This course is your first step to becoming an Environmental Health Practitioner, an important role designed to protect public health. As a Practitioner, you would have a range of powers to help you advise and ensure compliance with the relevant legislation. You would also deal with people from across the whole of society, from the elderly and vulnerable to managing directors of large multinational companies, using education and enforcement to improve health and quality of life.
Accredited under Curriculum 2011 of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), this course is your first step to becoming an Environmental Health Practitioner. It covers the five key areas of Environmental Health, enabling you to specialise in any of these areas after graduation. These areas are:
+ housing
+ food safety
+ health and safety
+ environmental protection
+ health protection and promotion
Located within the Public Health Institute at LJMU, the course benefits from extensive links with a range of organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors and provides a wealth of expertise at your fingertips. You will also be following in the footsteps of famous Liverpool practitioners, as both the first Medical Officer of Health (Dr Duncan) and the first Environmental Health Practitioner (Thomas Fresh) in the country were appointed in the city.
The course includes the food practical examination (including an offsite 2 day training course) and the Integrated Professional Assessment, key requirements for registration as an Environmental Health Practitioner. Along with taught sessions the course provides a range of field trips for students focusing on the key areas of environmental health.
In the past these have focused on:
+ health and safety (Matalan)
+ food safety (Dairy Crest)
+ waste (Gillmoss Recycling Centre)
+ the local Magistrates court
Students preparing for their food practical exam have also visited the Liverpool fruit and vegetable market plus the Liverpool meat and fish market.
The course focuses not just on extending your knowledge and skills in relation to Environmental Health but also on developing your graduate employability skills.
Course Details - Modules
Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.
We recognise that all students perform differently depending on how they are being assessed, which is why we offer a variety of assessment methods. These include exams (seen and unseen), as well as coursework in the form of essays, reports, posters, critiques of a paper or media item, peer presentations or small-group work to devise a public health strategy. There will be a workplace-based project in Level 5 of your degree and a dissertation in Level 6 which both require extensive independent study.
Much of your feedback will be provided electronically via Canvas (our virtual learning environment) within 21 days of submission. We believe that constructive feedback is vital in helping you to identify your strengths as well as the areas where you may need to put in more work.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
B911
Institution code:
L51
Campus Name:
Liverpool John Moores University
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Minimum number of A Levels required: 2
Is general studies acceptable? Yes
Are AS level awards acceptable? Not acceptable
Average A Level offer: BBC
Maximum AS Level points accepted: Not acceptable
We shortlist applicants based on current qualifications, predicted grades, references and personal statement. We are looking for applicants who are interested in creating a fairer and healthier world. We are also looking for applicants who are keen to learn new skills and develop those they already possess. We want applicants with the ability to:
•Communicate effectively and confidently
•Understand and discriminate between ideas and methods in the field of public health
•Evaluate new ideas and add them to their existing knowledge when they judge them to be sound
•Appraise knowledge and suggest possible solutions to a range of problems
•Take responsibility for organising and delivering their own work, for developing as an independent learner, and planning their own career pathways.
For deferral options please contact the Faculty Admissions Team on 0151 231 5829 or email health@ljmu.ac.uk
You must contact the Faculty Admissions Team to check equivalent qualifications prior to applying.
Mature students without formal qualifications will also be considered. Normally upon receipt of application, the Admissions Tutor will contact you to discuss your application in further detail.
Are Level 3 NVQs acceptable? Accepted in a relevant subject for Mature Applicants who meet other specified criteria (see notes)
Scottish Higher: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Scottish Advanced Higher: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Access to Higher Education Diploma acceptability: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Further information: Access programme must have been taken be in a relevant subject area. Points can be achieved from a combination of passes, merits and distinctions
International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Additional information: 112 UCAS points required
Extended diploma (QCF): Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Extended diploma subjects / grades required: DMM in a relevant subject area is required if no other level 3 qualifications are taken
Irish Leaving Certificate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
Grades / subjects required: 112 UCAS points from a minimum of 5 subjects
FETAC acceptability: All modules accepted
Anatomy and Physiology, Human Growth and Development, Introduction to Nursing
Applicants must have obtained or be in the process of obtaining grade 4 or grade C or above in GCSE English Language and Mathematics or an approved alternative qualification below:
• Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths
• NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in English Writing and or Reading and Maths
• Skills for Life Level 2 in Literacy/Numeracy
• Higher Diploma in English/Maths
• Functional skills level 2 in English/Maths
• Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
• Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
91%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
72%
Go onto work and study:
96%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
International
16100.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
All figures are subject to yearly increases. Tuition fees are subject to parliamentary approval. The above fees are for 2021/22. Fees for 2022/23 are to be provided.
Provider information
Egerton Court (Headquarters)
2 Rodney Street
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Liverpool
L1 2UA
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