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Public Health (Online)
University of Liverpool in Coop. with Laureate Online Education
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| Application Deadline: | flexible | ||
| Location: | Liverpool / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | Anytime |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Liverpool in Coop. with Laureate Online Education
The MPH provides a firm foundation in the science and art of promoting health and preventing disease. Its multidisciplinary approach will enable you to put public health principles into practice in both research and practical contexts. The individual and teamwork skills you acquire will prepare you for a range of positions in a variety of public, NGO and international settings.
As you study, you will develop a thorough understanding of epidemiology, research, management theory and the social, political and economic implications of health - and the practical skills to apply it. The MPH programme´s core modules cover quantitative and qualitative research methods, including skills in reviewing and critically appraising public health efforts. You can then personalise your programme to meet your own professional needs by choosing from a wide range of specialist options. These range from Health Impact Assessment to Health Promotion, from Communicable Diseases to Public Health Nutrition.
Whatever elective modules you choose to enhance your existing knowledge, you will develop additional cognitive, communication, teamwork, research, ICT, numeracy and project planning skills that are eminently transferable within the public health field. Your experience will be greatly enhanced by studying and collaborating with highly motivated colleagues from all over the world. Your classmates will help you acquire the management skills and new perspectives that are essential for today´s public health professionals. Their diverse backgrounds, cultures and experience, along with the academics and public health experts who are your instructors, will expose you to intercultural management skills and global best practices that will help you succeed in any organisation.
You will combine group work with independent study to develop greater confidence and improve your team-building skills. Through ongoing assessment and evaluation you will progressively improve your communication and critical thinking abilities.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the programme you will have acquired the skills to undertake and interpret public health research, both epidemiological and qualitative, and you will have a command of ethical research practice. You will be able to critically appraise health promotion practice in different healthcare systems, evaluate and design Health Impact Assessments and compare and contrast methods of health economic analysis.
You will demonstrate a mastery of the issues surrounding communicable diseases, environmental threats, health and social policy and the issues facing low income countries. In doing so, you will gather, analyse and interpret information from a variety of sources and derive and apply insight from a range of disciplines to identify and respond to public health problems. You will thus acquire an excellent basis for a high-level career in public health management.
Organisation
Laureate Education, Inc., as the University of Liverpool's exclusive worldwide e-learning partner, makes the University's programmes available online, providing the e-learning environment and personal student support. Both partners are renowned for quality, innovation and continuous improvement in online teaching and learning. The partnership between the University of Liverpool and Laureate Online Education brings together a unique combination of resources and capabilities. The University of Liverpool is responsible for the academic quality of our programmes and it awards the degrees. The online Masters programmes we offer originate in Liverpool's highly ranked School of Medicine, School of Management and Department of Computer Science.
Contents
The programme comprises four core modules and four electives, culminating in a dissertation. Your first module will be 9 weeks in length where you begin with a week long brief introduction to the programme, the learning platform and then continue with the module content. Each following module is eight weeks in length. By taking one module at a time you can explore a specific subject in depth without distractions. The four core modules must be completed prior to undertaking the electives.
A Core modules
- Health Promotion
- Epidemiology & Statistics for Public Health Research
- Qualitative Methods for Public Health Research
- Management of Health Systems
B Elective modules(students choose a minimum of one elective from each group)
Group A
- Health Impact Assessment
- Public Health Issues in Low Income Countries
- Sociology of Health & Illness
- Public Health Nutrition
- Health and Social Policy
- Policy and Programme Challenges in Low Income Countries
- Comparative Health Systems and Advanced Management
- International Disaster Management
Group B
- Regression and Evidence Based Methods for Epidemiology
- Health Protection
- Health economics and finance
- Advanced Epidemiological Modelling
- Epidemiology of Disease
- Health Informatics
C Dissertation
Students refine their dissertation topic in conjunction with their Personal Dissertation Advisor, an academic supervisor who will provide support throughout the writing process. Following the Master of Public Health programme, your dissertation will cover a topic relevant to the Public Health sector.
Online Master - How it works
All University of Liverpool online Masters programmes are taught 100% via the Internet, giving career professionals access to a level of higher education that may otherwise be out of reach because of work or family responsibilities.
This accessibility is made possible because there are no fixed lecture times, the classroom is always open and there is no need to synchronise study with anyone else. In completing their assignments, students can interact with instructors and classmates whenever and wherever suits them best.
All courses are delivered online one at a time, so students can get to grips with the subject and explore it in real depth. We carefully compose each individual study group from a student body representing a wide variety of experience, so that feedback from classmates is stimulating and inspiring, bringing both specialist knowledge and fresh perspectives.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
- Education
- A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university or a degree from a recognised institution comparable and/or equivalent to a British Honours degree.
- Work Experience
- MSc Operations & Supply Chain Management: One year working experience
- If you intend to apply for MSc in Global Human Resource Management, MSc in Global Marketing, MSc in International Management, MSc in Project Management, MSc in International Accounting & Finance or MSc in Corporate Finance it is possible to commence one of these programmes without any work experience if you hold a related degree.
- English Proficiency
- Applicants for whom English is not a mother tongue will need to demonstrate English proficiency comparable to IELTS 6.5, TEEP 6.5, TOEFL 600, or GCSE C.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
Accreditation
All UK universities are regulated and monitored by a government body, the QAA. Some of the older, well-established UK Universities have been awarded a Royal Charter. The Royal Charter was granted to the University of Liverpool in 1903; it is a sign of proven academic quality and allows the University to independently award Bachelors, Masters, and to doctorate degrees.
The University of Liverpool is also funded by the Government (Department of Education and Science) via the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). HEFCE established the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) to oversee the quality of degrees in HEFCE-funded universities.
The US and Canada are happy to accept the standard of degrees awarded by universities in the UK as equivalent to their own corresponding degrees.
The degrees offered via the Internet through Laureate Online Education are fully recognised Master's degree programmes of the University of Liverpool with exactly the same status and standing as other Masters level degrees of the University.
Funding details
10 Year anniversary scholarships
The University of Liverpool and Laureate Online Education partnership - the largest provider of online degrees in Europe - will mark a 10 year milestone of its online programmes. To commemorate this occasion, the University of Liverpool is introducing 10 scholarships, worth up to £20,000 each, funded by its online learning partner, Laureate Online Education.
Eligibility criteria
Scholarships will be applicable for Bachelor degree holders graduated with honors or merit or to any individual able to articulate the benefits or recognizable impact upon their community. Each applicant will also need to meet the entry criteria defined in the admissions requirements section of the Laureate website at uol.ohecampus.com. Scholarships are currently only available for Masters programmes and exclude the DBA. All scholarships must start before April 2011.
Please Note: to be eligible for one of our ten scholarships you must be a current student actively studying a University of Liverpool programme.
How to apply
All applicants will need to submit a written proposal (in English, not exceeding 3000 words) to Laureate Online Education outlining how a scholarship would benefit them as an individual, and also the community in which they live. To support their proposal, each written application will need to be supported by an endorsement letter from the employer, or an upstanding member of the community, supporting their claim, and supporting documentation for their eligibility for the programme.
All proposals will need to be sent to the following address:
Laureate Online Education B.V
De Entrée 59 - 67
1101BH Amsterdam Z.O
The Netherlands
Scholarships
The Scholarship is applicable for a 100% online degree and will cover all Health, IT, Management, and Law Masters programmes.
Application deadlines
All proposals will need to be received in writing by 1st November and all successful candidates will be announced at the 2010 winter graduation. Successful individuals will be informed directly by Laureate Online Education before 1st January. During the proposal process Laureate will not be in a position to discuss or offer feedback on the status of the scholarship until the review panel has made its final decision.
For more information please contact scholarships@ohecampus.com
Loans
For some specific countries we have been able to provide additional information specific to your country regarding loans and scholarships available to you while studying with Laureate Online Education.
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