My name is Murray Allen, and I am the Course Director for BSc (Hons) Public Health. Congratulations on obtaining your place to study Public Health at Canterbury Christ Church University and I look forward to meeting you in person at our Welcome Week event in September.

Murray Allen
Course Director

Your Teaching Timetable

Teaching for your course will begin w.c 21 September 2026.

To help you plan your first few weeks, you can view an overview of the teaching activities for your course.

View your first semester teaching timetable.

On a mobile device, click the arrow next to “Search” at the top right of the page to view your timetable.

If your course is taught in groups, the overview will show activities for all groups. You will only need to attend sessions for your allocated group.

Once teaching begins, your individual timetable and group allocation will be available in MyTimetable provided you have completed online registration and created your computing account.

Your Semester 1 Modules
Developing Academic Skills in Public Health 
Principals of Public Health
Success Modules - you will complete 3 of these 5 credit modules

Key dates

Academic Calendar: Semester

View key dates for this Academic Calendar for 2026-27 including when teaching starts and finishes and when you break for holidays.

Welcome

The Welcome Week activities include course-specific sessions on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 September.

Here you will meet the Public Health team, hear from previous students about their experiences, learn about the course, find your way around campus, and get to know about the wide range of supporting services to help you thrive academically and socially.

You will also meet your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) who will be an important point of contact for you throughout your time as a student. Your PAT will help you transition into University life, help you academically, and guide you through your journey with us.

Getting started

In your first semester, you will study:

  • Developing Academic Skills in Public Health with Svitlana Smelianska
  • Principles of Public Health with Dr Marie Swettenham

These modules are designed to help you transition into the academic world of studying at University and to introduce you to the key pillars of Public Health.

All our teaching is on the Canterbury campus and will include a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops with additional support and information given through Blackboard which is our Virtual Learning Environment.

During the first few weeks, we will provide you with an overview of the modules and the degree course ahead of you and introduce you to members of the Learning Skills Team who will also help you achieve your academic potential.

You can learn more about the Learning Skills Team and take online modules to help you develop your academic skills at Learning Skills.

Your Must Do Tasks

Once you have been invited to register for your course, there are some key tasks you'll need to complete to make sure you are ready to become a CCCU student. 

Registration invitations are sent towards the end of August. We'll send yours to the email address you used when you applied, so please check this inbox regularly to make sure you don't miss any important information.

Pre-course reading

A full reading list, including recommended textbooks will be available when you start your course. You may want to look at a core textbook that will underpin your learning throughout the course co-authored by the Public Health team:

  • Robinson, S. (2021) Priorities for Health Promotion and Public Health: Explaining the Evidence for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Routledge.

For additional resources please follow the links to the Library and the University Bookshop.

International student success programme

International students: don't miss out! Make sure you register for our international student success programme which provides practical advice on preparing to live and study in the UK.

Contact details

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