​​The School of Social Sciences and Humanities is committed to helping you develop the skills and attributes you need to progress successfully in your chosen career.

Over the course of the programme, you will:

  • Develop your intellectual, critical and analytical skills across core public health topics, including health inequalities, global health governance and health systems.
  • ​Gain a thorough understanding of key theoretical perspectives and concepts in public health, alongside the ability to apply this knowledge in assessing and designing health interventions and policy responses.
  • ​Enhance your research competencies through advanced training in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, aligned with the expectations of the public health workforce and academic research.
  • ​Build a range of transferable skills, such as independent learning, effective communication, project management and collaborative working. 
  • Undertake a substantive piece of original research contributing to current debates and practices in the field of public health.