Public Health

Course details

You will take a total of 60 credits as below:

Part I

Core Modules - All Pathways 

Students take 30 credits as follows: 

• EH6025 Principles and Practice of Public Health (10 credits)
• EH6026 Applied Research for Public Health (10 credits)
• EH6027 Public Health Informatics (5 credits)
• EH6028 Leadership in Public Health (5 credits)

Students must achieve an aggregate of 50% overall in Part I in order to proceed to Part II.

Part II

(Pathway preferences will need to be chosen in consultation with the Programme Director.)

Pathway 1: Health Promotion

Students take 25 credits as follows: 

• EH6029 Health Promotions: Concepts, Principles and Practice (10 credits)
• EH6039 Public Health and Behavioural Change (5 credits) 
• EH6045 Practice Portfolio - Health Promotion (5 credits) 
• PG6009 Graduate Information Literacy Skills (5 credits)

5 credits from the following:

• EH6046 Global and Environmental Health (5 credits)
• SS6017 Critical Social Science Perspectives on Public Health (5 credits)

Pathway 2: Health Protection

Students take 30 credits as follows: 

• EH6019* The Principles and Practices of Multi-disciplinary Health Protection (10 credits)
• EH6035* Practice Portfolio (5 credits)
• EH6046* Global and Environmental Health (5 credits)
• MB6000* Microbiology for Health Protection (5 credits) 
• PG6009 Graduate Information Literacy Skills (5 credits)

Detailed Entry Requirements

• Students accepted on the course would normally be expected to hold an Honours primary degree in a relevant subject (minimum Second Class Honours) or an Honours primary degree in any discipline (minimum Second Class Honours) and either possess a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field or show evidence of at least two years work experience in a relevant field;
• Completion of three years (180 credits) on the undergraduate medical degree programme. No student may register for the Intercalated Postgraduate      Diploma in Public Health programme of study until the Third University Examination in Medicine has been passed to an Upper Second Class honours Standard.  Students will be required to provide evidence of engagement with public health practice or research
• Include with application form a sample of their own written work
• May have to satisfy an interview board

Applicants should indicate on their application form their reasons for wishing to enter this programme and may be required to discuss these at interview.

Assessment

You will have a range of written assignments, exams, a placement portfolio and presentations to complete for this postgraduate diploma