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University of East London

UCAS Code: B134 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

C,C

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

MM

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

MPP

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About this course

Course option

4years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Environmental and public health

Our public health degree is an interdisciplinary programme, which broadens students' horizons to explore health needs and the links between theory and practice in relation to the concepts and principles of public health.

A degree in public health is one that will equip you with skills and knowledge to improve and protect public health and the well-being of individuals, communities and populations. You will focus on how to tackle major health challenges and reduce inequalities at global, national and local levels. This degree aims to boost your chances of employability in the field of epidemiology, statistical analysis, public health training, public and social care, community health, and health care services.

You will be encouraged to take on a work placement so you can gain professional and practical skills through working with a local authority, social entity or an NGO. Working on one aspect of public health would help you contribute in improving healthcare service delivery, empowering people in building a healthy lifestyle and influencing health policy reform in London and beyond.

The extended BSc (Hons) Public Health with Foundation Year is perfect if you want a degree in public health but don't have the standard entry requirements.

Modules

Foundation Year: Essential Skills for Higher Education (Mental Wealth) (Core), Essential Maths & ICT (Core), Career & Professional Skills (Mental Wealth) (Core), Introduction to Human Health & Disease (Core), Understanding Clinical Practice (Core), Introduction to Health & Health Care Systems (Core), Optional Short Placement (Optional)

Year 1: Promoting Health Together (Core), Foundations of Public Health (Core), Professional Development (Mental Wealth) (Core), Anthropology of Health (Core), Evidence based Public Health (Core), Statistics for Public Health (Core)

Year 2: Public Health: Policy and Systems (Core), Contemporary Public Health challenges (Core), Epidemiology and Population Health (Core), Research Methods (Core), Health Protection and Sustainability (Core), Co-production of Community Health (Mental Wealth) (Core)

Year 3: Intro to Health Economics and Finance (Core), Applied Public Health (Core), Leadership and Professional Practice (Mental Wealth) (Core), Public Health Ethics and Law (Core), Dissertation (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

Assessment methods

Year 1 = Assignment (42%), Portfolio (33%), Presentation (25%)
Year 2 = Assignment (50%), Presentation (12%), Report (12%), Proposal (12%), Exam (10%), Exercise (4%)
Year 3 = Assignment (50%), Dissertation (35%), Presentation (10%), Reflective Diary (5%)

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£14,820
per year
International
£14,820
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Stratford Campus

Department:

School of Health, Sport and Bioscience (HSB)

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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.

87%
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

84%
Staff make the subject interesting
89%
Staff are good at explaining things
87%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
82%
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

86%
Library resources
92%
IT resources
79%
Course specific equipment and facilities
79%
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?

91%
UK students
9%
International students
22%
Male students
78%
Female students
57%
2:1 or above
26%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
E
C

After graduation

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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.

£25,000
high
Average annual salary
94%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

21%
Health professionals
14%
Therapy professionals
12%
Caring personal services

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.

£26k

£26k

£25k

£25k

£26k

£26k

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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