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Public Health

Help people live healthier lives.

Public Health is about what affects health every day. Clean air, safe homes and mental health all play a part.

Learn what affects people and communities. Use evidence. Take action. Help drive change.

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Why study at Bradford?

You'll build the skills to take on real public health challenges and reduce health inequalities.

Learn through real-world practice, including a 100-hour placement, authentic assessments and a professional portfolio built to UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) standards.

This course is shaped by local public health needs and developed with the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. That keeps your learning connected to the communities you'll work with.

Get discounted Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) membership while you study. Build your network. Boost your employability.

Graduate ready for roles such as Health Improvement Officer, Public Health Analyst and Epidemiologist, with skills in community wellbeing, prevention and population health.

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Courses in Public Health

Course title change

The title of the Public Health and Community Wellbeing BSc (Hons) course has changed to Public Health and Population Studies BSc (Hons) for the September 2026 intake. The new title will be used for future intakes.

Some information on this page and in other areas of our website refers to the course by its previous title, and we still have students from the 2024 and 2025 intakes studying the course under it's previous title. All the information accurately represents the current course - only the title of the course has been amended, the programme content remains unchanged.

Where public health can take you

Potential career specialisms 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.

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Your learning can be tailored to your own interests. Mine is child and maternal health, so I'm currently researching childhood obesity and breastfeeding.

Molly, BSc (Hons) Public Health and Community Wellbeing

Our facilities

Take a virtual tour of our Public Health and Population Studies subject facilities.

Learn to understand the health challenges people and communities face, then use evidence and action to improve lives.

Take the tour in our virtual experience

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