MPH or PGDip or PGCert in Global Public Health Leadership

Program Overview

This online Global Public Health Leadership program empowers students with skills to promote health worldwide. Focusing on community empowerment and innovative approaches, it equips graduates for diverse careers in public health, including leadership roles in local agencies, charities, and healthcare management. With a global perspective and access to research expertise, the program provides a recognized qualification for advancing careers in the health and social care sector.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This course focuses on global public health leadership and aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to promote better health in communities worldwide. The program emphasizes empowering leaders within communities and fostering innovative approaches to health promotion. It examines environmental, behavioral, and cultural influences on public health and explores strategies for community empowerment and advocacy. The program is taught entirely online, allowing students to study alongside work commitments. It provides constant academic support, engagement with a community of other students, and access to all reading materials online.

Objectives:

• To explore global public health issues in detail.
• To develop leadership skills applicable in diverse settings.
• To understand the role of communities in promoting health.
• To acquire practical skills for health promotion and project management.
• To design and implement health promotion interventions.
• To advocate for the most vulnerable and underserved populations.

Outline:

• Course Structure: The course is divided into modules, each covering a specific aspect of global public health leadership.
• Modules:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Project Management Skills (10 credits)
• Health Promotion (20 credits)
• Public Health Leadership (20 credits)
• Data Analysis and Interpretation (20 credits)
• This module teaches students how to understand and evaluate statistical data, and choose appropriate statistical techniques for a specific context.
• Epidemiology and Research Methods (20 credits)
• Community Empowerment and Advocacy (20 credits)
• Communicable Diseases (20 credits)
• Global Public Health Leadership Project (50 credits)
• Optional Modules:
Students may have the option to choose from additional modules depending on their interests and career goals.
• Learning and Teaching: The course is delivered through eight distance-learning modules, each with a dedicated study skills refresher unit.
• Teaching Methods:
• Pre-recorded concise introductory lectures in video format
• Webinars
• Asynchronous forums and activities
• Formative online group work
• Bespoke reading materials
• Course Schedule: Students can choose to start the course in January or September.

Assessment:

• Methods: The program utilizes a variety of assessment methods to support different learning styles.
Assessments may include:
• Individual or group coursework
• Examinations
• Presentations
• Dissertation (traditional research or health promotion tool development)
• Criteria: The assessment criteria are based on the learning needs, individual aims, and academic standards expected for the course.

Teaching:

• Faculty: The course is taught by faculty members from the Department of Psychology, Health, and Professional Development.
• Unique Approaches: The course employs a blended learning approach, integrating online and offline learning experiences.

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths: Graduates of this program are well-equipped for a wide range of careers in public health, including:
• Local government agencies
• Charities
• Data analysis
• Health care management
• Health education
• Opportunities: The program provides graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to advance their careers in existing roles (e.g., nursing) or enter new fields in the health or social care sector.

Other:

• Global Perspective: The program emphasizes a global perspective on public health, providing insights into diverse cultures and health influences worldwide.
• Health and Wellbeing Research Group: Students can benefit from the expertise of the Health and Wellbeing Research Group, which specializes in studying prevention efforts for physical and psychological health and wellbeing.
• Recognized Qualification: This interdisciplinary degree is a globally recognized qualification, covering various leadership and management disciplines.

Tuition fees (2023/24):

• Home (UK) distance learning full time: £10,200
• Home (UK) distance learning part time: £1,100 per single module
• International distance learning full time: £10,200
• International distance learning part time: £1,100 per single module

Tuition fees (2024/25):

• Home (UK) distance learning full time: £10,700
• Home (UK) distance learning part time: £1,190 per single module
• International distance learning full time: £10,700
• International distance learning part time: £1,190 per single module

Payment:

• Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester.
• If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.

Additional costs:

• Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees.
Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.