Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:38
The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of public health and how research skills can be applied in practice. Students will develop a critical awareness of the 3 domains of public health: health protection, health promotion and health service improvement. Topics covered by the course include: Health Care Needs and Services; Health Protection and Environmental Health; Health Improvement; Health Screening; Health Psychology; Health Economics; Organisation and Management of Healthcare; Policy and Strategy
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 0 credits (0 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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At the end of this course the students will be equipped to:
· Interpret and present health information
· Apply needs assessment theory to research
· Apply epidemiology methods to health protection
· Understand health promotion theory
· Evaluate a screening programme
· Understand how health psychology relates to maintain health, preventing and treating disease
· Understand and apply the basic principles of economic appraisal
· Apply management models and theories to the public health context
· Draw out policy implications from research
This course will be delivered through a combination of teaching methods including lectures, interactive group sessions and self-directed small group research with a 2 hour session on Wednesday afternoon in the second semester.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
The Seminar series will not be assessed separately but will ne incorporated into the overall thesis.
There are no assessments for this course.
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