Health & Wellbeing

This distance-learning course, delivered online, offers the opportunity to develop understanding, knowledge and expertise across a broad range of health and wellbeing subjects including mental health, weight management, the healthy environment, workplace wellbeing, healthy ageing, and contemporary issues. The course considers national and international trends and challenges in enabling sustainable population health and wellbeing, alongside developing your academic and professional skills for career advancement and further research.

Health and wellbeing practitioners work alongside active researchers and experienced lecturers to help you develop the skills and knowledge to understand health and wellbeing strategy, policy and intervention planning, with a focus on the challenges of maintaining health and wellbeing for marginalised groups. You'll develop the ability to analyse the complexity of responding to diverse needs and develop solutions grounded in theory, evidence-based and pragmatic. By graduation, you'll be able to demonstrate leadership in this area and/or progress to doctoral-level study.

Usually an undergraduate degree in a related area at 2:2 classification or above. Applicants with an undergraduate degree in an unrelated area, but with subsequent work-related experience in health and wellbeing, are encouraged to apply.

Applications are also considered from those without a formal academic background but with significant, substantial relevant work experience, via an application and assessment process. Applicants who have studied similar areas at postgraduate level can apply for accreditation of prior certificated learning.

If you are a non-native English speaker and have never been educated in the UK or another English-speaking country, IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any component) or equivalent is the minimum requirement. This course is only open to students who already have the right to live and study in the UK.