MSc/PGDip/PGCert Public Health
Course overview
| Qualification | Master's Degree |
| Study mode | Full-time |
| Duration | 2 years |
| Intakes | September |
| Tuition (Local students) | Data not available |
| Tuition (Foreign students) | Data not available |
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Entry Requirements
- Applicants are normally required to have a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject area as well as appropriate experience. Applicants without a degree level qualification will be considered individually, and will usually be asked to complete a pre-course assignment.
- GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics, or equivalents are required.
International Students
- International students are especially welcome on this course which reflects both UK and international public health perspectives. Dissertation study can be supported in home countries which can reduce student costs substantially.
English Language Requirements:
- International English Language Test (IELTS) overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component.
Curriculum
Applicants can choose to study towards a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), a Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) or the full MSc Public Health (180 credits). All the individual taught modules are also available as stand-alone Continuous Professional Development (CPD) units.
Modules (all compulsory for the full MSc Public Health):
- Introduction to Public Health (15 credits) - introduces multidisciplinary public health, based on a socio-ecological model of health, and prepares you for the programme as a whole.
- Quantitative Health Research (15 credits) - focuses on quantitative research methods and how to apply these in public health contexts.
- Qualitative Health Research (15 credits) - focuses on qualitative research methods and how to apply these in public health contexts.
- Health Promotion (15 credits) - develops knowledge, understanding and practical skills in health promotion, a core component of public health practice.
- Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Disease (15 credits) - explores the full range of non-communicable diseases, issues, determinants and contexts, and how these are addressed within the public health realm.
- Health Protection (15 credits) - examines the range of communicable diseases and investigates communicable disease control, surveillance and outbreak management. The module is part-taught by professionals from Public Health England.
- Leadership for Public Health (15 credits) - introduces skills in public health leadership and management, and is strongly practice-orientated.
- Public Health Policy and Politics (15 credits) - introduces public health policy development and analysis within political contexts, exploring ideology and power in relation to real world public health scenarios.
- Public Health Economics (15 credits) - examines techniques for measuring social and economic costs and benefits in public health, which is important for evaluating and planning public health interventions and policy.
- Dissertation (45 credits) - a summative research project, based on primary or secondary research that involves submission of a research protocol and a final research report.