The MSc Applied Public Health places a strong focus on health equity and social justice at local and global levels. Our aim is to develop reflective public health practitioners who apply a systematic and practical understanding of public health to improve and protect the health & well-being of the individuals, groups and communities that they work with. We will support you to develop and use a combination of leadership, innovation and technical skills to advocate for, influence and implement changes in policy and practice to reduce or eliminate unjust, preventable differences in health, and promote sustainable development.
The programme is aimed at anyone with an interest in improving the full range of social, economic and environmental determinants of health: for example, people working in public health, education, health promotion, housing, transport, leisure, environmental health, community development, health & wellbeing partnerships, planning, social services, school nursing, and health visiting (not an exhaustive list!). We welcome applicants from all sectors: public, private and the voluntary & independent sector. The programme retains an international focus, addressing public health issues faced around the world, as well as in Wales and the UK.
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The course is designed as a Masters programme but it has exit points at both postgraduate certificate & diploma level. The programme is available on a full-time (20 months years) and part-time (3 years) basis; you can also apply to study individual modules on a CPD basis. Full-time students study all taught modules in year 1, then progress to the Research Project. Year of study for part-time students is indicated below:
For the Postgraduate Certificate, you'll complete the following modules:
Public Health Principles (20 credits, taught Oct-Nov – year 1 of the part-time route) – understand the core concepts and principles of public health and sustainable development, interpret indicators of population health and well-being, and assess the impact of action to address inequities in health
Advocacy & Partnership for Well-being (20 credits, taught Dec-Feb – year 1 of the part-time route) – build and sustain partnerships, working in political, democratic and organisational systems to advocate for action to improve health, promote sustainable development and reduce inequities
Health Protection (20 credits, taught Nov-May – year 1 of the part-time route) – protect the public from environmental hazards and communicable disease, addressing inequities in risk exposure and outcomes
For the Postgraduate Diploma, you'll undertake the above modules, plus the following modules:
Applied Research Methods and Design (20 credits, taught Oct-Jan – year 2 of the part-time route) – develop your research skills, apply principles of evidence-based practice and design robust research projects
Health Equity Interventions (40 credits, taught Oct-May – year 2 of the part-time route) – apply relevant intervention frameworks and models of change to design, plan and implement interventions to improve health, promote sustainable development and reduce inequities
To obtain the MSc, you will also complete:
Research Project (60 credits, year 2 of the full-time route, year 3 of the part-time route) – design, plan, undertake and present research relevant to public health and professional practice. Students begin planning their projects on completion of Applied Research Methods and Design (February of year 1 for full-time students, February of year 2 for part-time students)
Graduates from the programme have progressed to advanced positions in their chosen specialist career areas. Examples of roles our graduates have attained include:
Public Health Fellow (American India Association) and Project Manager, Tata Steel Rural Development Society
Senior Public Health Practitioner, Public Health Wales
Environmental Health Team Leader, Welsh local authority
Program Manager, Maternal and Child Health, Pakistan non-profit organisation
Data and Information Officer, research funding organisation
Programme Manager at Public Health Wales
Transfer Co-ordinator at Springer Nature, India
Digital Inclusion Officer at Cardiff Council
Project Manager, e-learning at Diabetes UK
Professional Lead Podiatrist at Cwm Taf University Health Board
Junior Research Fellow at Public Health Foundation of India
Programme Support Officer at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Research Assistant at Public Health Wales
Project Co-ordinator at Gofal Cymru
Graduates have also progressed to further study on research degrees leading to MPhil and PhD qualifications.
OSHC: 624 ($) GBP per year
