Teaching and assessment for Public Health (part time) MPH

School of Medicine

Teaching

You'll be taught through a mix of:

lectures
guest lectures
online resources
practical classes
tutorials

Assessment

You'll be assessed by a range of methods, including:

written assignments
examinations
online discussion
dissertation

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: DS52009 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Health Promotion full module details

Module code: GM51012 Credits: 20 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

Public Health involves organised efforts to promote health, prevent disease, and protect the health of populations. This module explores its history, key issues, and strategies within global contexts. It discusses how factors like politics, culture, and environment impact health outcomes and examine multi-disciplinary approaches to disease prevention and health improvement.

Public Health full module details

Module code: GM52008 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Knowledge of research methods is essential to working in Public Health. Observational research allows the focus of the problem to be identified. Interventional studies allow mechanisms of change to be explored and tested.

This module covers the theoretical and practical skills needed to design research studies and write-up protocols.

Research Methods full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: GM52017 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Applied epidemiology is the study and application of epidemiological methods to control and prevent health problems and outbreaks in populations.

This module allows you to design, analyse, interpret, and write up a study in which the analysis of the distribution, patterns, and determinants of disease are undertaken.

Applied Epidemiology full module details

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