MSc Public Health Practice  MSc Public Health Practice University of Southampton ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1534147704University-of-Southampton.JPG

The award is designed to develop your knowledge and skills to lead and provide evidence-based public health practice at individual, community and population levels. This programme is for experienced public health practitioners, nurses and midwives. Related areas of study include health promotion environmental health health protection health visiting and nursing and midwifery. We welcome applications from international students Public health is at the forefront of tackling the broad range of factors that influence health and lead to health inequalities. This programme aims to provide the knowledge, skills and understanding to analyse and improve population health. This could be through developing systems or projects to address health determinants, helping people to improve their own health and ensuring that health services improve health. The programme content will: -Provide you with a critical awareness of health protection, health promotion and community development -Enable you to work in collaboration with other agencies -Enhance your knowledge and skills with regard to the importance of health policy, leadership and management -Develop your skills of communication -Expose you to key concepts that underpin public health practice -Empower you through a programme of role transition so that you can participate equally as a member of the multi-professional team -The Specialist pathway meets the NMC Standards of Proficiency for specialist community public health nurses. The generic pathway is designed to meet the UK Public Health Skills and Career Framework.