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    PgDip: 1 year full-time, 2- 3 years part-time. PgCert:1 -2 years part-time

Course Description

The Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate in Applied Public Health is an innovative course which provides a relevant and engaging learning experience for anyone whose work includes some responsibility for the determinants of health. The course has been designed to meet the needs of a wide range of professionals working to achieve improvements in health. It aims to provide participants with the opportunity to develop the skills required to meet existing and emerging challenges in public health.

This postgraduate course emphasises the application of theory to practice and the associated development of relevant skills. You will consider planning, strategies and public health in action. This includes consideration of key themes such as diet/nutrition, child and young person, healthy settings and the media.

Entry Requirements

A recognised British first degree or its equivalent, or a BTEC Higher Diploma/Certificate.

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Fees

UK/EU: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/study_here/fees_and_finance/uk-eu-tuition-fees.php
International: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/study_here/fees_and_finance/international_tuition_fees.php

Student Destinations

A postgraduate qualification in applied public health would enhance career prospects in a range of professions engaged in working towards achievements in health, including health community work, medicine, sport and leisure, environment, and education. Opportunities exist in management, strategic and educational as well as practitioner posts.

Module Details

The PG Dip is made up of six modules, all core:

 

  • Applied Public Health: Planning and Strategies
  • Applied Public Health in Action
  • Risk Management in Health Protection
  • Advanced Needs Assessment (Epidemiology module)
  • Introduction to Postgraduate Research Methods
  • Healthy Settings: Theory, Policy & Practice

The PG Cert is made of three modules, all core:

 

  • Applied Public Health: Planning and Strategies
  • Applied Public Health in Action
  • Advanced Needs Assessment (Epidemiology module)

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