Do you care about promoting and protecting population health? Do you want to help individuals and communities improve their health and wellbeing? This course aims to give you the knowledge to help you understand the impact that financial, social and environmental circumstances have on the health of people.
We welcome students from a variety of vocational and professional backgrounds, and you will study in a supportive, enjoyable learning environment.
This course will help you develop your skills in critical analysis and synthesis, information and evidence retrieval, ability to read and absorb information from a wide range of sources, leadership and creativity to tackle public health challenges at global and local levels. It focuses on key public health disciplines from healthy public policy, epidemiology, research methods and methodologies and global public health.
There is a particular focus on the health of individuals, families and communities. This focus is given an effective foundation by a team of lecturers who have experience of working in the UK and international public health.
You need:
an honours degree (2:2 or above) in a relevant subject
a supporting statement
A clinical background is not necessary and we welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds in the arts, humanities or sciences. Any work experience related to public health or knowledge of the public health system is desirable.
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