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Provider Brunel University London
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Course overview

Brunel University London’s Public Health and Health Promotion MSc online has been designed to help ambitious professionals gain advanced skills and competencies in public health and health promotion.

The programme will also help you acquire a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and solving contemporary public health and health promotion challenges by providing you with advanced knowledge of related areas including health promotion, global public health policy, politics, sociology, psychology, and research skills.

This fully online programme has an active learning and research-led approach, and gives you the opportunity to study with Brunel from anywhere in the world.

Job outcomes

  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Biosecurity Specialist
  • Public Health Manager
  • Epidemiologist
  • Child Health Specialist
  • Health Promotion Specialist
  • Health Informatics Specialist

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What you'll learn

  • Public health and health promotion in the context of health policy, politics, sociology, psychology, alongside advanced academic and research skills
  • The scope and nature of contemporary public health and health promotion at the local, national, and global levels, focusing on its development, current priorities and future challenges
  • The major determinants of health, and ways to promote public health that address social and economic inequalities, are culturally sensitive and promote the values of social justice
  • Skills in reflective practice, research, communication, and working on projects in teams
  • How to effectively use a range of evidence, including analysing and evaluating existing health information, research, and policy
  • Examining ethical, political, societal, and cultural dilemmas that arise in public health and health promotion
    How to conduct a research project on a contemporary issue associated with public health and health promotion

Study method

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    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
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    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
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Duration study load

  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time

Delivery

Online

Entry requirements

  • 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree, or equivalent internationally-recognised qualification in a subject such as health promotion, public health, allied health, health-related studies, social sciences, biosciences, sport science, and environmental health
  • Non-native speakers of English need either of the following:
    • IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
    • Pearson: 58 (51 in all subscores)
    • TOEFL: 92 (min 20 in all)
    • BrunELT 65% (min 60% in all areas)

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Course features

  • World-renowned academics: This course was designed by academics who have experience working in health, devising public health policy, and conducting world-leading research in the field
  • Professional Development Centre (PDC): Online students have access to Brunel’s PDC, which boosts student’s employability by helping them develop the skills and experience needed to stand out in the international job market, and prepare for the future of work
  • Your modern virtual campus: Study from wherever you are, and build connections with like-minded professionals worldwide. Online students also have full access to Brunel’s Open Library, a digital hub for books, articles, and electronic resources

Subjects

All modules are worth 15 credits

Modules
Epidemiology
Global Public Health
Health Economics
Health Promotion
Health Policy, Politics and Social Justice
Health and Society
Implementing Change in Public Health and Health Promotion
Research Methods
Research Project (60 credits)

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Payment options

Course fees – £11,520

  • Payment plans/instalments available
  • Funding with Student Finance England

Study loans available

Loans are available for an amount of up to £10,906 towards your study costs. It will be at your discretion to use the loan towards fees, maintenance costs or other costs. Please note that you must meet the eligibility requirements to qualify. If your course lasts for more than a year, the loan will be divided equally across each year of your course.

Residency requirements

Applicants must meet the following residency requirements. You must be a UK national resident in England or Wales only or an EU national resident in England on the first day of the first academic year but within the EEA throughout the preceding three years.

Master’s degree qualification

The Engineering Management MSc online is classified as a master’s degree course which makes it eligible for funding if you intend to complete the programme within two years. If you have previously studied a professional certificate or diploma, you can still qualify as long as this is your first master’s course.

Repayment terms

Loans are repayable once you earn over £21,000 per annum and will be repaid over a maximum of 30 years. For information about interest rates and other key information, please visit the Student Finance England website.

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About Brunel University London

Brunel University London proudly takes its name from one of the great British engineers of the 19th century, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Our alumni continue to follow in his footsteps in civil engineering today, as well as going on to work across a range of manufacturing, service, and government sectors around the world. In the spirit of our namesake, excellence, innovation and entrepreneurialism is at the heart of everything we do here at Brunel. As a diverse, forward-thinking university, we are proud to be ranked in the top 60 universities worldwide for the number of international students (QS World University Rankings 2020), and 34th in the world for international outlook (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019).

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