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Course Overview

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of restaurants, shops, businesses and government?

Would you like a knowledge of issues such as food safety, health and safety, housing, public health or pollution?

Do you want a degree that leads to a career where you are out of the office meeting people and dealing with different challenges each day? A degree that has very good employment prospects, locally and internationally, in well paid graduate jobs?

Would you like to study on a course that provides this, plus lots more? Then come and study Environmental Health at Ulster.

Our graduates are equipped to find employment in a wide range of environmental health activities across public, private and voluntary sector organisations. Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) can take their skills into a huge variety of roles. It is a career where you are dealing with different challenges every day.

This BSc (Hons) Environmental Health programme has great strength in delivering the practical and academic skills required for a career in environmental health including problem solving, communication, research and management skills. It also aims to facilitate the development of your own personal, communication and intellectual abilities.

The course includes the core subjects of food safety management, health and safety at work, environmental protection, housing and public health. The areas of sustainability, quality of life, health inequalities, law and spatial planning are also integrated throughout the programme.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

A level

The A Level requirement for this course is ABC to include grade A from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Life and Health Sciences (single or double award) Home Economics, Food, Nutrition and Health, Nutrition and Food Science, Health and Social Care (single or double award) Environmental Technology, Environmental Science or Applied Science.

Providing the subject requirements is met, applicants can satisfy the requirement for one of the A level grades (or equivalent) by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications recognized by the University.

Applied General Qualifications

The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment accept a range of alternative combinations of qualifications such as:

BTEC Extended Awards
BTEC Level 3 QCF Extended Diploma in Science, Health Science, Health and Social Care or Construction with overall award profile DDD.

OR

BTEC Level 3 RFQ National Extended Diploma in Science, Health Science, Health and Social Care or Construction with overall award profile DDM.

A levels with
BTEC Level 3 QCF Subsidiary Diploma;
BTEC RFQ National Extended Certificate;
BTEC Level 3 QCF 90-credit Diploma
BTEC Level 3 RFQ National Foundation Diploma;
BTEC Level 3 QCF Diploma or BTEC Level 3 RFQ National Diploma.

OCR Nationals and Cambridge Technical Combinations do not satisfy the subject entry requirement for this course and will be accepted as a grade only when presented with A level(s) in the required subject(s).

The subject requirement must be met.

Irish Leaving Certificate

120 UCAS Tariff Points to include a minimum of 4 subjects at Higher Level and 1 subject at Ordinary Level. Higher Level subjects must include one H3 grade from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physics/Chemistry, Biology, Geography, or Home Economics. The overall profile must include English at Grade H6 or above (HL) or Grade O4 or above (OL). If Maths is not being offered at Higher Level grade O4 at Ordinary Level is also required.

Scottish Highers

The Scottish Highers requirement for this course is BBBCC to include grade B in one from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Home Economics or Food, Nutrition and Health.

Scottish Advanced Highers

The Scottish Advanced Highers requirement for this course is CCC to include one from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Home Economics or Food, Nutrition and Health.

International Baccalaureate

Overall International Baccalaureate profile minimum of 26 points with 13 at a higher level to include one higher-level science subject from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Home Economics, Food, Nutrition, and Health or Health and Social Care. Grade 4 in the English Language also required in the overall profile. If Maths is not being offered as a subject then it is required at Grade 4 in the overall profile.

Access to Higher Education (HE)

Science, Science and Technology, Bio-Science, Combined Science Access with an overall mark of 65%. At least three quarters of the modules must be at level 3 in science subjects ie Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and/or General Science for year 1 entry.

GCSE

GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Please note that for purposes of entry to this course the Level 2 Certificate in Essential Skills - Application of Number is NOT regarded as an acceptable alternative to GCSE Maths.

English Language Requirements

The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.

Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.

Fees

Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Fees

£4530

England Scotland Wales the Islands and EU Fees

£9250

International Fees

£14910

This information was accurate on : 14/04/2021
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