Public health degrees

Public health is about helping people to stay healthy and protecting them from threats to their health. It can relate to individuals or with wider populations such as a country or a specific age-group.

Our public health degree courses will develop your knowledge in areas such as differing health needs, what influences health and wellbeing, preventing ill-health and promoting health.

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A global perspective

A 香港六合彩资料 you’ll develop understanding of public health in a globalised world. You’ll consider current global health issues and challenges, and influencing factors drawing on cultural, globalisation, sustainability and ecological public health perspectives. And you’ll investigate influences such as UN organisations, NGOs, trade policies and politics and economics.

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Facilities

At 香港六合彩资料 you’ll have access to a wide range of specialist facilities during your studies such as skills and simulation suites, a nutrition suite and research suite with the latest technology. Our library service offers thousands of public-health related publications and are open seven days a week.

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Research informed

Our course content is researched informed and our staff experts in the field. We’re a top 10 UK university for world-leading research impact in allied health professions, nursing and pharmacy.

What jobs can I do with a public health-related degree or masters? 

There are many jobs you could enter with a public health-related degree - working in public health practice in the public, not-for-profit, voluntary or commercial sector.

Jobs you could do include:

  • local public health programme coordinator or commissioner
  • health project coordinators for voluntary sector organisations
  • health promotion specialist
  • aid or development worker
  • education officer
  • young peoples’ welfare or sexual health advisers in a college or primary prevention setting
  • nutritional therapist
  • food technologist.
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Postgraduate degrees in public health

On our Health Promotion MSc you can choose a pathway to match your experience and career aspirations:

  • International Health Promotion MSc
  • Health Promotion and Management MSc
  • Health Promotion and Education MSc

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