Study Details: MSc:12 months full-time, 30 months part-time; PgDip: 12 months full-time, distance learning
Our course develops the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to promote and protect public health and wellbeing. You will be equipped to fulfil a variety of roles in health promotion and public health, working in local authorities, health services or the voluntary sector.
We focus on the ways people and communities can empower themselves to improve their health, and how public policy can create healthier societies and places. You will also investigate the psychology of behaviour change, together with how people learn about health. The research strand will enable you to critically appraise evidence and develop research skills.
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You will have the skills to commission, as well as to design, plan, implement and evaluate health promotion interventions. Our students find jobs as health promotion specialists, public health consultants, public health service managers, researchers, lecturers and generally wherever there is a health and wellbeing role at policy, planning and management levels.
Health Promotion Specialist
Public Health Consultant
Public Health Service Manager
Researcher
PgCert and PgDip options are also available.
Provides a basis for the study of public health and health promotion, with key principles and theory.
Investigates the psychology of behaviour change, how various media can be used and how people learn about health.
Examines how communities work and how they can be empowered to create their own health.
Considers how public policy can create healthier societies and places health promotion within the latest ideas and current thinking.
Provides the practical skills of planning health promotion and how theories can be put into practice.
Gain the theoretical foundation and practical skills required to complete small scale research. You will focus on writing a research proposal, how to conduct research and how to analyse health-related data.
Develop a range of skills underpinning research, evaluation and evidence-based practice, and deepen your awareness of ontological, epistemological and methodological frameworks and how they relate to research.
Your opportunity to undertake a small scale piece of research and/or development that underpins your health-rated practice within nutrition, environmental health or health promotion.
Studying a postgraduate course lets you develop a deeper understanding of your chosen subject. This has the potential to significantly increase your ...