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Take your first steps in your career as an environmental health professional with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Environmental Health with Professional Practice.
This professionally-accredited degree has been developed with input from industry experts, local authorities and the Society of Chief Environmental Health Officers in Scotland and is the only one of its kind in the UK.
You’ll explore how the natural and built environment impacts on human health and learn how to keep people safe and healthy using science, technology, law and professional practice.
This degree will provide you with an underpinning of the basic sciences and environmental health before allowing you to focus on specialist subjects of your choice.
We welcome Scottish students and consideration will be given to RUK students on an individual basis. Due to the professional practice element of the programme we cannot accept applications from international students.
Don’t worry if your qualifications are not listed here, we take a range of factors into account when assessing your application and are happy to consider other alternative combinations of qualifications and experience.
Entry into year 2 is possible.
Applicants may be invited for interview as well as numeracy and literacy assessments
* for more information on standard and minimum entry requirements, see our Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage
* Applicants may be invited for interview
For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. The qualifications below must have been gained within two years of the start of your course.
General English language requirements at UWS: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
Exceptions to this level of IELTS scoring exist for some accredited or professionally-recognised courses (see section below for more details).
SOCIAL WORK DEGREES
For our BA (Hons) Social Work and MSc Social Work programmes, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
All stated English tests are acceptable for admission for both home/EU and international students for this programme:
For our research degrees (MRes, MPhil, PhD, DBA, DProf) applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For Health, Nursing & Midwifery courses that lead to, or require professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, applicants are required to have an IELTS or Occupational English Test (OET)*.
For such courses, the IELTS score is as follows:
* Note that the Occupational English Test (OET) will now be accepted in addition to IELTS as proof of a Nurse's English Language Competence (Nursing & Midwifery Council, 2019).
For our BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science and MSc Advanced Biomedical Science programmes, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For our Certificate of Higher Education courses, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
TOEFL IBT*: 78; no sub-test less than:
* Please note that TOEFL is still acceptable for admission to this programme for both home/EU and international students.
For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use TOEFL to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level courses. We therefore still accept TOEFL tests taken in the last two years for admission to this programme.
West African Senior School Certificate of Education (WASSCE) including acceptance of WAEC Scratchcard*
*UWS will accept a WAEC scratchcard confirming that an applicant has achieved C6 or above as evidence of meeting English language requirement from Nigeria if the student graduated within the last 5 years. After 5 years applicants would be required to provide the WAEC Certificate.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum English language requirements have the option to study one of our preparatory and pre-sessional English courses. The UWS courses available are:
UWS offers a truly invaluable hands-on learning experience that provides a great foundation for future professionals in the field of environmental health.
Rhu Magee, BSc (Hons) Environmental Health graduate
The BSc (Hons) Environmental Health will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage the health and safety of your organisation. If you are not yet employed, this degree will enable you to become a professional environmental health officer (EHO) or move into broader environmental health role in a range of industry sectors.
This course was developed with input from industry experts, local authorities and the Association of Chief Environmental Health Officers in Scotland. It is the only one of its kind on offer in Scotland that is accredited by the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) and the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH).
In Year 1 you will develop the knowledge and skills that will underpin more advanced study later in your degree. Year 1 topics include biodiversity of life, foundations of life and investigation and communication.
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In Year 2 you will begin to specialise in environmental health, with detailed consideration of the legislative framework, managing risks, entomology and parasitology, introduction to microbiological analysis, health and hygiene and environmental protection.
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In Year 3 you will undertake a 39 week placement with a local authority (professional practice 1) and a module on food inspection and food safety.
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In Year 4 you will complete modules in advanced food inspection, housing, acoustics and health, public health microbiology and a detailed study of pollution control. You will also undertake the second placement of 9 weeks with a local authority (professional practice 2). You will also complete a supervised research dissertation in a subject area of your choice.
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You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and workshops.
You will also have the opportunity to take part in group work and independent learning to develop your transferable skills such as research, presentation, communication and working as part of a team.
This degree is assessed using a variety of assessment methods including:
This programme will prepare you for a successful career in Environmental Health, providing you meet the requirements of the employer and employment opportunities, and lead to the following roles after graduation:
Graduates have gone on to enrol on UWS postgraduate programmes, including MSc Waste and Resource Management, as well as Public Health and Business Management.
Use the Link below to download details of our full-time, part-time tuition fees for Bachelor, Masters, Research, and English Language pre-sessional courses for session 2023-24.
Tuition FeesAll UK and EU applicants for undergraduate study, not applying through an agent or partner, should apply through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)
The on-time application deadline for 2022/23 entry is 25 January 2023, 18:00 (UK time). For some courses it may still be possible to apply beyond this period, subject to suitable vacancies remaining. The final deadline for late applications via UCAS is 30 June 2022, 18:00 (UK time). Beyond this deadline, you may be able to apply via ‘UCAS Clearing’ if the course you are interested in has remaining places.
Please refer to our Undergraduate Application Guide to find more information on when and how to apply to study at UWS.
Students from non-EU/non-EEA countries can apply directly to UWS via our dedicated online application system. The latest we can process your application is 6 weeks before the course start date to allow for visa processing times. For more information on when and how to apply to study at UWS please refer to our International Undergraduate Application Guide.
For part-time & online study, you should apply directly to the University through our online application system, not through UCAS. Please select the part-time mode of study when submitting your application. Before you begin your application, it is important to read the part-time application step-by-step guide for a smooth process.
To come to UWS as a visiting student on a study abroad or exchange programme, you must apply entirely through our online system.
An ATAS certificate is not required for overseas students applying for this course.
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