Public Health and Social Care Undergraduate Courses

Ready to make a difference in the community? Our practical, work-focused programmes with relevant placements and interprofessional learning approach can equip you for a successful and rewarding career from social work to family support and health promotion.

Why study Public Health and Social Care at Derby?

• Real-world experience: Our on-campus programmes include relevant work placements, providing the opportunity to apply your learning to real situations so that you feel confident to make a positive impact on the delivery of services and changes in policy and practice at an individual, family and societal level.
• Industry connections: We work with key connections across the sector, service users and other stakeholders to ensure our courses equip you with the skills you need. 
• Learn from experts: Our teaching team consists of professionals with a diverse range of health and social care backgrounds, who bring their expertise to their teaching and provide an interprofessional learning environment and connection with real-world practice.

Public Health and Social Care at the University of Derby

Career opportunities

We focus on getting you work-ready to ensure you graduate as a skilled and versatile professional.

Graduates have gone on to work in areas including:

• community work and community mental health
• family support work
• social work
• professional youth work
• refugee and asylum-seeker support
• homelessness and social housing.