About This Course
This Doctorate provides students with a rigorous framework for the development and synthesis of empirical, professional and organisational knowledge in the area of public health, including the development of knowledge and skills in public health and health promotion theory, research and practice, focusing on current priorities and challenges that involve ethical, economic, political, societal and cultural factors.
Reflecting the diverse nature of public health, the Doctorate in Public Health enables applied practitioners to adopt leadership roles and advance their career. It does this by providing students with a structured programme to advance scholarship within their professional practice in public health. A taught programme will allow students to develop a more in-depth knowledge of subject areas such as utilizing clinical trials and greater knowledge of discrete public health areas such as co-producing health or nutrition or skills in evidence-synthesis. It will also provide a core set of skills required to manage change, lead public health programmes, and to work with individuals, groups and communities. This is augmented by optional modules that broaden the students’ experience. Furthermore, candidates will complete a substantive piece of research focused on examining key areas of public health, health promotion and research.
Course Content
What will you study on this course?
During the course the combination of taught and research components will provide students with a range of outcomes, including:
- An in-depth knowledge and understanding of specific issues at the forefront of theory and practice in students’ professional fields in the arena of public health and health promotion, that enables them to critically evaluate research and provide possible alternative hypotheses.
- A comprehensive understanding of relevant research and scholarly approaches applicable to practice and service improvement in the arena of public health and health promotion, with an informed knowledge of how the results of this application may improve public health orientated practice and develop research ideas/policy.
- An ability to develop originality in inquiry, independent thinking and theoretical concepts as part of scholarly activities.
The taught component:
The taught component comprises a range of core and optional modules. These modules adopt a variety of teaching and learning strategies, including seminars, lecturers, e- learning platforms and action learning groups. They utilise a range of assessment strategies, including written assignments, developing a research proposal, on-line assessments, blogs and presentations.
The research component
The research component will be completed in parallel with the taught modules, so that they inform and influence the development of a research study, guided by ongoing supervision during the programme.
Research Thesis
Students will be able to choose a topic that suits their professional or organisational goals in consultation with their supervisory team. The assessment will focus on the completion of a thesis consisting of up to 60, 000-word thesis.
Careers
This course is intended to support the academic and career progression of healthcare professionals working in, or aspiring to senior roles within UK and international public health bodies and those working with a public health /health promotion brief in health and social care organisations. Graduates will be well placed to take advantage of role developments in health care, such as non-medical consultatship. Where relevant, module and course learning outcomes will be mapped against the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework and the Skills for Health Framework to support career progression.
EXPLORE MORE IN HEALTH SCIENCES
Postgraduate research in Health Sciences focuses on developing innovative approaches to understand and respond to the plethora of challenges and opportunities involved in contemporary health and social care. Our research follows an interdisciplinary approach that inspires the application of a range of applied quantitative and diverse qualitative research approaches.
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