Postgraduate - Glasgow Caledonian University

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MSc Public Health
Contact: Karen Roome
E: Karen.Roome@gcal.ac.uk
T: +44(0)141 331 8291
W: www.caledonian.ac.uk/nmch
The MSc Public Health is an on-line programme that provides opportunities for practitioners
from a wide range of backgrounds to undertake postgraduate study that can enhance
knowledge and skills that are of direct relevance to public health practice.
The programme has a modular structure, with four modules and a Research Dissertation. Each of the
modules confers 30 Scottish Higher Education points at Master’s level and the Research Dissertation confers
60 points:
• The Nature and Scope of Public Health Practice
• Health Protection and Improvement
• Advanced Research Methods
• Community Aspirations and Resources
• Research Dissertation
The modules offer coherent full-time and part-time study pathways that enable progression towards
eligibility for the award of Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) Public Health and entry to the Research Dissertation
that leads to the award of Master of Science (MSc) Public Health. They also enable students to develop
knowledge and skills that are commensurate with safe and effective practice and can provide a platform for
career development within the field of public health.
The content of the programme, which reflects the broad spectrum of activities that are associated with
public health practice, involves both academic and practice components. All academic components are
delivered via Blackboard, which is the interactive e-learning system used by the university. This means that
students can undertake study at times and in locations that suit each person’s circumstances. Two of the
modules ‘Community Aspirations and Resources’ and ‘Advanced Research Methods’ can also be accessed by
attendance supported with online activity to address the needs of students who prefer this mode of delivery.
Practice-based activities associated with the module Community Aspirations and Resources are based
on the national framework for public health practice that has been developed by ‘Skills for Health’. As part of
the module, it is expected that the students will spend 12-15 days in practice, either in their normal place of
work or in practice settings that are approved by the programme team.
Applicants must hold a relevant professional qualification and/or have appropriate experience in
relation to public health. Those who have successfully completed a first degree (Honours level or equivalent)
are eligible to enter the programme. In considering applicants’ existing qualifications, the university’s
guidelines for flexible entry (both experiential and certificated) will be taken into account. An applicant who
does not have a first degree will normally undertake one or two modules as an ‘associate student’ before
entering the programme.
An applicant whose first language is not English, or who has not been educated wholly or mainly in
the medium of English, will be expected, before commencing the programme, to demonstrate a suitable
minimum level of competency in the English language.
Mode of Study & Duration:
Full-time: Two years
Part-time: Five years, commencing
September or January
Number of Places:
20
UK/EU Fees & Funding:
The student is accountable for fee payment
which will be either self funded or via
financial support from employers/funding
agencies. UK/EU: fees based on number of
modules studied each year (typically £650
per module offering accreditation of 30
points. Non-EU: standard programme fee
Application:
Download a form from our website on
www.caledonian.ac.uk/postgrad
For further information, see page 124 or use
the paper form at the back of this prospectus
Assessment:
Separately assessed modules plus successful
completion of a Research Dissertation
Programme Structure:
Part-time: One module per semester:
The Nature & Scope of Public Health Practice;
Health Protection & Improvement; Research
Methods; Community Needs & Resources
Full-time Semester A: The Nature & Scope
of Public Health Practice; Research Methods.
Full-time Semester B: Health Protection &
Improvement; Community Needs &
Resources
Note: The Research Dissertation is
undertaken following successful completion
of the above modules
International Students:
International students whose first language
is not English shall be required to
demonstrate evidence of satisfactory
competence by completing an IELTS test
with a score of at least 7.0 or by holding
another recognised qualification. Please refer
to page 12 for details
Overseas Fees:
£11,000 (2009 fees)
Scholarships:
Partial scholarships may be available and
applicants will be advised of these
arrangements upon receipt of an offer