- UCAS course code
- B902
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Public Health (on campus)
Duration: 3 years FT
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: B902 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: BBB including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: Course not eligible for contextual offer
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: Course not eligible for contextual offer
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 32 points overall with 5,5,5 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Student development programme
| Unit code | POPH10800 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 0 |
| Unit level | Level 4 |
| Teaching period(s) | Full year |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The Student Development Programme is a unit designed around your needs in developing the skills you will use while studying while simultaneously facilitating your individual goal setting and connecting you with supportive university services. The unit includes weekly seminars, that you will see in your timetable and an online resource. The timetabled sessions include a combination of active student seminars, guest lectures and peer assisted study support otherwise known as PASS. The Student Development Programme is an integral part of each of the three years of the Public Health Programme.
Aims
The Student Development Programme unit is a mandatory unit and part of each year of the BSc Public Health. During the unit you will develop a variety of skills to explicitly support you. The unit is responsive to the needs of you as a cohort and there are opportunities to co-design the unit content with the unit lead.
Learning outcomes
| Category of outcome | Students will be able to |
| Knowledge and understanding | A1 Connect with the University services to gain a sense of belonging to the University. A2 Build community and belonging with your peer group. |
| Intellectual skills | B1 Build confidence in studying at Level 4 within a UK University. B2 Collaborate with course tutors and peers to identify where students can lead or co-create content. |
| Practical skills | C1 Develop academic and professional skills relevant to the BSc Public Health and a Public Health career. C2 Be aware of public health careers. |
| Transferable skills and personal qualities | D1 Reflect on individual development, setting goals and action planning for the future. |
Teaching and learning methods
The seminars use a variety of techniques to engage learners, dependent upon the content. Some of the seminars are a workshop style where there are opportunities to practice a skill and receive peer feedback, guest lectures take more of a question-and-answer format.
On-campus students only
Academic engagement includes lectures, seminars, workshops and other face to face activities. To achieve the intended learning outcomes for this course unit, we have created a range of activities. Along with the Programme Director Seminar Series this unit connects both skills and knowledge essential for studying public health. Ongoing consultation with students and the tutor team will identify further needs for which academic engagement activities will be provided.
Distance/blended learning students only
Students on this mode of study will have the opportunity to study synchronously with the on-campus students and asynchronously via recorded sessions and online resources.
Recommended reading
Devis-Rozental, C. (2023). The student wellbeing toolkit : preparing for life at college, university and beyond. Abingdon, Oxon ; Routledge.
Pashkin, Igor. Pashkina, Leokadia. (2023). The Ultimate Guide to being an International Student in the UK.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 48 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Samantha Aston | Unit coordinator |
| Laura Swain | Unit coordinator |