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1 Appendix 4 Postgraduate programmes in Public This table has been compiled from information on provider websites, November 2008 January It concentrates on Masters degrees. Most Masters programmes contain components that can be accredited at Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma levels. The table excludes Masters degrees in Specialist Community Public Nursing, linked to NMC (see Appendix 5 for these) and Masters degrees in environmental health accredited by CIEH or REHIS (see Appendix 5 for these). Aberdeen MSc Services and Public Research Anglia Ruskin Bath Spa MSc Studies (Public for Practitioners) Has 7 core courses: Applied Statistics, Epidemiology and Demography, Economics, Informatics, Services Research, Managing for and Public. Plus a thesis. Core modules: Essential Issues in Public Policy Epidemiology Leading Public Interventions Addictions & Communicable Disease Management Masters Or 30 credit dissertation and one option module from: Community Development for Public Independent Learning Module Core Research Methods; Public ; Society and. Options Leadership and Management; Management of Chronic Illness and Disability; Policy and Politics of ; Work Based Evaluation Module;. of Bedfordshire/ Luton The programme consists of 9 modules. Concepts of Public Epidemiology and Public Exploring Research Methodology Policies and Issues in Public Ethical and Legal Issues in Public Experimental Evidence and Evaluation Diversity in Public Public Protection or HIV and Hepatitis Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

2 of Birmingham Master in Public MPH Protection: MPH: Core: Epidemiology Statistics and Research Methods Epidemiology, Statistics and Information Care Evaluation and Needs Assessment Promotion and Disease Prevention Options from: Advanced Applied Epidemiology Advanced Statistical Methods Advanced Statistical Methods Evidence Syntheses Communicable Disease Emergency Planning Preparedness and Response Environment and Evidence Based Diagnosis and Screening Economics care in the Developed World (Public Module) International Protection Occupational Toxicology Oral and Dental Hygiene Public in Developing Countries Public Management Public Microbiology Qualitative Research Methods Sociology and Social Policy Teaching and Learning for Professionals The Law, Ethics and Protection MPH Protection: Core: Epidemiology, Statistics and Information Epidemiology, Statistics and Research Methods Promotion and Disease Prevention Care Evaluation and Needs Assessment Introduction to Public Management Introduction to Protection available to start in 2009/10 Further Protection available to start in 2009/10 Option modules (20 credits, from): International Protection (10 credits) Principles of Public Microbiology (10 credits) Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response (10 credits) The Law, Ethics and Protection (10 credits) Occupational Toxicology (10 credits, run by MSc Occupational ) Plus a (60 credits) Bolton MSc Professional Development: Public Part time only. Public is one of five routes. Required to undertake six modules plus dissertation. No published module details pending validation. Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

3 Practice* *Subject to validation. Bournemouth Brighton and Management and Education MA Promotion MA Promotion and Education MA European Promotion MA International Promotion Five (or six) taught modules plus a dissertation: Context and Scope of Public ; Epidemiology; Principles of Enquiry 1 / Principles of Enquiry 2; Promotion and Partnership Working; Applied Public Management Strategies; Research / Practice Development MScs in Public : there are three core modules - Elements of Public, Research Methods and Critical Appraisal, and Epidemiology. A wide choice of additional options, including education and management, may include modules from other schools and faculties. Both the Education and Management awards require three specialist modules in place of two options. The MSc award requires a 16,000-word dissertation. Core modules Elements of Public Research Methods and Critical Appraisal Epidemiology Plus a dissertation Options (2) include: Communicable Diseases and Protection Introduction to Sexual Concepts of Sickness and in Women The Developing Child Introduction to Patient Safety Quality in Care Clinical Governance care in the UK Psychopharmacology Social and Professional Networks in Child Education modules Management modules MA in Promotion modules: Foundations of Promotion Research Methods Promotion Practice 2 optional modules from the university's health and social science graduate programme Bristol MSc in Nutrition, Physical Activity & Public Modules Research methods Nutrition, disease and public health Physical activity, disease and public health Physical activity and nutrition interventions: conceptualisation and design Physical activity and nutrition interventions: planning and evaluation Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

4 Brunel MSc Promotion and Public Buckinghamshire New College Practice Cambridge Master of Studies in Public Canterbury Christ Church MSc Interprofessional and Social Care Promotion and Public pathway Six taught modules plus dissertation: Research Methods Public : Social Context, Exploration and Action Evidence Based Public and Epidemiology Social Policy and Public Promoting : Professional Practice Global Perspectives in Public and Promotion Principles and Perspectives in Promoting Public Core: (all 15 credits) Principles of Public Introduction to Epidemiology, Statistics & Research Social Sciences and Public Promoting and Protecting Public The Policy Making Process Strategic Leadership for Public Generating Knowledge for Practice One option module including: Gypsy & Traveller Mental Issues in Public Communicable Diseases Nutrition Issues in Public Plus dissertation Epidemiology & Statistics Protection: Environment & Communicable Diseases Organisation & Management Economics Social Sciences Public Topics Policy & Planning Ethics & Law Promotion Core: Principles and Practice of Promotion and Public ; Social and Political Contexts of Promotion and Public ; Psychological Perspectives in Promotion and Public, or Psychology in and Social Care; Developing a Research Proposal, or Undertaking Systematic Reviews, or Critical Evaluation of Professional Practice. One option from: Open Module (Enables the accreditation of a negotiated professional development experience conducted outside the ), Arts and Humanities International Perspectives in Promotion and Public Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

5 Cardiff Masters in Public of Central Lancashire MSc Applied Public Chester Nutrition MSc Promotion MSc Improvement and Wellbeing Core Modules: Epidemiology and Policy Statistical Methodology Specialty Modules - two modules must be chosen from the following four: Improvement Protection Dental Public International Plus dissertation Six core modules: Applied Public Planning and Strategies; Applied Public in Action; Risk Management in Protection; Epidemiology and Public Development; Ethics and Governance; Research Methods for Food Safety. Students must also complete the Applied Public plus one option module from: Quantitative Methodology for research; Qualitative Methodology for Research; IT and Statistics for ; Settings: Theory, Policy and Practice; Experiential Learning Project; Informatics for Public. : Core modules: Contemporary Issues in Public ; Epidemiology for Public 1 surveillance and assessment of population and well-being; Epidemiology for Public 2 improving and protecting population health and well-being; Evidence-based Public : concepts, principles and methods of evaluation; An Introduction to Qualitative Research;. Option modules include: An Introduction to Research Design and Statistics; Advanced Statistics for Quantitative Research; Advanced Qualitative Methods; Survey and Sampling Methods; Information Retrieval, Appraisal and Synthesis for Research; Food and Nutrition for. Nutrition: Core topics: Evidenced Based Nutrition; Food and Nutrition for ; Nutritional Science; Sociology and Psychology and Public ; Developing ier Communities. MSc Promotion: Core: Foundations of Promotion; Promotion in a Public Context; Ethics and, or Practising Promotion; Research Options: Two 20 credit modules (or 1 x 40 credit module) at Level M from those offered by the Faculty of and Social Care Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

6 and wider. Plus a City with three specialist options Cumbria and Social Change Dundee Masters in Public East London MSc Promotion & Public Core modules: Introduction to Epidemiology and Statistics Public Policy, Strategy and Management Research Methods Introductory Module Sociology of Public Integrated Public Module (forms one module but runs throughout the two years of the course) Promotion Option modules for MSc/PG Dip Public route: students must select two of these modules, or may select two modules from any of the route options below: Communicable Diseases - Control and Prevention Epidemiology and Statistical Methods International Perspectives in and Social Care Module Research Methods Advanced Plus route options Modules: improvement and social change Evidence for health improvement; global issues and health improvement (exit PG Cert). Research Methods; Participatory health needs appraisal; Collaborative action for health improvement (exit PG Dip). Research (exit MSc). Core: Epidemiology and Demography Medical Statistics Research Methods Public Applied Epidemiology Behavioural Science Promotion Care Management Options: Computing Environmental Advanced Statistics Spatial Epidemiology Qualitative Research Methods Presentation Skills Informatics Plus a dissertation Four taught modules (2 core modules, 1 programme specific module and 1 elective module) and a dissertation Foundations in Research Action-Orientated Public : Theory and Practice. Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

7 Mental and its Promotion Social and Political Context of Epidemiology in Public Edinburgh MSc in Public Research Essex Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian Gloucester MSc Physical Activity and Public (no details of content on site) Compulsory modules Topics in Public Epidemiology Research Design and Critical Appraisal Promotion Statistical Analysis Communicable Disease Control Research dissertation Option modules needs assessment Economics I Law and ethics or other management modules Other research methods courses Psycho-social responses to health and illness Directed Studies in Public Core courses: Principles of public health Introduction to statistics Introduction to research methods General epidemiology. Five elective courses from a broad range of topics including: population health; environmental health; qualitative research methods; health economics, social sciences applied to public health; international health; advanced statistics; advanced epidemiology. Four modules at Masters Level and a Research based on Skills for framework for providers of public health Core modules: Public health Promoting health and physical activity: contemporary perspectives Methods of enquiry Contemporary sport and exercise psychology Options (2 from) Work based learning Applied sport and exercise psychology Applied techniques in sports exercise and physical activity Physical activity and health promotion: evidence based Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

8 approaches to practice Exercise in cardiac rehabilitation Psychology of physical activity and health Community development in sport and physical activity Leadership and managing change King s College London, MSc Public MSc Promotion MPH and Core modules: Basic Epidemiology & Statistics for Public Prevention & Control of Disease Public Research Project Options: Environmental Epidemiology for Protection Environmental Essentials of Toxicology for Public Protection Further Epidemiology & Statistics for Public Economics & Policy Management in Organisations Public Electives Sociology of & Illness T wo of the following modules: Critical Appraisal and Research Methods Integrative Studies Nutrition (for Public ) Principles & Practice of Promotion MSc Promotion: modules : Concepts & Theories. The Social Context of. Values, Ethics & Public. Researching. There is also a special study taught module on Promotion: Professional Perspectives and a. Leeds Three 15 credit core modules, Public Policy 1, Promotion and Research Methods, plus five 15 credit optional modules or equivalent and a 60 credit dissertation Options from: Management and Leadership The Sociology of and Disease Culture, Ethnicity and Diversity Public Ethics An Introduction to Primary Care Economics. Nutrition and Public Obesity: A Showcase of Nutrition Research Sexual Preventing Substance Misuse Problems in Society Medical Ethics Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

9 Leeds Metropolitan - Promotion Liverpool Informatics in Care Communicable Disease Control and Non-Infectious Environmental Hazards Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Principles into Practice (double module) Key Issues in International Challenges and Opportunities in International Theory and Practice of Qualitative Research Modules: Foundations of Public & Promotion (10 credits) Population (20 credits) y Communities (20 credits) Communicating (20 credits) y Public Policy (20 credits) Elective (10 credits)* Research 1 - The Evidence (10 credits) Research 2 - Planning a Research Project (10 credits) Research 3 - Data Analysis (10 credits) Research 4 - Evidence & Effectiveness (10 credits) Final Project (dissertation - empirical study/work-based study/feasibility study/systematic review) (40 credits) * Electives: Working with Young People; Promotion for Older People; Reproductive Rights & Women's ; Public in Developing Countries; HIV/AIDS - Global Perspectives; Mental Promotion; Sexual ; Principles of Management; and Promotion in Primary Care. Requires 8 taught modules and 4 modules by dissertation. Core modules: and Society; Quantitative Research Methods I; Services and Management; Promotion; Economics; Qualitative Research Methods; Policy and Politics in Public. Option Modules: Impact Assessment; Protection; Promotion (Europe); Improving in Europe; Quantitative Research Methods II; Public Nutrition. Liverpool John Moores MSc in Public (Applied, or International Development) Core modules: Thinking critically about public health (15 credits); Integrated research methods (30 credits); Participation and communities (15 credits). Applied option: Disease detectives (15 credits); Management of Change (30 credits); Option modules: (choose one): International option: International health development (15 credits); Management of primary health care (15 credits); plus two optional modules. Optional modules (all 15) : Applied qualitative research; protection; Globalization and health; Analysis I; Analysis II; Tobacco control; Violence as a public health issue; Independent specialist study. Plus Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

10 MSc (Analysis) London Imperial MSc Analysis: Full and part-time. As for applied but core without Management of Change and including Analysis I & II; plus one optional module (Module titles arenot available on website) London Metropolitan London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (various streams) London South Bank Core modules: Public and Promotion Social Research: Principles and Practice Social Epidemiology in the City Option modules include: Management in and Social Services Managing Self and Others Managing Public Services Mental Promotion Perspectives of Ageing Developments and Management in Community Care Partnership Working and Management Project Management Issues in Contemporary Policy Social Structures and PoliciesChildren and Changing Families: Policy, and Practice Ethical Issues in Biomedical Science Nutrition Politics and Policy Compulsory core modules Basic epidemiology; Basic statistics for public health and policy; Introduction to health economics; Principles of social research Optional core modules (choose any two): Issues in public health; Environment, health and sustainable development; promotion theory; services; policy, process and power Advanced modules (9 of these or 7 plus the project report): Analytical models for decision making; Communicable disease control; Economic analysis for management and policy; Economic evaluation; Environmental epidemiology; Environmental health policy; care evaluation; Financial management; Globalisation and health; Managing health services; Medical anthropology in public health; Organizational management; Principles and practice of health promotion; Alternative advanced modules: could include up to 4 of these: Biology of infection; Bacterial infections; Nutrition and infection; Parasitology; Hospital infection; Food microbiology; Water and sanitation; Epidemiology, statistics and disease control; Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases in developing countries; Major infectious diseases; AIDS; Tuberculosis; Malaria Course Units Promotion and Policy Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

11 & Promotion Manchester and Primary Care (Distance Learning) Manchester Metropolitan MSc Practice Development (Public Route) Newcastle MSc in Public and Services Research Northumbria Public : Developing Communities Research Methodology and Strategy Management and Leadership Epidemiology Evidence-Based Public and Promotion Professional Development for Public and Promotion Masters Public and Primary Care 3 core mods, 19 option mods Core modules: Biostatistics; Fundamentals of Epidemiology; Evidence Based Practice. Options: Action Research; Advanced Epidemiology; Clinical Epidemiology; Communicable Disease Control: UK Approach; Emergency Humanitarian Assistance; Evidence for Population ; Care Policy; Economics; Promotion and Prevention Topics; Promotion Theory and Method; Major Incident Management 1; Major Incident Management 2 ; Malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB management, health system challenges; Management 1: Leadership and Teams; Management 2: Quality and Managing Processes; Primary Care; Qualitative Research Methods; Working with Communities; for Masters of Public (MPH); for Masters of Research (MRes): Public ; Primary Care; MPH/MRes Skills. Public is one of ten routes. Modules: Analysing and Evaluating Practice; Managing Change; Project Management and Practice Development. Epidemiology Evidence and Practice; Promoting Improving for Individuals and Communities; Elective; Practice Focused Project. Re-naming of MSc in Sciences, from 2009, which had previously contained a strong public health component. Modules include: fundamentals of research; health statistics; health and health care policy; health care quality; health economics; health and society; applied epidemiology; further methods in health research; public health protection; public health intervention; partnerships working for health; health development a global perspective. Part of generic postgraduate framework so all students study three research modules and five public health modules, one from a selection of options. Modules: Research skills: approaches to evidence and enquiry; Population health and wellbeing; Epidemiology and health promotion; Partnership working for health. Research Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

12 Nottingham Master of Public skills: design and method; Leadership and management in public health. Options include: Communicating and educating for health; Maternal and infant issues in public health; Development: a global perspective; Identifying and managing own learning; economics; protection; services research; Management of post-disaster physical and mental trauma. In Year 2/3, students can choose one of three pathways for the Masters: Empirical project; Practice project; Systematic review. Core modules, including development of a project protocol (70 credits); Optional modules (50 credits); (60 credits). Core modules: Theory and Practice in Public (15); Introduction to Care Systems (5); Care Systems: Management (5); Introduction to Promotion (5); Research Methods in Epidemiology with Basic Statistics (15); Evaluation Techniques (10); Sociology of and Illness (5); Core protocol and. Option modules: Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control (5); Emerging Infectious Diseases (5); Environmental Principles and Approaches ()5 or 10); International (20); Advanced Research Methods in Epidemiology and Statistics (10); Economics and Techniques of Economic Appraisal (5 or 10); Qualitative Research Methods (10); Law and Public (10); y Public Policy (10); Inequalities and Population (10); Community Development (10). (International Development) As above but core 75 credits (including development of a project protocol) and option 45 credits. Core: International (20); Theory and Practice in Public (15); Introduction to Care Systems (5); Research Methods in Epidemiology with Basic Statistics (15); Evaluation Techniques (10). Optional modules from the above Nottingham Trent MA in Public Modules: Concepts of and Healing; Public, Sustainability and Community; Critical Public ; Multidisciplinary Public Policy and Practice; Principles of Research Design; International Politics of ;. Oxford Brookes Core: Foundations of Public Epidemiology Statistics for and Social Care Research Community Action for Advanced Research Design Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

13 Peninsular College of Medicine and Dentistry MSc in Public and Community Queen Margaret Practice Queen s in Public Options: one module from: Creating Frameworks for Learning Inter-Professional Learning for Collaboration Comparative Analysis in Policy Communicable Diseases and Public Lifelong Learning, Developing Personal and Organisational Learning Operational Management for Policy and Strategy Managing Change through Human Resource Management Knowledge Management - Decision Making and Information Systems Evaluation of Care Leadership and Policy Critical Appraisal and Research Utilisation Work-Based Learning Independent Study. Pollution Measurement and Analysis International Nutrition Principles of Development Practice The World of Refugees Development and Urbanisation Environmental Law and Decision Making Environmental Assessment. Core: Methods of enquiry (20) Foundations of public and community health (20) Global health (10) Developing and delivering risk reduction programmes (10) needs assessment (20) Research and project design (10) Leadership and management (10) Options (2): economics protection Empowering communities Environment and health E- Course Covers Research methods Public health perspectives Public health perspectives (work-based) Evidence-based public health practice Epidemiology Promoting health of the population Working with and for communities Developing public health practice (work-based) Optional module Six taught modules plus a dissertation Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

14 Belfast Robert Gordon MSc Improvement and Promotion Salford MSc Environmental and Public and Society Sheffield ( Services Research) Determinants of and Disease Public Sciences (includes epidemiology) Population Assessment Improvement Protection and Social Care Systems Modules: Improvement and Promotion Principles and Concepts Social Policy Principles of Behaviour Change Partnership Working for Working with Communities Planning and Managing Improvement Programmes Research Methods MSc Environmental and Public and Society Single modules: Introduction to Public (Masters, 30 Credits) Public Governance and Partnerships (Masters Level, 15 Credits) Research Methods in Public (Masters Level, 15 Credits) Environmental (Masters, 15 Credits) Tackling Inequalities (Master Level, 15 Credits) Assessing and Communicating Risk (Masters Level, 30 Credits) Community Profile (Masters Level, 15 Credits) Non Medical Prescribing (Masters Level) Six mandatory modules and choose two option modules plus a Core: Principles of Public Research Methods Epidemiological Research Design Needs Assessment and Economic Appraisal Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal Sociology of and Illness Options: Promoting Evidence Based Care Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal Advanced Economic Evaluation Protection Promotion Using Sources of Routine Information Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

15 International : Systems and Policy Services Management Sheffield Hallam MA Public Core modules contemporary approaches to promoting health; health and the global age; implementing change in public health; researching public health; social determinants of health; the public health policy process; dissertation Options two from: food, diet and the new public health agenda; perspectives on sexuality; public health intelligence and epidemiology Southampton Practice Staffordshire MSc Physical Activity for Public Modules: Collaborative working to promote and protect health; Epidemiology; Evidence-based practice; Social policy for health and well-being; Strategic leadership and management for health and well-being; : no details of content on website, except for the statement: The curriculum is based around the syllabus for the Part A examinations of the Faculty of Public and includes aspects of the 10 National occupational standards for the practice of public health. Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

16 Swansea & Promotion & Partnerships in Care Teesside MSc Sciences Public pathway of Wales at Bangor and Promotion & Promotion: Eight compulsory modules: Foundations in Promotion Foundations in Research Management & Leadership for Public Practice Promotion in Practice Research Development to Improve & Well-being Developing Programmes and Evaluation Partnership Working Partnership, Public & Epidemiology Plus a dissertation & Partnerships in Care: Foundations in Public and Primary Care Foundations in Research Foundations in Social Care Management and Leadership for Public Practice Promoting Equality, Diversity and Ethical Practice Community Development in Social Care Partnership Working Partnership, Public and Epidemiology Plus a dissertation Modules: Designing Research Projects; Epidemiology; Evidence-based Practice; and Social Care in Context; Public : Policy and Inequalities.. Core modules Research methods Economics Social and Behavioural Sciences Epidemiology Leadership, Quality, Innovation and Change Principles and Practice of Public and Promotion Option modules: (20 credits) Behavioural Science in and Social Change (20 credits) Biology and Physiology for Advanced Practice (20 credits) Community Participation (10 credits) Enhancing Parenting Skills (20 credits) Epidemiology and Needs Assessment (10 credits) Public Nutrition (10 credits) of the Individual, Family and Community (10 credits) Investing in a Valued Workforce (10 credits) Principles and Practice of Public and Promotion (20 credits) Promoting Mental and Well Being (10 credits) Organisational Behaviour (20 credits) Managing and Developing People (10 credits) Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

17 Knowledge and Skills of Advanced Clinical Practice (60 credits) of Wales at Newport UWIC MSc Applied Public Nutrition both courses to start in 2009 Warwick Modules: Educational Research Methodology Promotion and Education Professional Skills for Educators Plus one option module from within the MA Education programme Plus a Modules are expected to include: Management of risk Research methods and evidence based health Public health policy Epidemiology Management of outbreaks of food borne disease Management of occupational accidents Management of major industrial accidents Public health nutrition Regeneration and health Society and health Core modules: Epidemiology and Statistics; Practice of Public ; Sociology of, Policy and the Social Determinants of ; Issues in Public ; Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Care. Options: students may take any module within the Warwick Medical School taught postgraduate framework which has a demonstrable relevance to Public. Examples include: International Policy; International Child MSc in Sciences (Public ) UWE Bristol The MSc is designed for students wishing to take wider range of modules than in MPH specification. Two routes: core plus Professional Practice Project, or core plus research methods module, and dissertation. Core modules Understanding Public 20 credits Public Policy 10 credits Evidence-Based Public 20 credits Epidemiology and Research Methodology 20 credits Research Project Skills 20 credits 40 credits Promotion Theory and Practice 20 credits Communicable Disease Control 10 credits Options (20 credits 1 or 2) Social Marketing 10 credits Applied Epidemiology 10 credits Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February

18 Economics 10 credits y and Sustainable Communities 20 credits Understanding Statistics 10 credits Regeneration, Renewal and Practice 20 credits Scoping and mapping education & qualifications for public health practitioners February