Public Health and Health Promotion

Stage 1

You will be introduced to the underpinning principles and concepts of public health and health promotion in different settings, and examine the impact of health inequalities on population health, engage with the principles, methods and application of epidemiology and explore global health challenges.

Stage 2

You will apply the principles from Stage 1 and examine explore approaches to address population health (including working with communities) and critically explore theories of behaviour change. You will apply leadership, partnership working and change management theory to the public health context and your own practice and develop a critical understanding of project management in health and social care.

Stage 3

You will undertake a self-directed, supervised, research project relevant to public health and health promotion.

Our goal is to help you develop into a critical and reflective public health professional with strong problem solving skills and able to implement creative solutions.

There is a strong emphasis on student participation in all modules and a self-directed approach to learning is essential to achieve the aims of the course.

CPD Framework

If you can’t commit to the 1 MSc course you can study individual modules of this course via our continuing professional development framework. Visit our framework page for more information.

Graduate Story

Learning Methods

The team members bring extensive public health experience to their teaching, ensuring professional relevance and currency. Invited guest speakers will enhance your learning experience.

All students will engage with our Virtual Learning Environment (CampusMoodle). Regardless of mode, you will learn both individually and through group activities. If you choose to study modules online, you will take part in online tutorial sessions through the virtual classroom utilising innovative technologies to facilitate engagement and encourage discussion and debate.

We expect you to be an active and engaged learner; undertaking activities and discussions, offering your point of view, and sharing your experiences and knowledge to help you gain a deeper understanding of the issues and potential solutions.

Activity Summary

• Tutorial - 88 hours per Stage 1
• Tutorial - 88 hours per Stage 2
• Tutorial - 19 hours per Stage 3
• Project Supervision - 16 hours per Stage 3
• Independent Study - 512 hours per Stage 1
• Independent Study - 512 hours per Stage 2
• Independent Study - 565 hours per Stage 3

How long is a Public Health and Health Promotion course?

The Public Health and Health Promotion MSc can be successfully completed in 1 year. This is to include coursework preparation, independent study and other activities.

Independent Study

A significant portion of this course is underpinned by independent learning, and you will be expected to be responsible for managing your coursework, reading and other learning activities appropriately.

Staff Delivering on this Course

Our teaching team members are Associates or Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. This is a professional recognition of practice, impact and leadership of teaching and learning. Contributing to this course are visiting Lecturers who are experts in their field and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the course. Staff are regularly featured in the annual Support and Teaching staff with Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) awards voted by the students and organised by RGU:Union.

Assessment

Typically students are assessed at each stage:

Stage1

• 3 written assignments, including essays
• 1 oral assessment

Stage 2

• 3 written assignments, including essays
• 1 oral assessment

Stage 3

• 1 dissertation

Feedback

We aim to provide you with feedback within 20 working days of hand-in for all written exams, coursework and practical exams.

JOB PROSPECTS

Students on the existing programme come from a wide range of disciplines including public health, physiotherapy, dietetics, third sector, nursing and midwifery, oncology and occupational health.

Is Public Health and Health Promotion a good career choice?

Opportunities have increased significantly with the global changes in health and the challenges that lifestyle related diseases are presenting. Employment opportunities include:

• clinical practice
• local authorities andcommissioning boards
• occupational health
• education
• work based health programmes
• sports and leisure centres
• social care

Other related areas and opportunities include community development, non-government agencies, charitable and voluntary organisations.