Course summary
Are you passionate about getting health messages out to the wider society? Do you want to see large populations lead healthier, fuller lives? With this BSc (Hons) Public Health degree, you will learn how to protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities in the UK and abroad. You will develop effective verbal, written, audio-visual, 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: • smoking • alcohol • physical activity • healthy eating • mental wellbeing. It 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. What you'll study Learn about the social, cultural, economic and political factors that affect health as well as identify health patterns and trends in the 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 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.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- L510
- Institution code:
- W05
- Campus name:
- Main site - West London
- Campus code:
- M
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
A level - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
GCSE (or recognised equivalent) English and Mathematics at Grade 4/C or above
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9535 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
International | £16250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of West London
St Mary's Road
Ealing
W5 5RF