iheed Public Health (PgCert/PgDip/Master's)
The pandemic has highlighted the essential role that Public Health plays in local, national and international healthcare. There is no shortage of demand for such professionals, with the WHO estimating a global deficit of more than 500,000 public health workers. This new Masters is very relevant. It has a contemporary curriculum designed in 2021 in response to current global health needs. It covers all traditional areas of policy, communicable disease control, epidemiology, statistics, social determinants of health, the impact of political policy and health infrastructure.
However, this programme offers so much more. It covers areas such as climate change, gender and race discrimination, healthy cities and global mental health, and has a significant emphasis on health promotion. The course provides a highly engaging, richly informative and convenient educational opportunity for busy healthcare professionals and will be accessible through a dedicated state-of-the-art online learning environment. Please be advised with are seeing high levels of demand and places are filling fast.
doctors and healthcare professionals. iheed’s mission is to see better healthcare outcomes achieved globally by working in partnership with leading medical universities, postgraduate training bodies, and other global healthcare leaders. iheed has a strong social mission to make the best postgraduate medical education accessible through the power of modern learning methodologies and digital technologies.
- Graduates will receive a Masters from the prestigious University of Warwick, ranked 8th in the UK and 62nd in the world
- Designed and delivered by world-leading experts
- No need to take time away from work or travel to a classroom
- Local CME accreditation awarded
- Available anytime, anywhere, on any device
Postgraduate Certificate (Semester 1)
Public Population and Personal Health
- Understanding public, population and personal health
- Global burden of disease
- Environmental health
- Communicable disease control
- Introduction to public health policy
- Public health action
20 CATs
Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
- Disease frequency & impact
- Use of routine statistics
- Study design and sample sizes
- Analysing epidemiological data
- Using epidemiological and statistical software
- Interpreting your findings
20 CATs
Influence of Society and Politics on Health
- Social determinants of health
- Health inequalities
- Key concepts of social research methodology
- Impact of political policy on health
- Impact of behaviour and psychology on health
- Health infrastructure and impact on societies
20 CATs
Postgraduate Diploma (Semester 2)
Health Promotion
- Defining health promotion
- Settings for health promotion and assessment of need
- Settings for health promotion and assessment of need
- Organisation of health systems to support public health
- Evaluation of health system organisation
- Evaluating and communicating impact of health promotion activity
20 CATs
International Health and Sustainable Development
- The role of sustainable development and equality on health
- Gender, race and other inequalities
- Healthy cities, Food & Nutrition
- Climate change
- Preparedness for, and responsiveness to, major events
- Global mental health
20 CATs
Health Policy Economics and Management
- Introduction to health economics
- Ethical theory in public health practice
- Funding models for healthcare
- Introduction to financial management
- Managing organisations and teams
- Policy analysis, development and implementation
20 CATs
Masters (Semester 3)
Master of Science Module Research in Public Health
- Compare and contrast different paradigms and approaches to your research in Public Health.
- Your research-based professional project will culminate in a ‘conference ready’ poster presentation and article ready for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
60 CATs
Key Facts
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Duration: (All part time)
PG Cert: 6 months
PG Dip: 12 months
Masters: 22 months
Fees: Sponsorships, scholarships and flexible payment options are available. Please speak with one of the iheed education advisors for more information.
Further details: Visit the iheed website.