Public Health BSc (Hons) with foundation year
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    Public Health BSc (Hons) with foundation year

    Coventry University
    Coventry University
    United Kingdom
    United Kingdom, Coventry
    University Rank:#526
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    Duration4 year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Public Health BSc (Hons) with foundation year

    About

    Course overview

    Why you should study this course

    Foundation year

    • Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study.
    • Provides a grounding in key areas of health, education, psychology and wellbeing.

    Degree

    • The learning is interactive and creative with hands-on learning sessions related to real-life situations.
    • Taught by current Public Health experts from a range of practice, research, academic and leadership backgrounds (staff may be subject to change).
    • The assessments use the same competencies, knowledge and skills that you will use in many public health job roles.
    • You will also have inter-professional learning opportunities allowing students from health-related courses the opportunity to share, learn and work together.
    • You may have opportunities to attend out-of-classroom field trips related to aspects of public health2.
    5th

    Coventry University ranked 5th for Health Professions

    Guardian University Guide 2024

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Saudi Arabia

    International Pathways Programme

    International Foundation Year (IFY)
    Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary School Certificate with pass grades.

    International Year One (IY1)
    Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary School Certificate with good grades.

    Master's Qualifying Programme (MQP)
    No country specific entry requirement at this time.

    Undergraduate

    Students applying with an International Baccalaureate. Please check the specific course page for the points needed.

    Students who have successfully completed a recognised Foundation programme in the UK or internationally.

    Students who have completed Year 1 of a 4 or 5 year Degree Programme in Saudi with an average CGPA of 3.0 out of 5 or 2.5 out of 4.

    Students who National Diploma level qualifications High school Certificates

    The foundation programme is required for students who have completed Thanawihya.

    Students who hold Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations or Central Board of Secondary Education.

    Students are required to have a UKVI IELTS score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill or TOEFL iBT with a score of 79 and a minimum component score of 18.

    Top-up

    Students who hold an Associate Degree should have CGPA of 3.0 out of 5.0.

    Students who hold a Diploma with a minimum CGPA of 4.0 out of 5.0 (subject to syllabus match).

    Postgraduate

    Students who hold a Bachelor’s Degree should have an average grade of 60% or above.

    Students who have an average grade of 70% or CGPA of 2.5 out of 4 for the Postgraduate Research programmes with a satisfactory research proposal.

    Students are required to have a UKVI IELTS score of at least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill or TOEFL iBT with a score of 88 and a minimum component score of 19.

    Career

    Careers and opportunities

    On successful completion of the course, you will have the knowledge to enable you to:

    • demonstrate knowledge of the underlying principles of public health - prevention, promotion, protection
    • measure and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to make evidence informed decisions
    • evaluate population health needs in order to initiate health interventions for preventing disease and improving health
    • critically review relationships between health policy, strategies, health systems and service users’ experiences that influence health outcomes and inequalities
    • assess and recognise the impact of wider social determinants of health, health inequalities and health inequity at all levels
    • effectively communicate public health messages to specialist and non-specialist audiences using a range of approaches and media
    • understand effective strategies for working with community groups and organisations in designing, managing and delivering services
    • demonstrate effective leadership and ethical approaches to improve quality for public health
    • appraise health systems differences in adopting foundational public health concepts, principles and methods of enquiry.

    The course is designed to align your knowledge and skills with the requirements of employers in public health and for your skills to be able to make an immediate impact on populations and health outcomes in a range of roles and organisations. The course aims to enhance your employability by offering the skills and competencies that address employers' objectives and expectations from graduates wishing to pursue a career as a public health practitioner.

    Graduates may be employed in such roles as public health practitioner, health protection practitioner, health improvement practitioner, health data analyst, healthy lifestyles co-ordinator, public health project manager or many other types of analysts, managers or researcher roles within the diverse field of public health practice.

    This course aims to equip you with the tools for developing necessary competences for employment within a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, NHS, not-for-profit organisations and charities, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

    Fee Information

    Public Health BSc (Hons) with foundation year

    Coventry University

    Coventry University

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Coventry

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