MSc Environmental & Public Health  MSc Environmental & Public Health University of Salford ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1567498157University-of-Salford-1.jpg

A masters degree to train you to become an environmental and public health specialist. Key benefits of the course include: * Improve skills and career prospects in environmental and public health * Gain the knowledge required for the UK Voluntary Register of Public Health Specialists * Vocational course with applied learning and input from visiting practitioners Who the course is for? Students from diverse backgrounds who wish to enhance their career prospects in environmental and public health in local authorities, the NHS, the voluntary sector or private companies. Programme content The programme enables students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary in modern Environmental Public Health (EPH) practice and consists of the following modules: Core Modules Risk ? Nature and Assessment Environmental Health Issues Research Methods Tackling Health Inequalities Environmental Epidemiology Communicable Diseases Two Options from: Air Pollution Control Diet and Health Occupational Health Management Water Resources Management Professional Practice Based Study The MSc course is completed by a dissertation. In the case of part-time students, the dissertation is usually based in the workplace. Students not wishing to continue onto the dissertation project can be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental & Public Health if leaving the programme at this stage. Teaching is by lectures, some delivered by visiting practitioners, fieldwork site visits, seminars and tutorials. Students will also be provided with opportunities to review practical applications of environmental interventions designed to promote public health. Assessment Each module is assessed individually through coursework comprising individual essays or group reports and presentations. Career progression Graduates from the programme will be employed in environmental and public health practice in local authorities, the NHS, the voluntary sector or private companies.