MSc Public Health - Health Promotion
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- UK Online, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
24 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 17,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* for international students | for UK students: GBP 8,500 per year
Key Summary
Develop the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to promote and protect public health and well-being. You will be equipped for a variety of roles in health promotion and public health, working for local authorities, health services or in the voluntary sector.
Led by a committed team of academics and specialists in the field, you will be introduced to the 'social' model of health rather than the predominant 'medical' model, enabling you to focus on how people and communities can be empowered to improve their health and how public policy can create healthier societies. You will also investigate the psychology of behaviour change and how people learn about health. The research strand will enable you to critically appraise evidence and develop research skills.
We have been providing specialist postgraduate health promotion training for more than 40 years, and our courses are informed by all the dynamic changes currently taking place in public health in the UK and globally.
Our contacts with practitioners in the public health community are well established, both regionally and nationally. We have a track record for our evaluation work, research with communities, commitment to tackling inequalities in health, and providing an evidence base for practice.
Students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and countries, giving them a chance to share experiences, learn from each other and develop collaborative practice. A large number of our students have continued their careers as public health consultants and health promotion specialists.
Why study Public Health - Health Promotion at Leeds Beckett University
- Professionally accredited course
- Research-led teaching
- Access to guest lectures and speakers
- Engage with public health organisations and practitioners
- Part-time and distance learning options
Duration
- Full-Time: 12 Months
- Part-Time: 24 Month
There are ways you may be able to fund your course. Sometimes it is possible to get sponsorship from a government body in your country. There are many different options, so have a look through the links carefully to see if they apply to you.
- International Scholarships
- Chevening Scholarships
- US / Canada Direct Loans
Teaching & Learning
Independent study is a crucial part of learning at university and you will be required to undertake many hours of self-directed research and reading, and preparation and writing of assessments. Your course is delivered through several modules, which will help you to plan your time and establish a study routine. Outside of your lectures, workshops and tutorials, a range of support is available to assist with your independent study. Our subject-specific librarians will be on hand to direct you to specialist learning and study-skill resources. You’ll also be assigned an academic advisor to give you tailored feedback and support.
Distance learning - Core modules
What you'll learn
Foundations of Public Health & Health Promotion
Provides a basis for the study of public health and health promotion, with key principles and theory.
People, Power & Communities
Examines how communities work and how they can be empowered to create their health.
Research Methods for Public Health - Health Promotion
Gain the theoretical foundation and practical skills required to complete small-scale research. You'll focus on the theoretical and applied aspects of qualitative and quantitative data analysis related to public health and health promotion to support your research.
Policies for Health in the 21st Century
This module will focus on the policy process and key challenges for health and therefore policymakers. You’ll understand contemporary issues and topics as a mechanism to analyse various aspects of the policy process. Using case studies of current issues such as climate change, you’ll think critically about the policy-making process, and consider the challenges for health promoters working within a variety of policy contexts.
Health Communication
Investigates the psychology of behaviour change, how various media can be used and how people learn about health.
Professional Practice
Provides the practical skills of planning health promotion and how theories can be put into practice.
Dissertation
Your opportunity to undertake a small-scale piece of research and/or development that underpins your health-rated practice within nutrition, environmental health or health promotion.
At the end of the course, students:
- Have an advanced, systematic and critical understanding of the foundations of health promotion and public health practice in terms of disciplinary, philosophical, ethical and value bases.
- Have an in-depth knowledge and critical awareness and understanding of key issues in health promotion and public health, including health inequalities, social inequities, social injustice, sustainable development, health in all policies and empowerment of communities.
- Have advanced conceptual understanding and in-depth critical appreciation of relevant theory, methods and approaches and an ability to apply this to health promotion and public health practice.
- Have a comprehensive understanding of the ontological and epistemological considerations of health promotion and public health research.
- Demonstrate critical understanding and competence in the research process including evaluation and evidence-based practice as well as the ability to gather, manage, analyse and interpret information and data from a wide range of sources and critically analyse the same.
- Have developed a critical, creative toolkit of skills in health promotion and public health to inform planning, implementing and evaluating interventions to improve health within a range of global, social and policy contexts.
- Have developed strategic thinking applicable to a range of working environments including leadership, management of change at different levels and specific aspects of practice such as policy development and commissioning.
- Are self-directed, self-aware, life-long learners with skills in independent enquiry, reflection, synthesis and application able to practise with due regard to the ethical principles of professional practice.
You will have the skills to commission, design, plan, implement and evaluate health promotion interventions. Our graduates are working as health promotion specialists, public health consultants, public health service managers, researchers, lecturers and in a range of other health and wellbeing roles at policy, planning and management levels.
- Health Promotion Specialist
- Public Health Consultant
- Public Health Service Manager
- Researcher