Public Health, BSc (Hons)

This course equips students to address health inequalities, obesity, and promote mental, physical, and environmental well-being, preparing them for diverse public health roles. It covers practical strategies for disease prevention and health promotion, including programmes and protective measures against emerging challenges. Through hands-on activities and workshops, students gain real-world insights into tackling health disparities at local, national, and international levels, while learning to plan, implement, and evaluate interventions that improve outcomes and foster well-being.Interactive learning sessions, led by experts in public health practice, research, and leadership, emphasize creative, real-life applications. Assessments mirror professional competencies, and interprofessional opportunities allow collaboration with peers from related fields. Modules span foundations of public health, epidemiology, policy, and a final-year dissertation, ensuring relevance and employability. For details, visit the Coventry University website.

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.