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Cardiff Metropolitan University

UCAS Code: B9BF | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Entry requirements

Minimum of two A-levels

48 points

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above to include English (or Welsh) first Language and Maths. For Welsh applicants we will accept either GCSE Mathematics or Mathematics-Numeracy. Five Scottish National 5 subjects at grade C or above to include English Language and Maths.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

24

48 tariff points from the Irish Leaving Certificate Highers

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

PPP

Minimum of 2 Advanced Highers

T Level

P

UCAS Tariff

48

About this course

Course option

4years

Full-time including foundation year | 2025

Subject

Environmental and public health

This is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the degree course. Our foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence, before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.

​Our triple accredited BSc (Hons) Environmental Health degree will prepare you to be a highly regarded professional in a career that will enable you to play an important role within society.

The BSc (Hons) in Environmental Health at Cardiff Met provides an opportunity to study for five potential career opportunities within one discipline area, including, Food Safety, Housing, Health & Safety in the Workplace, Environmental Protection and the underpinning themes of Public Health, Epidemiology and Risk Assessment.

Our teaching team consists of experienced practitioners from both public and private sectors and their knowledge will enable you to become a well-rounded professional within the field.

We have excellent work-based placement opportunities in both the private and public sector, and you will have the opportunity to undertake several UK and overseas field trips to enhance your learning experience.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,000
per year
International
£16,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Cardiff Met - Llandaff

Department:

Applied Social Sciences

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

83%
Environmental and public health

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Environmental and public health

Teaching and learning

67%
Staff make the subject interesting
83%
Staff are good at explaining things
72%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
67%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

76%
Library resources
78%
IT resources
94%
Course specific equipment and facilities
61%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

94%
UK students
6%
International students
33%
Male students
67%
Female students
71%
2:1 or above
15%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
C

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Environmental and public health

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£21,450
med
Average annual salary
97%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

21%
Health professionals
12%
Therapy professionals
9%
Public services and other associate professionals

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Environmental and public health

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£23k

£23k

£27k

£27k

£28k

£28k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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Graduate field commentary:

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The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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