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Target Award

Award Description:Master of Science - MS

Alternative Exit

Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Part-Time

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

The overall aim of the programme is to produce postgraduates who are able to play a significant role in public health practice. This will be achieved through the building of a sound public health knowledge base and the key skills required to operate as a public health practitioner. The specific aims are to: 1. Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to raise awareness of the population based approach to health and bring an enhanced public health dimension to their work within their current or future employing organisation. 2. Provide a cutting edge curriculum which will enhance knowledge and understanding of key issues and strategic approaches in population health from an international, national and local perspective. 3. Develop/extend students' capacity and capability to engage in partnership work with and for communities to improve health and reduce inequalities in health. 4. Provide participants with a learning experience which will enhance their capacity and capability to develop new skills and knowledge as well as draw upon previous experience. 5. Enhance career development opportunities for both students working within public health and those looking to enter a career in public health.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Utilise key philosophical and theoretical ideas to the approach and practice of public health.
2.
Apply research evidence in the planning and targeting of services and programmes to promote health and/or reduce health inequalities.
3.
Shape and influence policies to improve health and reduce inequalities at the local level.
4.
Apply critical thinking, ethical and analytical skills.
5.
Develop potential solutions to complex public health issues both systematically and creatively.
6.
Communicate ideas, research findings and potential interventions to a specialist and non-specialist audience.
7.
Assess potential population-based health risks and advise others on these risks.
8.
Use basic but appropriate statistical tools of analysis and packages e.g. SPSS
9.
Communicate public health concerns and advocate for policy change.
10.
Analyse qualitative data.
11.
Develop and lead on local public health initiatives and interventions.
12.
Apply relevant theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to effectively plan, implement and evaluate health improvement projects and programmes, to improve the health and well-being of populations.
13.
Communicate effectively with the public and others about improving the health of the population.
14.
Write effectively and proficiently.
15.
Effectively communicate research findings.
16.
Work with others in partnership to improve the health and well-being of communities.
17.
Implement qualitative, quantitative and systematic review research methods in the public health field.
18.
Evaluate the impact of public health policy on population health improvement, health protection and the reduction of health inequalities.
19.
Appreciate the role of strategic leadership and advocacy in the development of public health policies and health improvement interventions.
20.
Appraise explanations for inequalities in health and their subsequent policy prescriptions.
21.
Assess the evidence base and the effectiveness of interventions, programmes and services to improve population health and wellbeing.
22.
Critically evaluate the key study designs used in epidemiological studies.
23.
Develop a research question and design a research project which aims to investigate a public health issue.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Lectures, seminars, tutorials, inquiry based learning and problem solving workshops. Guided reading; Canvas VLE activities: discussion boards, online tests and guided videos. Email support and self -directed research and study. Critical reviews, essays, presentations, research protocols, reports, and dissertation.

Opportunities for work related learning

There are a number of options that students have in order to complete Work Related Learning or experience. This can be done as part of the official Work Related Learning module 7012PUBHEA or as an Independent Study 7013PUBHEA. The former module is focused around students who already work in Public Health and will be specifically related to their job and role in Public Health; or to students who secure a formal placement for at least 60 hours. The latter module is aimed at students who don't currently work in public health and would enable them to gain some experience which would be combined with a literature review and evidence review of the area of work experience.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

MSc Public Health and PG Cert are target awards. The PG Cert and PG Dip Public Health can be offered as an alternative exit award. The MSc Public Health can be studied part time. Students studying part time will be able to complete the MSc programmes in 2 years. They … For more content click the Read More button below. The PG Cert programme will normally be completed in one standard academic year as a part time student. To qualify for the award of PG Cert Public Health (60 Credits) students must complete the following Core Modules: 7000PUBHEA, 7007PUBHEA plus 20 further credits. To qualify for the award of PG Dip Public Health (120 credits),students must complete the following Core Modules: 7000PUBHEA, 7019PUBHEA, 7002PUBHEA, 7007PUBHEA, and a further 40 option credits. To qualify for the award of MSc Public Health students must complete the following Core Modules: 7000PUBHEA, 7019PUBHEA, 7002PUBHEA, 7003PUBHEA, 7007PUBHEA, and a further 40 option credits. Students can only take either 7013PUBHEA Independent Study (10 credits) or 7021PUBHEA Independent Study (20 credits) but not both modules as a programme of study. Students can take both 7012PUBHEA Work Related Learning and, 7021PUBHEA or 7013PUBHEA Independent Study; however, only one of the modules can be work based and therefore where a student chooses this combination of modules then 7021PUBHEA or 7013PUBHEA content must be based on an academic literature review.

Structure

Level 7

Entry Requirements

IELTS

Other international requirements

RPL

Undergraduate degree

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH02-06) allied health