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Study Details: 1 year
This course provides a thorough grounding in techniques for evaluating health services and public health interventions, and is an excellent foundation for a PhD or a career in public health or health services research.
By joining this program, you will benefit from the expertise of a top research university.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any subject or a Medical degree.
Our Public Health masters graduates work in diverse fields, with many finding positions in health or public health settings. Notably, a significant percentage pursue doctoral studies or careers in research and academia, reflecting the quality of our research-led teaching.
Recent graduates are employed in the UK as information analysts, senior public health managers, health promoters, university researchers, and public health specialists in local authorities and the NHS. Internationally, they have secure roles in governments, health departments, universities, hospitals, and NGOs, engaging in leadership, public health program interventions and evaluations, research, and policy-making.
Core modules:
Dissertation
Epidemiology
Introduction to Research Methods
Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal
Critical Reflections in Global Health
Qualitative Research Design and Analysis
Randomised Controlled Trials
Optional modules:
Health Needs Assessment, Planning and Evaluation
Communicable Disease Control
Further Statistics for Health Science Researchers
Economic Evaluation and Healthcare Financing
Health Promotion
Public Health Informatics
Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal Techniques
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