BSc Public Health
About this course
BSc (Hons) Public Health, a public health degree centered on health improvement, protection, and care. Core topics include Data Analysis, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students undertake a work experience placement and a research project in the final year. The first year covers foundational topics through Practitioner in Public Health, Human Systems and Disease, Promoting Health and Wellbeing, and Understanding Epidemiology. The second year progresses to Global Health and Sustainability, Data Analysis in Public Health Research, Health Communication, and Healthcare Systems. The third year includes modules such as Driving Change in Population Health, Responsive Public Health Practitioner, Engagement in the Public Health Community, and Strategies to Enhance Health.
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 67%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 68%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Other Health Professionals: 69%
- Sales occupations: 4%
- Health associate professionals: 4%
- Caring personal services: 3%
- Therapy professionals: 3%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 255 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 34%
- London: 33%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Practitioner in Public Health
- Human Systems and Disease
- Promoting Health and Wellbeing
- Understanding Epidemiology
- Into ARU
- Global Health and Sustainability
- Data Analysis in Public Health Research
- Health Communication
- Healthcare Systems
- Ruskin Module
- Driving Change in Population Health
- Responsive Public Health Practitioner
- Engagement in the Public Health Community
- Strategies to Enhance Health
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Public Health at Anglia Ruskin University earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £44,000. The £33,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Environmental and public health.
What do graduates of BSc Public Health at Anglia Ruskin University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Public Health at Anglia Ruskin University?
81% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Public Health at Anglia Ruskin University?
The average entrant had 106 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Public Health at Anglia Ruskin University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.