BSc Environmental Health
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Environmental Health, an environmental health degree focused on public protection, safety management, and health determinants. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory final-year project and offers an optional foundation year. The first year covers Professional and Interprofessional Development 1, Food Safety Management, Determinants of Health, Workplace Environment, Environmental Health Sciences, and Living Environment. The second year progresses through Principles of Public Protection, Professional and Interprofessional Development 2, Research Methods, Assessing & Improving Population Health, and Public Protection in Practice. The final year involves Health Protection Incidents, Applied Management Systems, Intervention for Health & Sustainable Development, and a final-year Project.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 96-104 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades CC. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM-DMM. IB: Minimum two Grade 5 in Higher Level subjects.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 100%: 27 offers from 27 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 94%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 20%
Most common jobs
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals: 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- West Midlands: 5%
- South West: 25%
- Wales: 65%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health as meeting the academic requirements for the purpose of eligibility to apply for Graduate membership leading to Chartered membership.
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) for the purpose of partially meeting the requirements for registration as an Environmental Health Practitioner with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB).
Modules
- Professional and Interprofessional Development 1
- Food Safety Management
- Determinants of Health
- Workplace Environment
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Living Environment
- Principles of Public Protection
- Professional and Interprofessional Development 2
- Research Methods
- Assessing & Improving Population Health
- Public Protection in Practice
- Health Protection Incidents
- Applied Management Systems
- Intervention for Health & Sustainable Development
- Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Environmental Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £38,000. The £34,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Environmental and public health.
What do graduates of BSc Environmental Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Environmental Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
100% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Environmental Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is CC at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Environmental Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 27 offers from 27 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BSc Environmental Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health as meeting the academic requirements for the purpose of eligibility to apply for Graduate membership leading to Chartered membership. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) for the purpose of partially meeting the requirements for registration as an Environmental Health Practitioner with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB).
How many students continue on BSc Environmental Health at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.