Public Health and Community Wellbeing

BSc (Hons)

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Typical offer for 2026
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Overview

Why study Public Health and Community Wellbeing at the University of Bradford?

You will:

learn how to reduce health inequalities locally and globally
engage in real-world learning through a 100-hour placement and authentic assessments
benefit from an inclusive and diverse community of students and academic staff
develop digital and research skills with cutting-edge technology
be career-ready and develop key skills aligned with the UK Public Health Register proficiencies

This course equips you with the skills, knowledge and experience to tackle real-world public health challenges.

Emphasising diversity, inclusion, innovation and digital fluency, the programme combines academic learning with placements, co-produced projects, and expert-led teaching.

You will build a professional portfolio aligned to UKPHR standards, engage in research, and explore the impact of data, environment and behaviour on health.

Graduates are prepared for careers across sectors or advanced study, confident in delivering ethical, evidence-based, and person-centred public health practice.

Professional link

This programme has been developed in partnership with City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

We are pleased to offer our new students a membership to the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH). This gives you a sense of identity with a professional body throughout your studies with us.

More about our partnership with the RSPH

I've got so many new skills from doing this course. I feel like my interpersonal skills were good before I came to Bradford but now they’re in a different league! I’ve learnt how to do great presentations, be more self-reflective, really understand how to interact with people in a room, and my organisation skills have come on so much. The best thing is that I’ve polished my professional identity, and feel confident to move forward into a successful career.

Vanessa, BSc (Hons) Public Health and Community Wellbeing

Entry requirements

Typical offer - 104 UCAS tariff points.

Gain work experience to help your application

Bradford Care Association and SkillsHouse can help you gain crucial health and social care work experience, to help you meet the entry requirements for your chosen course.

Both organisations can help you access a variety of roles, as well as progression opportunities, training, and support.

A levels

BCC, to include at least one full A level. There are no specific subject requirements.

T levels

Merit - subject specific requirement in Health or Healthcare Science.

BTEC Extended Diploma

DMM. There are no specific subject requirements.

Applicants on Access Programmes

Meet UCAS tariff of 104. Health Professions, Science or Social Science subject required.

International Baccalaureate Requirements

104 UCAS tariff points to include 1 HL subject. Plus HL 3 or SL 4 and English Language and Literature A or English B.

Plus minimum of

GCSE English at grade C or grade 4. Level 2 equivalencies are accepted.

Additional entry requirements

All applicants need to be able to demonstrate that they have an active interest in health and social care.

Disclosure and Barring Service

All places are offered subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure. This is due to the fact that you may be required to work with children or vulnerable adults on your placement, and will need to demonstrate that you can safely work with these groups of people.

English language requirements

Minimum IELTS at 6.5 or the equivalent.

Foundation Year entry

If you are a UK student and do not meet the entry requirements for this course, you may be nominated on our Foundation Year in Clinical Sciences and Medicine programme.

You will study the core modules plus any optional module.

Pass each module and achieve a programme average of at least 40%.

If you are an international student and do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto this course, you may be interested in our International College.

Transferring from another university

If you are currently studying at another university and would like to transfer to the University of Bradford, this course accepts students into the second or third year. This is called advanced entry.

Applications for advanced entry will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must include an official transcript (not a screenshot of a portal), all module descriptors, and relevant qualifications. Module descriptors must include learning outcomes.

Applications must be submitted through UCAS and the required documents emailed along with your UCAS Personal ID no later than 31 August prior to the course starting in September. Relevant documents should be emailed to admissions@bradford.ac.uk

Your learning journey

All module information is for 2025 entry, and is subject to change.

First Year

Core

Introduction to being a public health professional
Transforming health with research: Methods and Practice
Health for All: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
What Makes us Healthy? Exploring Public and Population Health
Health and Disease across the Lifespan

Second Year

Core

Becoming a public health professional (Placement)
Data-driven health: epidemiology and population health
Entrepreneurship and Employability
Behind the scenes: How business impacts on public health outcomes
Health Education, Prevention and Advocacy
The Science behind Health Choices

Final Year

Core

Being a public health professional
Designing population health improvement interventions
AI and data analytics for changemakers
Leading Change in Public Health through Innovation
Health on a Global Scale: From Local issues to Global Solutions

Teaching, learning and assessment

This course offers an inclusive, future-focused learning experience grounded in Universal Design for Learning.

You will benefit from a structured, supportive journey that promotes independence and confidence from Level 4 through Level 6.

Core academic and digital skills are integrated into every stage, with tailored support evolving to match your growth.

Teaching methods include interactive lectures, small group seminars, practical case-based sessions, and digital learning.

You will engage with cutting-edge technologies, immersive visual tools, and AI-integrated platforms, and learn through both synchronous and asynchronous formats.

You will be supported in developing your professional portfolio, aligned with the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) standards, throughout the programme.

You will conduct a 100-hour placement in Level 5 with a public health organisation and develop a health improvement project in Level 6, preparing you for public health careers.

The programme also incorporates diverse perspectives, offering flexibility in assessment types and placement choices, encouraging you to explore areas of personal interest and cultural relevance.

Assessments are authentic and varied, including essays, reports, portfolios, presentations, podcasts, and the production of digital health content. Research and digital literacy are embedded throughout, and you are encouraged to engage responsibly with generative AI.

Formative assessments, tailored feedback, and peer collaboration will help you build independence and confidence.

This programme develops graduates who are critically engaged, digitally skilled, and professionally prepared to tackle public health challenges on regional, national, and global levels.

Our facilities

Take a virtual tour of our Social Care and Community subject facilities.

You'll use some or all of these facilities on the following courses:

Explore spaces like the Horton Barn Lecture Theatre, Classroom, and Collaboration Hub, where you'll delve into the world of social care.

Discover how to empower communities, support vulnerable individuals, and promote health and wellbeing through engaging discussions, interactive learning, and collaborative projects.

Explore Social Care and Community in our virtual experience

Fees, finance and scholarships

Tuition fee 2026

UK: £9,790

The University of Bradford will charge home rate tuition fees up to the maximum allowed by the UK Government.

Should the UK Government choose to increase the maximum tuition fee allowed in the second and subsequent years of your course, the University will raise tuition fees in line with UK Government policy and approvals.

International: £16,100

Additional costs

There may be additional costs that you may incur as a student. Though these are not essential to your programme of study you need to be aware of them as a student of the University. A list of the sort of costs you might expect can be found on our fees and finance section.

Financial support

See our fees and financial support section.

Postgraduate Master's Loan

If you live in England you may be able to apply for a special Government-funded Master's Loan to help pay your tuition fees and living costs.
You don't have to pay the loan back until you're earning a certain amount of money.

Scholarships

Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.

Career prospects

Career options for graduates of this course include:

Health Improvement Officer
Public Health Department Officer
Public Health Analyst
Epidemiologist
Reducing Health Inequalities Officer

Discover more about these careers in our Five careers in public health blog.

Career support

The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the Careers website.

Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans through exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.

As a Public Health and Community Wellbeing student, you'll be eligible to apply for student membership of the Royal Society for Public Health.

Study support

Research

Terms and conditions of study

The University has a set of terms and conditions for all students accepting an offer to study on a course here at Bradford. This is called The Student Contract. This document sets out the Terms and Conditions which apply when you accept an offer of a place on a programme of study at the University of Bradford.

View our Student Contract for further details.

Transparency statement

Information about this programme and its modules has been published in advance of the academic year to which it applies. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publication, but changes may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of teaching. Any change which impacts the terms and conditions of an applicant’s offer will be communicated to them.