Public Health BSc (Hons)

Are you passionate about getting health messages out to the wider society? Do you want to see large populations lead healthier, fuller lives? <br/>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.<br/>You will develop effective verbal, written, audio-visual, social media presentation and communication skills.<br/>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:<br/>• smoking<br/>• alcohol<br/>• physical activity<br/>• healthy eating<br/>• mental wellbeing.<br/>It will enable you to use evidence-based methods to empower people to make the changes they choose.<br/>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.<br/><br/>What youll study<br/>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.<br/>You will enhance your leadership skills and ability to work as part of a team. <br/>Your new skills will help you to:<br/>• work effectively with diverse groups involved in the promotion of public health<br/>• deliver and evaluate innovative health promotion campaigns <br/>• influence the development of policy for healthy communities.<br/>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.<br/>Additionally, the University provides an excellent volunteering service with opportunities in public health-related charities and not-for-profit organisations.<br/>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.

It's not too late to study at a top 30 UK university (The Guardian University Guide 2025) - and at London’s highest-rated university for student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2025). <br/><br/>UWL's world-class facilities and outstanding teaching will give you all the tools you need to succeed. Musicians can rehearse in performance rooms, audio recording spaces and a 200 seat black box studio. Pilots can brave the storm in the Boeing 737 flight simulator. Lawyers can perfect their argument in the mock courtrooms, and chefs can whip up delicious creations in industry-standard kitchens and serve real customers at Pillars, the student-run fine-dining restaurant located on campus.<br/><br/>You'll also be learning in the world's best student city (2025 QS Best Student Cities) - think Saturday afternoons in Covent Garden, study sessions in the British Library and live concerts in the O2 arena. With scholarships and bursaries reserved for Clearing applicants, no ambition is out of reach!