Public Health and Community Studies

About this course

Public health and community studies is a discipline concerned with protecting and improving the health of populations and the communities they live in, rather than focusing on the care of individual patients. It draws on epidemiology, social science, psychology, and policy analysis to understand the social, economic, and environmental factors that shape health outcomes, and to develop and evaluate the interventions that can improve them. Public health practitioners work at the intersection of science, policy, and community action, seeking to prevent disease, promote wellbeing, and reduce the inequalities in health that are one of the most persistent forms of social injustice. At Coventry University this three-year full-time programme takes a dual perspective, examining both the science and the art of promoting and protecting health and wellbeing, preventing ill health, and prolonging li

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →

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