About Public Health - Bsc/bsc (hons) in Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Public health is about preventing disease, improving health and prolonging life. This, the first and only undergraduate degree in public health on offer in Scotland, provides you with the knowledge and skills required for a career in this diverse field. It opens up career opportunities in health promotion, health development and public health, enabling you to work in local community organisations, NHS, government and health-focused charities.

The course is mapped against professional competency frameworks to ensure it is informed by current public health knowledge and practice while preparing students for professional registration. You will study a range of modules and work-based learning in each year of the course will prove invaluable to your learning. 

Developing competence within the diverse discipline of public health prepares you for a range of roles including, but not limited to health promoter, community health worker, public health analyst, trainer, public health practitioner or population health advisor.