Course summary
This course has been designed to provide you with an integrated, coherent and multidisciplinary approach to public health activity. Our MSc Public Health places particular emphasis on advancing your critical awareness and problem solving skills in order to develop innovative, reflective and pro-active approaches to meeting challenging and complex health needs. Examples of our pro-active approach to teaching and learning include; the analysis of contemporary non-communicable health issues such as obesity, diabetes and mental health, as well as those linked with public protection such as infectious disease surveillance and control. Our MSc Public Health will be delivered by a range of teaching methods such as core lectures, group work, online activities, use of case studies and directed learning approaches. Shared learning with other professionals will be a focus of this course and you will be encouraged to develop a critical, evaluative approach to the knowledge which underpins present-day public health practice.
Modules
• Research Methods - Philosophy & Study Design (compulsory) • Epidemiology and Statistics (compulsory) • Comparative Health Systems (Designated) • Therapeutic Communication Intervention (Designated) • Voluntary Sector Placement (Designated) • Health Protection and Prevention (compulsory) • Advancing Public Health Leadership (Designated) • Health Promotion and Behaviour Change (compulsory) • Public Health Project Management (compulsory) • Professional Project (compulsory)
- MSc Public Health: To be eligible for the award in MSc Public Health, the student must successfully complete NURM106, NURM117, NURM105, NURM118, NURM112 and OTHM010 plus one designated module.
Assessment method
This course uses a range of assessment strategies which enable you to demonstrate your knowledge, synthesis and analysis in a variety of forms. Assessment strategies include: Viva Voces, reports, proposals, essays, OSCES, PowerPoint presentations, poster presentations, projects. The aim of the assignment programme is to test your knowledge and skills but also to develop your skills, for instance, your ability to present, or to defend your work. You can expect between one and three items of assessment per module and these are spread evenly throughout the three trimesters which make up the academic year.
Entry requirements
• You will need to hold a recognised First or Second-class Bachelor’s degree in Public/Community Health, or in a specific Health Profession, to be eligible to apply for this programme. • If you are a home student and do not have a First or Second-class Bachelor’s degree but can demonstrate its equivalence in terms of experience relevant to the course, you may be able to access the course as an associate student. • If English is not your first language you will need to demonstrate that you meet the minimum English language requirement of IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Please refer to the University of Northampton website for fee information
Provider information
University of Northampton
The University of Northampton
Waterside Campus
University Drive
Northampton
NN1 5PH