Health and Allied Subjects

Health and Allied Health subjects cover a broad range of areas which all share the common aim of improving the health and well-being of society. As the world is continually evolving, so do healthcare and social needs. Studying health or an allied health subject allows you to make a difference in the lives of individuals, patients, carers and communities.

Health and Allied Subjects offered at Stirling include:

Paramedic science
Public health
Dementia and ageing
Nursing
Health Visiting
Health Research

At Stirling, our Health and Allied Subjects courses integrate academic learning, research and professional practice. You learn the most up-to-date advances in healthcare through our innovative, research-led courses. We partner with healthcare professionals and providers to ensure our courses give you the practical and modern skills needed to excel in your career.

Health and Allied Subjects courses

Courses labelled  are available for online study only.

Undergraduate courses
Course	Start date
BSc Paramedic Science	September 2025
BSc Professional Practice	January 2025, September 2025, January 2026

Postgraduate courses
Course	Start date
Clinical Doctorates	September 2025
MPH Master of Public Health	September 2025
MPH Master of Public Health (Online)	January 2025, May 2025, September 2025
MRes Health Research (Online)	September 2025
MSc Advancing Practice	January 2025, September 2025, January 2026
MSc Dementia Studies (Online)	January 2025, September 2025, January 2026
MSc Gerontology and Global Ageing (Online)	September 2025
MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration)	September 2025
MSc Podiatry (pre-registration)	September 2025
MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting)	September 2025
PGCert Design for Dementia and Ageing	September 2025

CPD and short courses
Course	Start date
Advanced Clinical Assessment and Examination (Advancing Practice)	June 2025
Advanced Practice
An Integrated Approach to Frailty	January 2025
Assessing and Managing Symptoms in Palliative Care
Child Health and Wellbeing in a Global Society
Compassionate Leadership, Research and Innovation	January 2025
Diagnosis and Decision Making in Advanced Practice
Essentials of Mental Health Assessment – a multi-professional approach
Evidence Based Practice	January 2025
Gateway to Further Study	January 2025
Global Public Health
Health and Wellbeing of People with Dementia
Health Behaviours and Behaviour Change	January 2025
Huntington’s disease: an enabling approach to supporting families
Improving quality through work-based learning
Introduction to Epidemiology	January 2025
Living with Long Term Conditions: Care and Management	January 2025
Mental Health, Everyone’s Business	January 2025
Prescribing for Healthcare Professionals (Advancing Practice)	October 2024, February 2025
Principles of Public Health Nursing
Professional Leadership	January 2025
Public Health Policy	June 2025
Public Health Practice
Public Health Research	June 2025
Qualitative Research and Analysis	January 2025
Quantitative Research and Analysis
Research Ethics and Governance	January 2025
Research in Practice	January 2025
Skills for Knowledge Enquiry
Study Design for Health Research
Supporting Families with Complex Health and Enhanced Support Needs	January 2025
Understanding and Assessing Pain	January 2025

Our CPD and short course portfolio includes modules from our BSc Professional Practice and MSc Advancing Practice courses, which can be studied as stand-alone modules for the continuing professional development of qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

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Scholarships

We offer a variety of scholarship and funding options to help you finance your studies at the University of Stirling.

Undergraduate scholarships

See more undergraduate scholarships

Postgraduate scholarships

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Graduate careers in Health and Allied Subjects

Studying Health and Allied Health Subjects can lead to a rewarding career in healthcare and social sectors. Many of our courses provide a professional pathway to your chosen career. With a Health or Allied Health Subject degree you could go into the following areas:

public health
substance use
nursing
ambulance service
social care
health visitor
health promotion
academic research
social care roles

Partnerships and industry

We work with many different partners and collaborate with them on course content and delivery:

Forth Valley University College NHS Partnership
NHS
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Scottish Ambulance Service
Community Health Exchange
Dementia Services Development Centre

Health and Allied Subjects research

One of the University’s key research themes is Living Well which looks at improving global well-being by helping people maintain, achieve or regain good health. In REF 2021, 100% of our research environment, 80% of our research impact and 83% of our overall research in Allied Health Professions and Nursing was classed as world leading or internationally excellent.

We have number of health research programmes including:

Postgraduate research opportunities

Study for a Health Sciences PhD or MPhil at the University of Stirling and you’ll join a friendly postgraduate health science community. Our PhD students are supervised and supported by leading academics who have outstanding multidisciplinary research records. Our Clinical Doctorate is the only one of its kind in Scotland, tailored to the needs of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

See all our PhD and MPhil opportunities in Health Sciences.