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May 13, 2004
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: MSc in Public Health (Health Promotion)
University: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Department: Department of Public Health and Policy
Location: London, United Kingdom
This stream provides students with a sound understanding of the theoretical basis of health promotion, to equip them with conceptual and practical skills to design and evaluate health promotion programmes, and to enable them to formulate health promotion policies. Health promotion draws on theories and methods from psychology, sociology, anthropology, education, epidemiology and other disciplines to elaborate an understanding of the ways in which the health of populations is maintained and strengthened. This is applied to the design, implementation and evaluation of effective actions to maintain and strengthen health. The stream is taken by individuals from diverse cultures and a wide range of disciplines and work experiences, including social and health sciences, public services, international agencies, and the voluntary and private sectors. Graduates work in practice, management, research and teaching in health promotion, public health, health policy and related fields at local, national and international level.
By the end of this stream students should be able to demonstrate ability to apply knowledge of the core disciplines of public health, consisting of statistics; epidemiology; health economics; and social research, to real world health problems. In addition, they should be able to: (i) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the the principle theories, methods and interventions used in health promotion;(ii) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of health promotion in the UK and internationally and its evolution as a multidisciplinary field; (iii) assess the appropriate use of population-wide versus targeted health promotion interventions; (iv) relate policy on improving health to the underlying problems of disease in the context of a variety of social and economic backgrounds; (v) ) show competence in critically evaluating and communicating research evidence, and (vi) apply the knowledge and analytical skills they have gained to inform health promotion policy making, programme planning, implementation and evaluation, and research design.
For more details on the program, please visit:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/masters/
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk
