| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-04-24 | 2023-02-10 |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-01-27 |
| 2024-01-03 | 2023-11-25 |
Program Overview
Course overview
This course requires students to carry out a systematic inquiry which makes an original contribution to knowledge in practice. It provides an opportunity for you to focus on developing advanced capabilities and understanding as public health leaders, with a view to making a significant original contribution to public health professional objectives.
The course is for people who work or aspire to work as higher specialists in public health or at senior policy level.
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If you’re a registered professional working within human services, largely relating to health and social services, who wishes to study for a doctorate, why not join us at one of our online events?
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Why study this course with us?
Our Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) course takes an innovative multidisciplinary approach, drawing upon international experts in health economics, health protection, communicable disease, epidemiology, social justice, health promotion, biostatistics, and health and social policy.
The course was developed to provide you with the cutting-edge research experience, knowledge and skills to enable you to undertake strategic leadership in public health. Its central aims are to foster an integrated understanding of health and social policies, the systems that create and sustain the uneven distribution of determinants of health, and the critical application of social justice principles to current public health issues.
Program Outline
Teaching methods
You will study as a member of a supportive peer group, and will be encouraged to develop distinctive themes for research grounded in your own professional practice.
You will be taught in weekend (and weekdays for full-time students) seminars and workshops, as well as through individual tutorials.
Contact hours are 20 per taught module. You will also be expected to undertake 400 hours’ private study per taught module, and 3000 hours for the thesis.
Assessment
The DrPH will enable you to critically and reflectively engage with the principles of public health within your own practice.
Job prospects
The course will prepare you to work at higher specialists and senior policy level.
Careers service
The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.
Careers and Employability - Student Services aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.
We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.
Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.