellbeing and the gamification of health behaviour change

The use of social media for health and wellbeing

Persuasive communication and theories of social marketing

Behaviour change and application to media communication

Using mass media in health promotion, creating opportunities and reviewing effective campaigns

Print media and health literacy

Marketing health and wellbeing and the ethics of marketing

How to use media appropriately as a public health professional

Public Mental Health and Wellbeing

The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to explore and reflect on the concept of mental health and wellbeing, how it is measured and the factors that promote good mental health and wellbeing. Students will assess national policies and consider how they inform local policy and action. They will also learn about the types of interventions that can be undertaken to support mental health and wellbeing and how these can be designed, delivered, monitored and evaluated. Key content:

Definitions of mental health and wellbeing

Perspectives (theories, models and frameworks) on mental health and wellbeing

National mental health and wellbeing policy context for England

Determinants (risk and protective factors) of mental health and wellbeing

Mental health and wellbeing and children and young people, adults (women and men) and older people

Mental health and wellbeing in workplaces, prisons and universities

Psychoactive substances and mental health and wellbeing (alcohol, cannabis, opioid medication)

Key mental health and wellbeing interventions

Engaging communities in improving health and wellbeing through asset-based community development and community development activities

The role of collaborations with other professionals and agencies at local level in helping to deliver mental health promotion and wellbeing interventions

Introduction to Research Methodologies and Methods in Public Health

The aim of this module is to further develop students’ knowledge and skill in the use of evidence-informed public health practice by exploring qualitative and quantitative methodologies and study designs, and the methods of data collection and analysis used within them. Students will also further develop their literature search skills and critical appraisal skills. They will learn how to identify the strengths and weaknesses of research studies and the impact of the findings of these studies on public health policy and practice. Key content:

Evidence-informed public health and the types, and sources, of evidence in public health

Research methodologies, study designs and method

Ethical aspects of research, literature searches and literature reviews

Developing a literature review question, undertaking a systematic literature search and identifying high quality research literature

Critical appraisal of studies and synthesis of findings

The rigour and trustworthiness of different types of research evidence

Analyse the relevance and significance of appraised evidence for public health policy and practice

You will study all the compulsory modules and select ONE optional module.

*All option modules will be offered subject to student numbers, staffing and the module being offered by the respective College or School

Promoting and Developing Healthy Public Policy

The aim of this module is to enable students to understand the importance of public policy and the policy and decision-making process and how it influences population health both through what are termed health policies (public, health, health and social care) and non-health policies (housing, transport, education, crime and safety). Students will be able to develop the ability to analyse policies from a public health perspective and appreciate the importance of advocating for a "health in all policies" approach to ensure that both health and non-health policies maximise individual, group and community health and wellbeing. Key content:

Contemporary policy issues that relate to public health at a global, national and local level

Concepts and theories of policy-making, the policy making process (policy cycle)

The key actors (individuals, groups, organisations, institutions) involved in the policy process

The role of politics, the media, business, non-governmental organisations, key groups and communities in the development of public health-related policies

Approaches to evaluating policies and the policy making process

The concept of "health in all policies" and its strengths and weaknesses

Designing, Delivering, Monitoring and Evaluating Public Health Interventions

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the process of developing public health interventions. To enable them to understand, analyse and critique the business case, design, delivery, monitoring (quality assurance) and evaluation of new and existing public health interventions whether they are stand-alone projects, continuous services or programmes of activity. It explores the role and value of team-working, partnerships and collaborations, and engaging and involving communities in order to make interventions successful and cost-effective. Key content:

The intervention development process

Planning models and theories

Approaches to monitoring and evaluation

Principles of, and approaches to, team working

Principles of, and approaches to, partnership working and collaboration

Key elements of good project management

Business case development

Economic analyses, cost-effectiveness, return on investment and value for money

Commissioning

Ethical issues in developing public health interventions

Developing Leadership for Health Improvement

The aim of this module is to enable students to develop their knowledge and critical understanding of the role of leadership and organisational change at all levels of health promotion practice at all levels of public health practice. It focuses on the subjects of leadership in teams, in organisations and in the community. Good leadership skills are needed because it is likely to make interventions, project, programmes and services more effective. It is therefore an essential quality and every public health professional from the most junior public health practitioner to the Chief Executive of Public Health England needs to develop and enhance their leadership skills and competencies. Key content:

Concepts of leadership, management, change and change leadership

Key leadership models and frameworks: NHS Healthcare Leadership Model, Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework

Key change models: Lewin, Kotter and the NHS Change models

How leadership can influence teams and projects to protect and improve community health and wellbeing

Leadership across systems and sectors

Reflecting on leadership strengths and weaknesses, and addressing key weaknesses

Ethical public health leadership and management

Professional Project: Public Health Intervention Project

The aim of the module is to enable students to bring together the learning from the whole course and consolidate it into a practical assignment to create an outline business plan as they might do as an early career public health professional. Key contents:

Undertake search strategies, identifying appropriate studies and undertaking a rapid literature review

Content of, and steps, in developing a business case

Health promotion theories, models and approaches

Designing, delivering, monitoring and evaluating public health interventions

Stakeholder and community engagement

Assessing population deficits (needs), assets, aspirations and inequalities

Developing an outline resource list and budget

Creating intervention logic models

Critical, reading, thinking and writing

Writing clearly, simply and directly using an appropriate tone

Optional modules

Public Health in Action

On this module, you will need to identify your own (public health) relevant work experience for a semester, doing a minimum of 40 hours of work, as well as attending taught sessions.

The aim of this module is to encourage you to utilise knowledge and skills acquired through the first two years of the course through application and consolidation. You will be asked to critically reflect on these experiences and consider how your own learning informs your role in the wider public health workforce.

Content for this module will be indicative of the experiences of students in a variety of public health roles and settings, such as voluntary and community sector, local authority, NHS and private sector.

Substance Use and Infectious Diseases

Psychopharmacology and Addiction

Care of the Older Person

This course will enable you to enhance your knowledge and skills in the following areas by adopting a person-centred approach:

Ageing process - theories of ageing

Recognition and Management of frailty

Holistic health and social care assessment of complex needs

Effective assessment and management of chronic disease co-morbidities

Pharmacy issues - polypharmacy and compliance

Strategies to promote well-being

Ageing and mental health (depression, dementia, confusion, delirium)

Identification of risk and risk management– to include falls, nutrition, hydration, sensory impairment, continence

Understanding of society's perception of ageing and older people and potential impact on care

Skills to engage and assess frail and older people, family/carers

Strategies to support families and carers of older and frail people

Promoting the voice of older and frail people and championing service improvements leading to enhanced care delivery

Effective interagency and cross-boundary working

Ethical Issues: adults with incapacity, competency, consent, acting as a patient advocate

Relevant policy and quality benchmarks.

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Requirements:

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112 UCAS points required

from level 3 qualifications

GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents is desirable but not essential.

Mature applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply. Your application will be considered on an individual basis where the applicants will map the previous knowledge, learning and experience relevant to the course and required skills.

Level 5 (year 2) entry

To directly enter the second year of this course you will need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 120 undergraduate credits at Level 4 or a CertHE in a related subject area.

Level 6 (year 3) entry

To directly enter the third year of this course you need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 240 undergraduate credits (at Levels 4 and 5), a DipHE, Foundation Degree or HND in a related subject area.

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You also need academic qualifications at the same level as UK applicants. In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Check for local equivalents.

We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements.

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We offer generous bursaries and scholarships to make sure your aspirations are your only limit.

Scholarships for students in the fields of nursing, midwifery and healthcare are also on offer.

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Your future career

On completion of this course, you will be looking at careers in public health and health promotion in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

These include jobs in public health, social care, housing and leisure departments in local councils or national agencies; in human resources departments within medium to large companies focusing on staff wellbeing; in community projects, run by charities, supporting local people to improve their own health and wellbeing; working in fundraising, research, project management and directly with communities here and abroad.

You can also build on your BSc knowledge, skills and experiences by going directly on to our postgraduate Master of Public Health.

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Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) such as Hera or WaterAid

voluntary organisations

media relations or the World Health Organization (WHO).

Atulya Saxena Course Leader

Dr Atulya Saxena is a Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion and Public Health in the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare at the University of West London.

He hails from a medical background with a degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Pecs, Medical School, Hungary and a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Yale University, School of Public Health, New Haven, USA. He also holds a post graduate certificate in Education, MA in Film Production from the Raindance Film School and Staffordshire University and MPhil in Public Health from the University of Oxford, England, and has been involved in research and teaching in Public Health for the last 20 years.

Dr Saxena teaches modules in Medical Sciences, Epidemiology and Statistics, Health Promotion, Research Methods, Ethics, Gender, Sex and Health, as well as Mental Health and Health Policy.

He worked for the Yale University Program on Aging with the Connecticut Mental Health Centre and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Haven, Connecticut, USA on research towards the development of the YEESS Study and the validation of the scale. He worked on the protocol development of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Ageing (CLSA), managed the project for the Nova Scotia Hepatitis C database Link project (NSHepLink), and helped develop the proposal for the Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network (AIRN) at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has also served as Research Officer and holds a Research Fellowship with the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing at the University of Oxford.

Dr Saxena has served on the Board of Directors of the Public Health Association of Nova Scotia (PHANS), as a Committee Member of the Future of Public Health in Canada, experts group member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team for Investment for Health in Romania and is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Royal Society of Public Health. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Dr Saxena’s research interests include Healthy Ageing, Health Behaviour, Health Inequities and Infectious Disease. He has contributed to numerous research articles and book chapters. His recent work was awarded by the UK Faculty of Public Health for “outstanding contribution to protecting the public’s health during the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Dr Atulya Saxena teaches modules on courses; MSc Public Health and Wellbeing, BSc (Hons) Public Health, and MSc Paramedic Science.

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