Public Health

From developing strategies to tackle health inequalities and rising levels of obesity to promoting mental, physical and environmental health, this course prepares you for a wide range of roles and opportunities in the field.

The course explores practical strategies for tackling disease, preventing ill health and reducing health inequalities, including health promotion programmes and approaches to health protection in response to emerging challenges. We aim to give you a real-world experience of the tasks and challenges you may face as a public health practitioner. You will have the opportunity to participate in practical activities, problem-based learning and workshops that could help you prepare for your future career.

• The course aims to equip you to work in a range of roles within public health where you can make a real difference to people’s health and wellbeing.

• Develop an understanding of health inequalities at local, national and international levels as well as the knowledge to be able to improve health outcomes through the effective planning, execution and evaluation of public health interventions to change behaviour.

• Explore differing health needs, influences on health, and how to prevent ill health and promote health and wellbeing. Develop the skills needed to address health challenges and improve population health.

Why you should study this course

• Learning is inclusive, applied, interactive and creative with hands-on sessions related to real-life public health situations.

• You will be taught by enthusiastic and engaged public health experts from a range of practice, research, academic and leadership backgrounds.

• Our assessments use the same competencies, knowledge and skills that you might use in many public health job roles.

• Inter-professional learning opportunities allowing you to share, learn and work together with other students from health-related courses.

• You may have opportunities to attend out-of-classroom field trips related to aspects of public health.2Benefit from visits and career talks from alumni and public health practitioners.

For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

Course Modules

Year One
In the first year, learn about the foundations of public health, modern communication, global health systems, public health interventions and develop your personal and professional skills.

Modules

• Enhancing Personal and Professional Skills in Public Health
• Understanding Global Health Systems
• Modern Communication in Public Health
• Foundation of Public Health Interventions

Year Two
In year two, develop more advanced knowledge and skills related to epidemiology, health research, health promotion, health protection and public health policy, among others.

Modules

• Introduction to Epidemiology
• Applied Health Research Methods
• Public Health Policy, Management and Employability
• Health Promotion and Protection

Final Year
Your final year aims to prepare you for a career by consolidating your knowledge and skills from the first and second years. You could also work on a dissertation in an area of your interest, with the support of a mentor.

Modules

• Leadership and Management in Public Health
• Contemporary Issues in Public Health
• Dissertation: Public Health Issues

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. For full module details please check the course page on the Coventry University website.