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《公共衛生碩士》(MSc Public Health)

根據世界衛生組織統計每年死於心血管疾病(就占了2012年30%的死因)、癌症、糖尿病以及慢性阻塞性肺疾病等－「非傳染性且可預防的」疾病占全球死亡人數的三分之二，而肥胖是導致以上三種疾病的因素之一；再者，全球每年有超過七百萬的兒童死於營養失調；非傳染性疾病有一半以上發生在低收入國家；傳染和可免疫疾病，如AIDS/HIV反而多發生在發展中與已發展國家。

維持健康是個人自身責任，而為因應全球環境轉型產生的跨領域公衛從業人員則協助人們獲得正確的公共衛生知識、提供公共衛生服務等。

全球百大名校－英國南安普敦大學(Southampton University)提供全面性《公共衛生碩士》(MSc Public Health)，透過不同的專業導向(optional pathways)如營養、資訊、管理和全球衛生，以及優質師資搭配實務應用，紥實訓練培養出未來公衛人員。

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MSc Public Health

Globally health is changing rapidly and in many countries millions of people are dying from preventable diseases. The World Health Organization calculates that two thirds of an estimated annual 56 million deaths are due to non-communicable diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung diseases.

Obesity is a key determinant of these diseases and yet, at the other extreme, over 7.5 million preschool children die each year from malnutrition. Cardiovascular diseases alone represented 30 per cent of global deaths in 2012. About three quarters of the global NCD deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries, and infectious diseases including AIDS/HIV and other immunisable diseases, still affect many people in developing and developed countries alike.

Supporting people to stay well is the essence of public health. Practitioners advise and develop programmes to make a difference in areas such as nutrition, immunisation, tobacco and alcohol, drug addiction recovery, sexual health, pregnancy and children’s health. They are also concerned with issues such as health inequality, health care service equity, population programmes and disease surveillance.

What does our MSc provide?

We offer a challenging and rewarding masters programme in all aspects of public health with optional pathways specialising in nutrition, intelligence (working with information), management (leading and commissioning) and global health. Our modules cover a broad range of subjects taught by expert academic staff with a focus on professional practice. They will equip you for a successful career in the public or private sector, or a role as an academic researcher.

Who should study?

Our programme will suit graduates or experienced health professionals who want to develop their knowledge of public health or learn new skills.

Public health professionals apply core competences from epidemiology and social sciences to develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes to improve health and wellbeing. They are also concerned with equity, quality, effectiveness, cost effectiveness and accessibility of health care and will become involved in policy and strategy development, particularly where this impacts on community health and wellbeing.

Comprehensive programme

Our comprehensive MSc provides a broad public health learning experience and supports the development of relevant expertise. We offer four pathways in nutrition, intelligence, managementand global health with specialist modules to equip you for a career in these specialisms.

We will provide you with thorough training and support to develop essential skills in epidemiology, and quantitative and qualitative competencies, which you will need to analyse healthcare data and develop your own campaigns.

During the programme you will have the opportunity to debate contemporary issues with leading public health experts. You will also meet international researchers in lifecourse epidemiology, geographical aspects of health, health inequalities, maternal and child health and nutrition.

You will learn with and from other students, sharing your experiences from a range of health systems around the world.

Professional skills

Our programme aims to develop your intellectual and practical skills in the core areas of public health to maximise your opportunities for employment as a practitioner or researcher. It will:

Provide opportunities for you to develop mastery in public health through advancing your analytical skills, communication skills and knowledge.
Prepare you to lead teams and individuals, build healthy alliances, develop capacity and capability and work in partnership to improve health and wellbeing.
Enable you to promote the health of populations by influencing the lifestyles of populations, communities and individuals.
Enable you to prevent ill-health through risk assessment and the promotion and implementation of evidence-based interventions.
Enable you to use or evaluate research using sound methodological principles.
Provide you with relevant tools, skills and understanding of concepts and terms, which will support effective public health practice.

We support the careers of aspiring public health researchers and actively encourage applications for further study at PhD level.

You will receive most of your teaching in the Faculty of Medicine located in Southampton General Hospital.

To Apply

Online application form for the MSc Public Health.

Please see the Entry requirements tab above for further information on the application process.

Accreditation

The MSc Public Health is accredited by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education and the MSc Public Health pathway in nutrition is accredited by the Association for Nutrition.

Programme Structure

To graduate with an MSc Public Health you must achieve 60 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) through taught modules and 30 ECTS through a dissertation.

See the Programme specification for full details.

Core skills and optional modules

You will study four core modules covering all the essential professional skills you will need in your career, and optional modules to reflect your own interests. Other modules in leadership, human geography, demography, social science and global health may also be taken, timetabling permitting.

Each module has its own defined learning outcomes and assessments and the modules are linked together to form a coherent programme of learning. You will also write a dissertation of 6,500 words which can take the form of a technical report or a paper for an academic journal.

The induction week will provide you with a broad understanding of public health, its disciplines and history. Topical issues will be presented by keynote speakers. The two core modules in Epidemiology and Medical statistics and qualitative methods for public health will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills to evaluate and interpret public health research. Enabling change for health improvement and Development and implementation of policies and strategies will support the advancement of knowledge and skills in a range of areas including leadership, programme planning, working with individuals and communities, and evaluation.

Awards

The award at the end of the programme of study will be the degree of Master of Science (MSc) Public Health. The programme also accommodates a ‘step on step off’ structure allowing you to start the MSc programme and complete one of two subsidiary awards; a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Studies or a Postgraduate Certificate in the Principles of Public Health. All awards are classified as pass, merit or distinction.

Stand-alone modules

The flexible nature of this programme enables you to take modules on a stand-alone basis, should you wish.

Key facts

The MSc Public Health is a comprehensive programme of study which will give students all the knowledge and skills required for a successful career in this rewarding area of practice.
Our programme has been informed by research surrounding the United Nations Millennium goals in global health and will equip graduates to develop professional and transferable competences in evidence-based public health.
Our MSc Public Health is accredited by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education and our MSc Public Health pathway in nutrition is accredited by the Association for Nutrition.
Optional pathways are offered in nutrition, intelligence, management and global health. Career opportunities as a Public Health specialist include those within Public/Government, private sectors, charities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the food industry.
Our programme draws from specialist expertise in Medicine, Health Geography, Demography and Business and Law at the University of Southampton.