Public Health MSc

Sokrates Programme - Full time over one year or part time over two years

Public Health - can you make a difference?

Are you interested in developing your public health knowledge and skills and applying them to your work?  Then why not join the innovative Public Health Programme at Liverpool John Moores University.  This Master’s level taught programme offers you an opportunity to study public health in a multidisciplinary and participatory learning environment.  This approach enables you to view population health from a number of different perspectives and enhances your understanding of the peoples and processes involved in promoting public health.

What makes the applied route unique?

The programme focuses on a number of core skills, competencies and knowledge in the workplace and is based around the national occupational standards / competences for public health specialist practice.  The course not only caters for your personal development needs but also strengthens public health capacity within organisations.  With an emphasis on applied practice, the course offers insights into how to tackle health inequalities, promote health, make healthy choices easier and teaches you how to work in partnership.

The Public Health is open to a wide range of professionals working in health related and social context, as well as those already employed in public health practice. It is also available for people desiring to increase their public health knowledge and develop a career in public health.

We want you to make a difference.  We want to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to become a key change agent when working with individuals and organisations, and become an advocate for public health investment.

Why study at LJMU?

Based in the vibrant city of Liverpool in the North West of England, provision is developed and delivered in partnership with a wide and diverse range of local, regional, national and international service providers, with whom LJMU has, establish strong and viable collaborative partnership working. LJMU, one of the UK’s most progressive universities, is aiming to become the UK's number one university of employability. All of our courses are designed to help you realise success, and by choosing to study here, you will be giving yourself the best possible start in your chosen career.

What our students say?

“I enjoyed meeting and working with a wide range of people from very different backgrounds.”

“I feel I have greatly improved my understanding of this subject, which has improved my confidence back in the public health workplace. Thank you!”

“I learnt a lot from the people on the course who already worked in public health – we all brought different experience and skills to the table which made for interesting discussion.”

How can I apply?

You will normally have a first degree in any discipline, but those with equivalent experience will be considered and the programme leader will ask for evidence of your suitability to study at Masters level by asking you to submit work for assessment e.g. a portfolio of written and other work; papers presented at conferences, publications; reports and research proposals. 

Moreover we are looking for applicants with a passion or commitment towards improving public health.

The programme starts in September each year.
Postgraduate Online Application form: www.ljmu.ac.uk/pgapplication/apply.htm

For further enquiries:

Faculty Admissions Team
Faculty of Health & Applied Social Sciences
Liverpool John Moores University
79 Tithebarn Street
Liverpool L2 2ER

Tel: 0151-231 5829
Email: health@ljmu.ac.uk