BSc Population Health Sciences (Data Science)
About this course
BSc Population Health Sciences (Data Science), a civil engineering degree focused on the analysis of health determinants and population metrics. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This three-year course includes the option of a study abroad year. The first year covers 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. The second year explores demographic trends and disease dynamics via Frontiers of Knowledge in Population Health, A Life Course Approach to Health, Acute and Chronic Infectious Diseases, and Demographic Analysis, with optional modules such as Introduction to python and Introduction to AI for Healthcare. The final year centres on the Population Health Dissertation, supported by optional studies in Advanced AI for Healthcare, Cartography and Data Visualisation, and Machine Learning for Social Sciences with Python.
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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.)
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 14 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 70%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 65%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- A degree: 15%
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
- Communicating Population Health
- Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
- Frontiers of Knowledge in Population Health
- A Life Course Approach to Health
- Acute and Chronic Infectious Diseases
- Demographic Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Introduction to python
- Introduction to AI for Healthcare
- Sociological Theory and Population Health
- Health and Behaviour
- Perspectives on Global Health
- Data Analysis for Population Health
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Introduction to Clinical Trials
- Population Health Dissertation
- Digital Strategy and Transformation
- Advanced AI for Healthcare
- Cartography and Data Visualisation
- Machine Learning for Social Sciences with Python
- Health, Poverty and Development
- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
- Health Economics
- Population Ageing
- Genomics, Health and Society
- Child and Adolescent Public Health
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Population Health Sciences (Data Science) at University College London earn?
The median salary is £32,000 after 15 months, £35,000 after 3 years, £46,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £37,500 and £69,000. The £46,000 median after five years is £9,500 more than the UK median for Civil engineering.
What do graduates of BSc Population Health Sciences (Data Science) at University College London do next?
75% 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 (Data Science) at University College London?
93% 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 (Data Science) at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 148 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Population Health Sciences (Data Science) at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.