| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
There are many public health challenges facing societies today, including:
Global Public Health MSc addresses these issues and others. It encourages you to consider the roles of and interactions between:
You'll investigate global health challenges with a specific focus on your interests.
The United Nations and the World Health Organization have identified ways to improve health for all. These include the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To work towards universal health coverage and universal access targets, it is necessary to have an understanding of complex health interventions. You'll consider their social, political, and economic contexts.
The Global Public Health MSc is part of the Population Health Sciences Insititute.
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Program Outline
What you'll learn
You'll develop your knowledge of the varied analyses and methodologies required by:
You'll understand and critique information and practice. You'll advocate on behalf of your patients and communities.
You'll train in public health sciences. There is a detailed grounding in introductory and advanced research methods.
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Course content changes
Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
Optional modules availability
Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
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Global Public Health MSc modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Research | 20 |
| Advanced Social DetermiNAts of Health | 10 |
| Introduction to Health Policy and Health Systems | 10 |
| Public Policy, Health and Health Inequalities | 10 |
| Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal | 10 |
| Global Health | 20 |
| Dissertation (FT) | 60 |
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Global Health Policy and Medicines Use | 10 |
| Global Health Policy and Medicine Use | 20 |
| Health Economics | 10 |
| Health Statistics | 20 |
| Public Health Intervention | 10 |
| Public Health Protection | 10 |
| Health Care Quality | 10 |
| Evaluative Methods in Health Services Research | 10 |
| Applications of Epidemiology to Public Health | 10 |
| Chronic Disease Epidemiology | 10 |
Global Public Health PGDip modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Research | 20 |
| Advanced Social DetermiNAts of Health | 10 |
| Introduction to Health Policy and Health Systems | 10 |
| Public Policy, Health and Health Inequalities | 10 |
| Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal | 10 |
| Global Health | 20 |
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Global Health Policy and Medicines Use | 10 |
| Global Health Policy and Medicine Use | 20 |
| Health Economics | 10 |
| Health Statistics | 20 |
| Public Health Intervention | 10 |
| Public Health Protection | 10 |
| Health Care Quality | 10 |
| Evaluative Methods in Health Services Research | 10 |
| Applications of Epidemiology to Public Health | 10 |
| Chronic Disease Epidemiology | 10 |