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Public Health at Coventry University - UCAS

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Course summary

From developing strategies to tackle health inequalities and rising levels of obesity to promoting mental, physical and environmental health, this course prepares you for a wide range of roles and opportunities in public health. The course explores practical strategies for tackling disease and preventing ill health, including health promotion programmes and approaches to health protection in response to emerging challenges. We aim to give you a real-world taste of the tasks and challenges you may face as a practitioner, preparing you through practical activities and workshops applicable to your future career.

  • The course aims to equip you to work in a range of roles within public health where you can make a real difference to people’s health and wellbeing.
  • Develop an understanding of health disparities and health inequalities at local, national and international level as well as the knowledge to be able to improve health outcomes through the effective planning, execution and evaluation of health interventions to change behaviour.
  • The course offers the opportunity to develop knowledge around differing health needs, influences on health, and how to prevent ill health and promote health and wellbeing.
Why you should study this course
  • Learning is interactive and creative with hands-on learning sessions related to real-life situations.
  • Taught by current public health experts from a range of practice, research, academic and leadership backgrounds (staff may be subject to change).
  • The assessments use the same competencies, knowledge and skills that you will use in many public health job roles.
  • You will also have interprofessional learning opportunities allowing students from health-related courses the opportunity to share, learn and work together.
For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

Modules

Year One In the first year, the curriculum allows you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline where you will develop knowledge to do with the foundations of public health, communication, health systems and health interventions, among others. Modules

  • Foundations of Public Health
  • Personal and Professional Development Skills
  • Introduction to Research Methods
  • Health Systems
  • 21st Century Communication in Public Health
  • Foundations of Health Interventions and Evaluations
Year Two In year two, you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with epidemiology, health research, health promotion, health protection and public health policy, among others. Modules
  • Introduction to Epidemiology
  • Understanding and Using Health Research
  • Health Promotion * Health Protection
  • Public Health Policy and Management
  • Employability in Public Health
Final Year Your final year aims to bring you to the level to enter the world of work by consolidating your knowledge and skills from year one and two. You could also work on a dissertation in an area of your interest, with the support of a mentor. Modules
  • Leadership and Management for Health Care Professionals
  • Contemporary Issues in Public Health
  • Globalisation and Sustainable Health Financing
  • Implementing Health Service Interventions and Evaluation
  • Dissertation
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. For full module details please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

Assessment method

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods may include:

  • essays
  • poster presentations
  • coursework
  • exams
  • research project.
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
HU13
Institution code:
C85
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start. Contact us via our website to find out more.


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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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

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Public Health at Coventry University - UCAS