Public Health MSc

University of Bedfordshire

While providing an in-depth understanding of health issues from local, national and global perspectives, this wide-reaching course supports you in developing specialist expertise you need to improve public health and prevent disease worldwide, promoting lasting change.When you join this MSc course, you become part of a supportive and nurturing ‘community of inquiry’. You develop a critical understanding of how research processes can be applied to the study of public health; gain insights into the global drivers behind health system reform and their potential impacts on future public health policy; and build your understanding of policy development and implementation in developed and developing nations.You start with two foundation units, ensuring your studies are built on a firm base, before moving on to specialist units exploring contemporary issues relating to public health policy. In your final unit, you undertake a research project.Duration: 1 Year