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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
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
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- 1 year full-time
- 2 years part-time
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)
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
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).
