Second year of Master's Programme in Public Health 60 credits

While studying

We have an exciting study environment where people with different educational and cultural background meet. Our teachers are from all over the world and we have a shared vision of equitable health for all, and a shared mission of transformative education.

Multidisciplinary

By nature, Public Health is multidisciplinary, drawing on social sciences and medicine, using quantitative and qualitative methods to identify and assess specific health risks before designing and implementing effective population-based strategies.

This programme consist of the second year of our two-year programme in public health. The programme requires that you have completed studies consisting of 60 credits in the field of public health, of which at least 30 credits at advanced level.

Are you interested in:

• How to promote health?
• Global Health?
• The connection between social conditions and health?
• How to organize health systems that allocate resources effectively while at the same time promote equity?
• Advanced methods for understanding and advancing public health in different contexts?
• Courses regarding equity, sustainability and other topics related to Agenda 2030?

If so, this programme is for you.

Remember, citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are exempt from tuition fees.

Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships available for non-European students.

Description of the programme

The programme consists of courses in advanced qualitative and quantitative research methods, equity, social epidemiology, sustainability, and evaluation in public health.

The programme provides public health practitioners and researchers with the skills required to understand, improve, and promote public health in the population. This is an international programme with students coming from many countries and all teaching is in English.

Active, collaborative, and reflective learning

Our Pedagogical Vision of the Educational Environment is based on core principles and didactic strategies including active, collaborative, and reflective learning. Studying this programme means actively searching for knowledge, problem solving, and doing critical analyses based on a scientific approach.

The working methods vary between individual study work, group work, seminars, lectures and practical sessions. Previous students have expressed great satisfaction with the cooperation between students from different educational and cultural background.

Pedagogical Vision of the Educational Eenvironment

Master’s thesis

The master’s thesis work is an important part of the studies in this programme. It gives you a possibility to apply the knowledge that you have gained, to develop a deeper understanding and specialization within a chosen area. Our teachers are also researchers which means that you will have a supervisor who has experience in public health research.

The thesis comprises 15 or 30 higher education credits, depending on what has been included in previous studies.

Read more about the thesis work second year /LÄNK/

Programme overview

• Evidence based public health

• Equity and health

• Qualitative data analysis

• Advanced biostatistics and epidemiology

• Social epidemiology - theory and methods

• Health, Environment and Sustainability

• Leading change and development in welfare organizations

• Evaluation in public health

• Master thesis, second year

Future and career opportunities

This programme gives knowledge that can be used in NGO’s, public organisations, and private companies. Many graduates will work in the public sector in local and state institutions, from e.g., hospitals to the Ministry of Health. They may work with public health policies, health advocacy, legislation, management, evaluation of interventions or analysing the effect of decisions on different levels.  

Graduates can find jobs in non-profit organizations such as Red Cross, Save the Children, Médecins Sans Frontièrs or Clinton Health Access initiative. Other graduates will go to the private sector, working e.g., for pharmaceutical companies or health insurance companies. Others will work for the health minister or at WHO.

A future university career in research is another possible path, since the programme is designed for those already working as, or planning to become, public health practitioners. Further studies can lead to a PhD degree.

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