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Good health and wellbeing are increasingly becoming a focus for governments, policy makers and researchers, as we face diverse and multifaceted challenges in the 21st century, and careers in health and wellbeing are growth areas in our economy.

On our course, youll evaluate the modern health and wellbeing challenges through a multidisciplinary lens and explore interdisciplinary, systemic and community-engaged solutions.

It is imperative that health and wellbeing policies and practices, founded on evidence-based research, are developed to grow and support health and wellbeing in ways that are fit for purpose and sustainable. Our course has a strong focus on the application of research and evaluation methods to critique the health and wellbeing practices available for individuals, communities and societies.

Youll be introduced to a broad and diverse range of concepts, including the impact of social prescribing on individuals and communities, global approaches to healthcare, health inequalities and health promotion, resilience building and professional relationships and leadership in the sector. Youll be encouraged to explore and generate transformative solutions to resolve challenges and develop critical responses to existing practice in these areas.

Youll develop the professional skills and attributes needed to review, design and lead research projects that evaluate aspects of integrative health and wellbeing.

Student diversity is welcomed, embraced and supported on this course and is considered to be a key strength for the future development of graduates that are able to meet diverse challenges in health.

On completion of our course, youll have a range of interpersonal skills including leadership, facilitation, reflective and supervisory practice. Youll be able to apply wellbeing and resilience interventions which are key skills for professional leaders in health and industry.

Career development

Opportunities for part-time work, placements and work-related learning activities are widely available to students.

Our staff continue to widen and strengthen the Universitys links with employers in all sectors, involving them in curriculum design and encouraging their participation in other aspects of the Universitys career education and guidance provision.

Throughout the course, youll have opportunities to engage with the Universitys Centre for Resilience, who provide high-quality evidence-based human resilience training consultancy and evaluation services for the corporate and public sector.

Job Roles

This course will prepare you for roles such as:

• Government policy officer
• Health and wellbeing manager
• Health and wellness magazine editor
• Health care support worker
• Health improvement lead
• Information analyst
• Integrated commissioning manager
• Transformation and quality improvement assistant
• Researcher
• Young peoples resilience worker
• Wellbeing/resilience coach and facilitator