MPH Global Public Health

Anglia Ruskin University

You'll learn about prevalent and emergent public health issues, local and national policy creation, health communication and behaviour change strategies, public health ethics, and social inequalities. Explore strategies and intervention approaches to prevent poor health, and ways to narrow the health gap to reduce health inequalities between the most and least deprived people.

Human health is increasingly impacted by the positive and negative forces of globalisation as the world continues to become more interconnected and complex. These issues include climate change, infectious disease outbreaks, antimicrobial resistance, vaccine hesitancy, conflict, and natural disasters. Understanding these issues and having skills to navigate the challenges globalisation has for human health is vital for public health professionals. Gaining knowledge about sustainability and policy creation can help overcome challenges and create innovative solutions to ensure a healthy and productive international community.

As a central component of the Masters award, the major project provides you with the opportunity to address a suitable research problem or gap in the knowledge within your practice. Through synthesis of your learning from pervious modules, you'll be able to plan a research project, including the selection of appropriate methods of data collection and analysis, execute the design, and communicate your findings in a suitable manner. You'll be supported through this process by a supervisor with appropriate expertise.

Practitioners of public health need to understand and know how to approach the myriad of ethical issues that are inherent within the field. We'll cover the emerging ethical debate and understanding related to current public health and healthcare issues. Examining both domestic and international issues reflecting the experience of the teaching team. We'll investigate topic including, mental health, disadvantaged populations, confidentiality and risky behaviours, looking at the role of the state, with an underpinning awareness of the history of medical ethics and bioethics.

An introduction to basic epidemiology and associated statistics to understand and critically appraise public health research findings. Throughout this module you'll learn how to use demographic statistics and epidemiological data and analysis to improve public health. This module will enable you to identify and use health information sources, produce summaries of data, distinguish between different types of study design, and critically evaluate and interpret reports of epidemiological data. You'll be introduced to epidemiological principles through case studies and will develop your statistical skills through hands-on experience using SPSS software.