Program Overview

21st Century Global Public Health Challenges (Level 7, 30 credits)

Overview

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of contemporary global public health issues. It can be taken as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of the MSc Public Health.

Course Details

All about the course

You will develop a comprehensive understanding of a range of contemporary global public health issues. The aim of this module is to increase critical awareness of the key global public health challenges for the 21st Century. It further aims to allow students to develop a critical understanding of approaches to improving global public health, including the role of systems, policy and practice, and the use of digital and media technology.

What will I be doing?

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Case studies/problem-based scenarios
• Small group work
• Guided independent study

Teaching strategies will maximise the potential of online deliveries with Blackboard (virtual learning environment).

Assessment

• Group Poster Presentation – 100%

The School of Health and Society

The School of Health and Society is a forward-thinking, dynamic school with a commitment to lifelong learning and real world impact. Our courses are informed by the latest research and we work closely with organisations from both the public and private sector to ensure our teaching is at the forefront of practice.

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What about after uni?

This module can be taken as stand-alone for the purposes of continuing professional development or as part of the MSc Public Health. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of a range of contemporary global public health issues.

Career Links

Lecturers on the MSc Public Health have close links with a range of national and international agencies and community partnership, most through research, with an ‘applied’ focus. Examples of these links include:

• The World Health Organisation’s Collaborating centre for Research in Oral Health in Deprived Communities
• The Royal Society for Public Health
• The NHS
• Department of Health
• Strategic Health Authority
• The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Requirements

What you need to know

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about working towards improving public health and reducing health inequalities.

Standard entry requirements

• An Honours degree – normally 2.2 or above, preferably in a health related subject
• An equivalent academic or professional qualification from the UK or elsewhere

Alternative entry requirements

• Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)

We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.

Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

Fees

Type of study | Year | Fees

• Full-time home | 2025/26 | £1,530 per year

Additional costs

You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.