Teaching and assessment for Public Health (Palliative Care Research) MPH

Teaching

You'll be taught by consultants in palliative medicine alongside public health academics and may have the opportunity to have your dissertation supervised by clinicians in the field of palliative care.

Teaching takes the form of a mix of:

lectures
guest lectures
online resources
practical classes
tutorials

Assessment

You'll be assessed through a mix of:

written assignments
examinations
online discussion
dissertation

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: GM51005 Credits: 20 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

Palliative care provides support for people living with serious or life-shortening illnesses. It helps them live as well as possible.

On this module you'll get a working understanding of palliative care. This helps you identify patients who could benefit from a palliative care approach and manage common symptoms.

Palliative Care: Foundations and Research full module details

Module code: GM51010 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Learn about basic statistics and statistical procedures - the terminology, concepts, application, and interpretation of results.

Look at how statistics can summarise and describe the main features of a dataset. Also, how sample data can help you draw conclusions and make predictions about a larger population.

Introduction to Clinical Statistics full module details

Module code: GM51011 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why. It explores health and disease conditions, their distribution, patterns, and determinants.

Epidemiological information helps create strategies to prevent and control illness. It also helps with understanding the drivers of health.

Epidemiology full module details

Module code: GM51012 Credits: 20 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

Public Health is about helping people live healthier lives. It’s also about improving the conditions and environments that we live in.

Public Health activities include, disease prevention and control, health promotion, epidemiology, community engagement, health policy, and advocacy.

Public Health full module details

Module code: GM52008 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

This module helps you learn how to design and carry out research. You will focus on population health topics and learn how to write a research proposal.

By the end, you’ll have the knowledge and skills needed to design a research study and write-up a protocol.

Research Methods full module details

Module code: GM52042 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Ethnography is a research approach that observes people in their own environments. It looks to understand their experiences, perspectives, and lives.

In this module you'll learn about ethnography and its use in public health challenges. You'll learn about data collection and qualitative analysis methods.

Ethnography for Public Health Research and Improvement full module details

Module code: GM53005 Credits: 80 Semester: Runs during the summer

In this module, you will develop the skills needed to produce a dissertation. It will focus on a public health (palliative care research) topic.

You'll apply what you have learned during the Public Health (Palliative Care Research) course. You will also show the different skills you have gained throughout.

Public Health (Palliative Care Research) MPH Dissertation full module details

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