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Global Public Health Challenges

Postgraduate | CUR-MPH404 | 2021

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Navigate the public health system’s origins. Identify and scrutinise environmental, social and biological factors affecting public health services.Analyse causes of global health issues and plan, introduce and monitor public health interventions. 

Study method
100% online
Assessments
Subject may require attendance
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
14 weeks

FEE-HELP available

Global Public Health Challenges

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. critique different perspectives on health, its measurement, determinants and patterns
    2. define public health and analyse its origins, historical development and contemporary approaches
    3. evaluate the role of ethics, equity and evidence in addressing inequality in the context of public health
    4. demonstrate an appropriate understanding of academic integrity principles and apply academic writing, referencing and acknowledgement conventions required for the discipline

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • CUR-CEH601 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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