Public Health (Hons) University of Bedfordshire

Overview

The Public Health (Hons) program at University of Bedfordshire will equip you with the specialist knowledge and skills to prevent ill health and promote wellbeing. In areas of theory, you will be given an introduction to public health and the key strategies for public health promotion in our Foundation of Public Health unit.

Key Features

Paired with our unit in Key Concepts in Health Promotion and Behaviour Change, you will explore the concepts of health promotion and behaviour change in relation to health promotion strategies. In an Introduction to Community Health Assessment, you will explore the methodologies and approaches for conducting health needs assessments as well as examine the key interventions used to address health inequalities. 

More specifically, you will look at Primary Health Care: Theory and Practice to understand its principles, importance and how it can be applied to practice. As a healthcare provider, it is important that you recognise your responsibility to promote health equity and social justice in areas of your work. 

This is where our unit in Inclusivity and Diversity in Health will develop your understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion in public healthcare to address systemic barriers that impact health outcomes for marginalised communities. 

Careers

This course is designed for those seeking a career in the public health and/or healthcare sectors in the UK and internationally. Its broad focus is on public health education with an emphasis on leadership management and global health explored from national and international perspectives.

It is relevant to a wide spectrum of roles within public health – public private or voluntary as well as national or international. Your skills enable you to take on roles in public health; epidemiology; policy research; and multi-disciplinary teams to name a few.

Graduates of the course are well equipped to take on roles such as:

• public health practitioner
• health protection practitioner
• health improvement practitioner
• public health intelligence officer
• healthy lifestyles coordinator
• tobacco control lead
• workplace health advisor
• immunisation programme coordinator
• community development worker
• public health project manager
• health and wellbeing coordinator
• public health intelligence analyst
• information analyst
• information scientist
• business intelligence analyst (often used for NHS roles)
• health service manager or administrator