Public Health and Community Wellbeing BSc (Hons)

University of Bradford

United Kingdom, Bradford

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University of Bradford

United Kingdom , Bradford

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

B992

Campuses

City Campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,100 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Public Health and Community Wellbeing BSc (Hons)

About

Overview

Are you interested in:

Preventing health problems?
Tackling health inequalities?
Educating and empowering communities about health issues?

If so, this is the perfect time to choose this programme. There is increasing recognition of the public health challenges that we now face, including the unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic. This degree has been designed to meet these challenges.

You will be taught by a dynamic team of academics from diverse professional backgrounds including nursing, social work, psychology, epidemiology, health promotion, sociology and social sciences. The team are actively involved in current public health research.

This programme has been developed in partnership with City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

Professional link

We are pleased to offer our new students a membership to the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH). This gives our students a sense of identity with a professional body throughout their studies with us.

More about our partnership with the RSPH

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Typical offer - 104 UCAS tariff points.

Gain work experience to help your application

Bradford Care Association and SkillsHouse can help you gain crucial health and social care work experience, to help you meet the entry requirements for your chosen course.

Both organisations can help you access a variety of roles, as well as progression opportunities, training, and support.

A levels

BCC, to include at least one full A level. There are no specific subject requirements.

T levels

Merit - subject specific requirement in Health or Healthcare Science.

BTEC Extended Diploma

DMM. There are no specific subject requirements.

Applicants on Access Programmes

Meet UCAS tariff of 104. Health Professions, Science or Social Science subject required.

International Baccalaureate Requirements

104 UCAS tariff points to include 1 HL subject. Plus HL 3 or SL 4 and English Language and Literature A or English B.

Plus minimum of

GCSE English at grade C or grade 4. Level 2 equivalencies are accepted.

Additional entry requirements

All applicants need to be able to demonstrate that they have an active interest in health and social care.

Disclosure and Barring Service

All places are offered subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure. This is due to the fact that you may be required to work with children or vulnerable adults on your placement, and will need to demonstrate that you can safely work with these groups of people.

English language requirements

Minimum IELTS at 6.5 or the equivalent.

Foundation Year entry

If you are a UK student and do meet the entry requirements for this course, our Foundation Year has a route to Public Health and Community Wellbeing BSc (Hons)

Foundation Year entry requirements

64 UCAS points or equivalent plus an English Language qualification equivalent to GCSE Grade 4.

Successfully complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Study and progression requirements

Pass each module and achieve a programme average of at least 40%.

In addition to the relevant core modules, you must study two of the following: The Sociological Imagination, Foundation in Human Biology, Foundation in Chemistry, Global Business Environment.

If you are an international student and do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto this course, you may be interested in our International College.

Transferring from another university

If you are currently studying at another university and would like to transfer to the University of Bradford, this course accepts students into the second or third year. This is called advanced entry.

Applications for advanced entry will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must include an official transcript (not a screenshot of a portal), all module descriptors, and relevant qualifications. Module descriptors must include learning outcomes.

Applications must be submitted through UCAS and the required documents emailed along with your UCAS Personal ID no later than 31 August prior to the course starting in September. Relevant documents should be emailed to [email protected]

English Program Requirements

English language

If your first language is not English, you will need to provide proof of your English proficiency before you can be admitted onto any of our undergraduate or postgraduate courses.

Alternatively, you can study a pre-sessional English language course with us here in Bradford.

The standard University requirement is 6.0* with no sub-test less than 5.0 (or equivalent) on the IELTS or on the university's own entry test the BASALT.

However, if you require a Student Visa to study you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) department's requirement which is currently IELTS 6.0 with no sub-test less than 5.5. Conditional offers to international students will be made on this basis.

Please note that some courses may require a higher level of English language proficiency than the University standard requirements. For details of each programme's English language requirement please see the individual course pages.

Listed below are the tests we accept which are available internationally.

Career

Career prospects

Career support

The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the Careers website.

Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans through exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.

As a Public Health and Community Wellbeing student, you'll be eligible to apply for student membership of the Royal Society for Public Health.