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Public Health (S06)

Course details
  • GC
  • 1 Years
  • Distance learning
  • 10/2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Distance Learning
Awarded by:
The Open University

Course summary

This certificate provides you with a critical understanding of public health, health promotion and health security. You’ll study how social determinants of health and illness create inequalities and inequities across populations and consider how evidence-based remedies and interventions can be aimed at individual and communal well-being. On successful completion of this certificate, you'll have the underpinning knowledge required to inform public health practice in line with the standards of the United Kingdom Public Health Register (UKPHR). This qualification doesn’t include a public health practice placement, so to register with UKPHR, you must also demonstrate their standards through practice.

Key features of the course

  • Explore a rapidly developing area of public health

  • Critically evaluate how inequalities in society impact individual and community health

  • Examine the ethical, legal, economic, and political issues that influence healthcare provision

  • Learn about the United Kingdom Public Health Register and its standards for practice

  • Gain insight into evidence-based practice in public health

Modules

This certificate has one stage, comprising a single 60-credit module.

How to apply

To apply for this course you will be taken to the provider's website, where you can find out more information and make an application.

Application codes

Institution code:
O11
Campus name:
Distance Learning
Campus Code:
D

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

2026/2027 academic year fees are not yet available.

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