Public Health and Community Studies

This course can be studied in Coventry, London or Scarborough.

The Public Health and Community Studies BA (Hons) course aims to provide you with the underpinning theoretical knowledge, professional expertise and work-based learning relevant to work within public health, and healthcare initiatives at the local, national and international levels.

Throughout the course, you will address health inequalities, as well as analyse government initiatives. You can expect to explore how social factors and institutions are constructed and represented, and their implications on everyday life. You’ll explore the skills, behaviours and techniques of effective management and the role of leadership in relation to business themes. Additionally, you can expect to develop your skills in decision-making and information management.

Why you should study this course

You should study this course if you want:

• opportunities for visits, activities and collaborations that expose you to a variety of local services and community projects, with support to access voluntary placements if desired

• opportunities for learning outside the classroom and an approach to teaching that includes applying your learning

• diverse and contemporary curriculum that covers a wide range of public health services and community projects leading to local employability options

• to learn from diverse team of experienced tutors with backgrounds in health care, social care, public health and community work. Staff may be subject to change.

If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 1, you will be eligible for a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Public Health and Community Studies. If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 2, you will be eligible for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Public Health and Community Studies.

For the most up-to-date information about course modules, sandwich years or part-time learning, please visit our website.

https://www.coventry.ac.uk/cus/course-structure/hnc-hnd-degree/public-health/?term=2026-27

Course Modules

Year 1:

Communication Skills and Inclusive Practice

Community and Change

Contemporary Public Health

Lifespan Development and Identity

Year 2:

Social Divisions and Social Groups

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Introduction to Social Science Research Methods

Lifestyle Trends, Health and Behaviour Change

Final year:

Leadership and Management in Public Health

Promoting Healthy Communities

Contemporary Welfare and Social Policy

Research Project

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content.