MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health

Postgraduate

MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health

Structure and Syllabus

The MSc structure is shown below. The Postgraduate Diploma consists of the four compulsory core modules plus two additional core modules.

There are four streams to the MSc. To gain an MSc with the named stream mentioned you must take the relevant compulsory modules. The named streams are:

E&H: Environment & Health

HP: Health Promotion

HSM: Health Services Management

Gen: You can choose not to specialise and take the General stream

Please use the grid below to help you decide what choice is right for you. Modules marked C are compulsory for that stream; modules marked R are recommended for that stream; where no compulsory or recommended mark is made, module choice is optional.

Part I

Four core modules:
E&H HP HSM Gen

Basic statistics for public health and policy [953P101] C C C C

Basic epidemiology [953P102] C C C C

Introduction to health economics [953P103] C C C C

Principles of social research [953P104] C C C C

Plus two further core modules chosen from:

Issues in public health [953P105] R C

Environment, health and sustainable development [953P106] C

Health promotion theory [953P107] C

Health services [953P108] C

Health policy, process and power [953P109] R R R

Nine advanced modules chosen from:*

Analytical models for decision making [953P201] R

Communicable disease control [953P202] R R R

Economic analysis for management and policy [953P203] R

Economic evaluation [953P204] R

Environmental epidemiology [953P205] R

Environmental health policy [953P206] C R R

Health care evaluation [953P207] R R R

Financial management [953P208] R

Globalisation and health [953P209] R R R

Managing health services [953P210] R

Medical anthropology in public health [953P211] R R

Organisational management [953P212] C R

Principles & practice of health promotion [953P213] R C R

Project Report

* Students may also chose up to two advanced modules from the Infectious Diseases modules listed below.

Alternative advanced modules

You may also choose up to four advanced modules from the groups listed below.

Advanced module from group EP2
Statistical methods in epidemiology [670E202]

Advanced modules from group ID2
Bacterial infections [952I201]

Nutrition and infection [952I202]
Parasitology [952I203]
Hospital infection [952I205]

Food Microbiology [952I209]
Water and sanitation [952I210]

Advanced modules from group ID3
Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases in developing countries [952I301]

Advanced modules from group ID5
AIDS [952I501]
Tuberculosis [9521I502]
Malaria [952I503]

Note: The Course Director retains the right to consider the appropriateness of a student's selection of the advanced modules for the MSc degree and, with good reason, may restrict the options chosen by any student.

Short courses

The individual modules of this degree can also be studied as stand-alone Short courses for CPD purposes or to sample the programme.

Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases in developing countries [952I301]
AIDS [952I501]
Tuberculosis [9521I502]
Malaria [952I503]

Statistical Methods in Epidemiology [670E202]

Note: The Course Organiser retains the right to consider the appropriateness of a student's selection of the advanced modules for the MSc degree and, with good reason, may restrict the options chosen by any student.

Choosing your modules

Please be careful when choosing your modules. To gain a degree with a named stream you must take relevant compulsory modules. Please use the grid opposite to help you decide what choice is right for you. Modules marked C are compulsory for that stream. Modules marked R are recommended for that stream.

Named streams:

E&H
MSc Public Health (Environment & Health)

HP
MSc Public Health (Health Promotion)

HSM
MSc Public Health (Health Services Management)

Gen
Students can also take the General stream. These students receive an MSc Public Health

Short courses

The individual modules of this degree can also be studied as stand-alone Short courses for CPD purposes or to sample the programme.