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PGDip

Applied Public Health

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Public Health is an innovative course for anyone who currently works, or would like to become involved in, work which focuses on addressing the determinants of health.

Why study with us

This postgraduate course emphasises applying theory to practice and developing relevant skills.
You’ll look at planning, strategies and public health in action including key themes such as diet and nutrition, children and young people, healthy settings and the media.
Case studies are used to consider real world approaches to the subject of public health.

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What you'll do

You’ll study contemporary issues in health protection together with the skills needed for hazard surveillance and risk management.
And you’ll learn about research methods, epidemiology and informatics to inform evidence-based approaches to public health.
The learning outcomes of the core modules are mapped against the Royal Institute of Public Health National Standards for Specialist Public Health Practice as well as the NHS Knowledge and Skills Competency Framework.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

90%Face-to-face

10%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Future careers

A postgraduate qualification in Applied Public Health can lead to rewarding careers in health community work, health promotion, sport and leisure, environment, and education.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£7800 per year

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14500 per year

2023/24

Full-time£8,400 per year

Part-time£900 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£15,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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On this innovative course, you’ll use problem-solving approaches, blended and action learning. We’ll encourage you to engage with each other and with the subject as well as offering the more traditional teaching formats such as workshops, lectures and seminars. Tutorial support and guidance is also available via module and personal tutors and there’s lots of opportunity for self-directed learning.

Our assessment strategy includes course work and assignments, with a focus on practice related competencies and skills, and the development of transferable skills in public health.

Assessments are all designed to have real world and workplace relevance, and to directly inform your future work practice in public health.

There’s a wide range of support on offer to help you with your study skills and prepare you for assessment. You’ll have access to the WISER student centred learning centre and use of online learning support packages.

As part of the course you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support groups (Comensus).