Awards
Target Award
Award Description:Bachelor of Science with Honours - BSH
Alternative Exit
Alternative Exit
Programme Offerings
Full-Time
F2F-JMU-SEP
Educational Aims of the Course
This programme aims to provide students with a learning experience in public health, which will develop their employability skills and their ability to articulate those skills within the wide variety of public health practice. It aims to prepare students to react and intervene, to actively promote health and be advocates for public health at an individual and population level. The programme also aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to evaluate the impact of their own professional work. In particular the programme aims to: 1. Develop knowledge and understanding of the discipline of public health. 2. Develop the knowledge and skills needed for employment in public health practice. 3. Raise awareness of the population approach to health that will enable students to bring an enhanced public health dimension to their work with any future employing organisation. 4. Enhance the development of students' interpersonal, team-working, time management, computer, numeracy, literacy, problem solving, critical thinking, flexible thinking and communication skills. 5. Provide guidance on personal development planning at all levels and thereby facilitate students' development as independent lifelong learners. 6. Provide a supportive and collaborative learning environment, which is sensitive to the needs of all learners, and widen access to learners from a range of backgrounds and abilities. 7. Produce proactive, flexible graduates who can respond effectively to changes in public health policy and practice. 8. Provide opportunities for students to learn from work-based placements and projects. 9. Encourage students to engage with the development of employability skills by completing self-awareness and organisational awareness statements.
Learning Outcomes
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Explain the key determinants of health, the concept of risk and demonstrate knowledge of important contemporary risks to population health.
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Demonstrate knowledge of human biology and physiology, sufficient to enable basic understanding of the effects of disease on
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individuals and populations.
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Explore and evaluate public health policy and practice.
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Critique public health related policy and governance at national, international and global levels, and
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assess the impact of public health policies and practice on the health and wellbeing of
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populations.
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Collect, analyse, interpret and communicate information and knowledge about public health and wellbeing appropriate to the practitioner level.
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Identify and synthesise appropriate sources of evidence.
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Draw upon published research, reports, case studies and documents to pose a public health related research question.
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Act as an advocate for communities, by involving them as active partners in all aspects of improving
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Explain mechanisms for the surveillance and assessment of population health and wellbeing at practitioner level.
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social, economic and public health.
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Support communities to develop their own capacity to advocate for health and wellbeing and improve their own communities and health.
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Respond to direction and work in partnership to assist the development of cross-sectoral working to improve health and wellbeing.
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Reflect on their own cultural preconceptions and give consideration to the views of others when working with individuals and communities.
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Conduct appropriate research to assist understanding of public health issues
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Assist in the assessment of risks to population health, critically evaluate and apply research evidence in practice to improve health and wellbeing.
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Assist in the improvement of quality public health services, whether from local authority, voluntary or
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healthcare providers, through audit and evaluation.
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Advise others on public health and related issues and their impact on human health.
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Take responsibility for their own personal development and career planning.
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Demonstrate knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods to improve health and wellbeing and to identify health inequalities including key epidemiological and statistical principles and methods.
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Identify and critically evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses as learners in different environments.
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Demonstrate leadership by working independently and as part of a team to improve the health of the public and the wellbeing of individuals and communities.
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Communicate effectively using a variety of tools, both oral and written, with a range of
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individuals, social and professional groups about improving the health of the public.
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Use numerical reasoning and interpretation skills to analyse data from a variety of sources.
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Use information and communication technology to store, retrieve and analyse relevant information from a
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wide variety of sources relevant to the health of the public.
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Show initiative and flexible thinking when applying problem-solving skills and analytical / critical thinking skills to improve health and wellbeing.
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Manage own work, including time management
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Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and impacts of climate change and sustainability
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Demonstrate knowledge of sources of evidence, literature searching techniques, and measuring effectiveness.
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Explore and evaluate policies and strategies to promote sustainability and mitigate climate change
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Explain the rationale for political, economic and moral decisions in public health policy and governance, including policy and strategy development, legislation and its implementation to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.
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Develop an understanding of the relationships between partner organisations in the delivery of programmes and services to improve the health of the public, of leadership, and of collaborative approaches to investing in health.
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Demonstrate knowledge of the models and approaches to health improvement, including health promotion, ill-health prevention and community development.
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Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of health protection and the development of programmes and services to protect the health of the public and reduce inequalities in health.
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Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of biopsychosocial stressors on human health.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
The teaching and learning is delivered through modules designed to engage students and facilitate the development of their knowledge and understanding and the learning is reinforced when key themes are revisited at each level. Teaching is delivered via lectures (including the broken lecture format),group work, tutorials, supervision, online activities, field trips, self-directed research and independent study. Lectures provide the foundations of and models for students to develop and consolidate their intellectual skills, while group work and tutorials provide opportunities for students to practice and apply these intellectual skills with feedback from tutors and peers. Individual supervision meetings support students in developing and writing their dissertation. All of these methods are complemented by staff and student use of and interaction within the virtual learning environment to support and facilitate student learning. These approaches are consistent with the learning outcomes of each specific module. Learning through assessment plays a major part in the development of these outcomes with assessments designed to help students achieve the module learning outcomes. Many of the modules employ diagnostic and formative assessment tasks as well as summative assessments. These are carried out at strategic points in the module to enable feedback and learning to take place. Assessment methods across the programme include: essays; reports; case studies; dissertation; interviews; reflection; presentations (both individually and as part of a group); online tests and exams (seen and unseen).
Programme Structure
Programme Structure Description
The programme will offer students the opportunity to study abroad during level 5 for one semester. Students will normally replace their semester 1 or 2 modules on the standard programme with the 60 credits of study abroad module 5013PUBHEA. The modules undertaken whilst abroad should cover the same learning outcomes … For more content click the Read More button below.
Structure
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Approved variance from Academic Framework Regulations
5003ENVCPH – that students must pass all assessments elements of the module Date approved: 21/12/15 6001ENVCPH - that students must pass all assessments elements of the module Date approved: 21/12/15 6001ENVCPH – that the module be offered as a 30 credit module (in addition to a 40 credit dissertation module) … For more content click the Read More button below.