BSc Population Health Sciences
About this course
BSc in Population Health Sciences, a public health degree focused on the social, environmental and biological factors that shape health and disease. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. A study abroad option may be available during the third year of study. The first year introduces the foundations through Epidemiological Transition: Health and Disease in the Past, Present and Future, Measuring Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, and Research Methods in Population Health, exploring historical and contemporary health patterns alongside core investigative techniques. The second year progresses with Frontiers of Knowledge in Population Health, A Life Course Approach to Health, Acute and Chronic Infectious Diseases, and Data Analysis for Population Health, while offering optional modules such as Sociological Theory and Population Health, Health and Behaviour, Qualitative Research Methods, and Introduction to Clinical Trials. The final year centres on the compulsory Population Health Dissertation. Optional choices in the final year span areas like Health, Poverty and Development, Systematic reviews and meta-analysis, Health Economics, Population Ageing, Genomics, Health and Society, Child and Adolescent Public Health, and Health Psychology.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
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What students say
Based on about 48 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 2%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 325 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 56%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Baccalaureate: 13%
- A degree: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Epidemiological Transition: Health and Disease in the Past, Present and Future
- Measuring Population Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Research Methods in Population Health
- Perspectives on Global Health
- Communicating Population Health
- Frontiers of Knowledge in Population Health
- A Life Course Approach to Health
- Acute and Chronic Infectious Diseases
- Demographic Analysis
- Data Analysis for Population Health
- Sociological Theory and Population Health
- Health and Behaviour
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Introduction to Clinical Trials
- Population Health Dissertation
- Health, Poverty and Development
- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
- Health Economics
- Population Ageing
- Genomics, Health and Society
- Child and Adolescent Public Health
- Health Psychology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Population Health Sciences at University College London earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £34,500 after 3 years, £43,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,500 and £52,000. The £43,500 median after five years is £11,000 more than the UK median for Environmental and public health.
What do graduates of BSc Population Health Sciences at University College London 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 Population Health Sciences at University College London?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Population Health Sciences at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 165 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Population Health Sciences at University College London?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 2% left higher education.