Description

The MSc Applied Public Health is a new and innovative course which provides a relevant and engaging learning experience for anyone whose work includes some responsibility for the determinants of health. The course has been designed to meet the needs of a wide range of professionals working to achieve improvements in health. It aims to provide participants with the opportunity to develop the skills required to meet existing and emerging challenges in public health. The learning outcomes of the core modules are mapped against the Royal Society for Public Health standards that are set out in their qualifications and education and training pathways in support of public health practice, as well as the NHS Knowledge and Skills Competency Framework. Teaching methods include: lectures, seminars, workshops, self-directed learning, blended learning, problem based learning, action learning. Assessments are designed to have real world relevance and include: briefing papers, presentations, poster presentations, press releases, project management, etc.

Highlights

- Key Facts -

Award Type: PGDip

Additional awards: Each single module can be taken separately as a named Cert, students who have completed 2 core modules in either health improvement or health protection and the compulsory ethics module can leave with PGCert in Health Improvement or Health Protection.

Level: Postgraduate

Study mode: Full Time and Part Time

Delivery Method: Standard

Course Length:
Full time: One year
Part time: Two years

No.of modules: 6

School: School of Health

Campus: Preston

Year of Entry: 2012

Subject Areas

• Public Health

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

University of Central Lancashire's Mission Statement

At UCLan, we want to give students the advantage they need to achieve their ambitions, leaving them equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience to succeed. The UCLan Advantage gives you the opportunities that can give you the edge when you enter the world of work, through our teaching, our support and our links to some of the world's leading researchers and employers. Whatever your ambitions, our learning and support can help to get the most out of your time with UCLan, both as a student and in your future career.