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Study Details: 12 months or 24 months
Our MSc in Applied Health Sciences provides a flexible programme that can be individually tailored to align with your research interests and careers goals whether that be in public health, global health, human nutrition or health economics.
Our programme aims to equip students with the skills required to explore and evaluate a variety of health science topics, using one or more specific applied health disciplines as a focus point. These include Public Health, Global Health, Human Nutrition, and Health Economics. With a wide range of courses to choose from, you can tailor your qualification to your research interests and career aspirations.
Our MSc Applied Health Sciences is designed for clinicians and other healthcare professionals looking to build towards a certified postgraduate qualification. Excellent training will be provided to enhance your skills and career prospects in public policy, healthcare delivery, healthcare management or research.
A health-related honours degree (a 2:2 or at least 60%) or be able to demonstrate evidence of equivalent experience in healthcare practice or research. We also consider applications from students with a pure science, social science or a humanities first degree who have a keen interest in health.
This flexible degree allows you to develop your knowledge, experience, and a portfolio of work relating to your interests, strengths, previous training, and career aspirations. Whatever your professional goals, a qualification tailored this closely to your strengths and areas of interest will help you unlock a rewarding career.
Core Modules:
Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD5006)
Optional Modules:
Applied Statistics (PU5017)
Epidemiology (PU5030)
Health Economics (PU5032)
Health, Well Being and Behaviour Change (PU5040)
Fundamentals of Research Design (PU5052)
Key Concepts in Global Health (PU5062)
Foundations of Nutrition (RN5003)
Assessment of Nutritional Status (RN5008)
Introduction to Health Data Science (PU5063)
Designing Real - World Trials (PU5068)
Women’s Health in A Global Setting (PU5070)
Global Health (PU5505)
Systematic Reviewing (PU5526)
Qualitative Health Research (PU5529)
Work - Based Placement in Applied Health Sciences (PU5548)
Public Health in Action (PU5552)
Clinical Nutrition (RN5505)
Nutrition and Health (RN5507)
Sustainable Diets and Global Food Systems (RN5510)
Understanding and Applying Regression Models (PU5569)
Women’s Health in A Global Setting (PU5568)
Machine Learning for Healthcare (PU5567)
Health Informatics (PU5565)
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