Study Details: Approximately 10 weeks part-time and online
Practising and Promoting Public Health in a Global Context is an online standalone module that explores the history of public health and the role of a public health practitioner working in a global context.
You will explore a range of topics, including history, politics, disease burdens, social determinants of health, and health inequalities. You will also learn to critically appraise public health theories and practices in relation to health, disease, and social inequities relevant to practice at a local, regional, national, and global level.
Throughout the module, critical thinking and group assessment methods are used to reflect real-world public health issues. By the end, you will have developed a critical awareness and understanding of the knowledge, application, and practice of public health in a global context.
The module is a great way to boost your knowledge for CPD or personal interest—and it can also be your gateway to a full master’s degree, with successful completion making you eligible to progress to one of our Public Health programmes.
Practising and Promoting Public Health in a Global Context is the ideal gateway to a master’s degree. On successful completion you will be eligible to progress to one of our public health programmes.
The public health programmes are created for public health professionals and assessments are designed to be authentic – allowing you to apply your professional experience to complete the tasks. Therefore, this module is best suited to candidates who have some level of relevant experience to draw upon, including paid, voluntary or even a work placement opportunity.
You must provide evidence that you have an English language ability equivalent to an IELTS (academic) score of 6.5 (overall) and 7.0 (reading and writing).
If you do not have an IELTS or equivalent certificate, you can take our free online English test to assess your proficiency. You do not need to prove your English ability if you are a national of, or have completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree within the last two years in any of these countries.
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Practising and Promoting Public Health in a Global Context will be beneficial whether you are looking to progress in your current role or want to take the first step into a career in public health. Upon successful completion of this online short course, you can progress onto our full online Master of Public Health (MPH).
The following topics are covered in Practising and Promoting Public Health in a Global Context:
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