MSc Public Health

Program Overview

This internationally recognized MSc in Public Health prepares graduates for diverse roles in the field, from disease surveillance to health leadership. The program emphasizes leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving, equipping graduates to navigate global public health challenges. It offers three pathways and individual modules as standalone CPD units, with assessment through summative and formative assessments. The program's curriculum is continuously updated to ensure graduates possess the latest knowledge and skills.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program caters to individuals from diverse backgrounds

including health and social care, education, and international development.

Outline:

The program offers three pathways:

• Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits)
• Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits)
• Full MSc Public Health (180 credits)

Modules:

• Dissertation (45 credits): A research project involving primary or secondary research.
• Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases (15 credits): Explores the range of non-communicable diseases, issues, determinants, and contexts within the public health realm.
• Health Promotion (15 credits): Develops knowledge, understanding, and practical skills in health promotion.
• Health Protection (15 credits): Examines communicable diseases and their control, surveillance, and outbreak management.
• Introduction to Global Public Health (15 credits): Introduces multidisciplinary public health based on a socio-ecological model of health.
• Leadership for Public Health (15 credits): Introduces skills in public health leadership and management.
• Public Health Policy, Politics and Economics (15 credits): Equips students with ideas from political science and policy studies to examine major public health issues.
• Qualitative Health Research (15 credits): Focuses on qualitative research methods and their application in public health contexts.
• Quantitative Health Research (15 credits): Focuses on quantitative research methods and their application in public health contexts.
• Research and Project Management Skills (15 credits): Explores developing a research framework, crafting research designs, navigating research ethics, and disseminating research outputs.

Assessment:

These may be supplemented by formative assessments.

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Full time course

Fees Amount (£) Home Award Fee 9000 Home Module Fee (15 Credit) 750 International Award Fee 16500 International Module Fee (15 Credit) 1375 Offshore Award Fee 16500 Offshore Module Fee (15 Credit) 1375

Part time course

Fees Amount (£) Home Module Fee (15 Credit) 750 Offshore Module Fee (15 Credit) 1375