Public Health and Community Wellbeing

You will be taught by a dynamic team of academics from diverse professional backgrounds including nursing, social work, psychology, epidemiology, health promotion, sociology and social sciences. the team are actively involved in current public health research. this programme has been developed in partnership with city of bradford metropolitan district council.

Employers place a high value on graduates who can show that they have relevant work experience. to prepare students for future employment, all students complete a work based placement during the 2nd year of the course. the placement takes place in semester 1 of the 2nd year. each placement is 100 hours, which is around 14 days. the placement will give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in real-world settings. you will also gain valuable experience and develop skills that will help you succeed in the job market when you graduate. we work closely with employers to secure placement opportunities for students. students have completed successful placements in areas such as: mental health drugs and alcohol services youth services care homes housing and homelessness supporting refugees and asylum seekers public health teams in local councils charities working in health and with vulnerable communities

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Our job opportunities as a graduate with this degree are diverse and exciting. you can go straight into the workplace; our recent graduates have taken up roles such as: early years practitioner mental health support worker (suicide prevention) project manager (destitute asylum seekers) health and social care manager advocate (learning disabilities) quality assurance officer (public health england) diabetes champion prevention worker some of our graduates have decided to do further study such as: mph masters in public health ma in social work ma in education ma in psychology msc occupational therapy our degree can lead to many different career opportunities: health promotion officer community development worker minority ethnic health officer stop smoking advisor housing officer drugs and alcohol support worker social prescriber infectious disease analyst epidemiologist wellbeing officer health researcher teenage pregnancy worker

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Bradford has partnerships with the following companies: