MPH Global Public Health

Manchester Metropolitan University

Explore a diverse range of contemporary topics and issues in global public health practice such as climate change, health economics & mental health as you progress through this module. You will also have the opportunity to consider other current aspects of public health, which will be updated annually to support professional currency, public and stakeholder relevance, and prepare you for employment in your chosen sector. Through classroom discussion, case studies, and your own critical analysis of a chosen contemporary issue, you will develop transferable knowledge and skills that address real-world global public health challenges.

This module will empower you to conduct an independent secondary research project exploring a selected area within global public health. Throughout this process, you will collaborate closely with your academic supervisor to comprehend and develop your independent study project, ensuring that the research work undertaken adheres to a publishable format in accordance with the guidelines of an established peer-reviewed journal. Furthermore, you will be expected to evidence your critical analysis and synthesis skills within the chosen work.

On completion of this module, you will have developed an understanding of key epidemiological and statistical approaches used within public health. These will include: causes and prevention of disease and the importance of factors associated with outcomes interpreting measures of disease prevalence, incidence, and of effect distinguishing between associations and causal relationships basic concepts, definitions, and methods of epidemiological research and its global utility use of appropriate measures for different hypotheses, study designs, or populations role of surveillance systems.

On this module, you will build your foundational knowledge in Global Public Health and Health Promotion. You will explore the factors associated with the occurrence of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and understand their risk factors. You will learn how to locate and analyse sources of evidence and debate in global health using health promotion models/theories and empirical evidence across all areas of public health, including, medicine, epidemiology, social science, technology, and environmental sciences to inform your thinking.

This module will enable you to understand the theoretical foundations of global public health and their critical application to research, policies, and governance. You will analyse selected global health systems and policies and evaluate their impact on public health outcomes. Additionally, you will compare a selection of national public health approaches, considering social, economic, and cultural contexts. During this module you will also explore future landscapes of public health leadership and stakeholder engagement and how these reflect political, moral, technological, and environmental dimensions.