University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
School of Medicine
Vincent Drive
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3344
Email: s.j.l.gower@bham.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.medicine.bham.ac.uk/

School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5531/5543/5544
Fax: +44 (0)121 414 5528
Email: l.c.batty@bham.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.gees.bham.ac.uk/prospective/postgrad/index.shtml

The International Development Department
School of Public Policy
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5009
E-mail: IDD@bham.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.idd.bham.ac.uk/


Courses on this page:   

Master of Public Health
MSc Evidence Based Healthcare and Health Technology Assessment
MSc Environmental Health
MSc Clinical Primary and Community Care
MSC International Development
MSc Poverty Reduction and Development Management
MSc Health Economics & Health Policy


Course Title Master of Public Health
Institution Birmingham: University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Type Master
Diploma
Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months)
Topics Public/Global Health: Epidemiology and Disease Control
Healthcare areas: Health Promotion and Education
Healthcare areas: Prevention
Management: Health Care Quality Improvement
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Health Research and Methods: Statistics
Language English
Degree, Credits Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) and Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) to a Masters in Public Health (180 credits).
Location School of Medicine
Objectives/
Content

The full MPH consists of three core modules:

  • Epidemiology, Statistics and Health Information (40 credits)
  • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (10 credits)
  • Health Care Evaluation and Needs Assessment (10 credits)

Option modules: Students then choose 60 credits of option modules from a wide range of public health-related subjects:

  • Communicable Disease (20 credits)
  • Environment and Health (20 credits)
  • Advanced Statistical Methods (10 credits)
  • Advanced Statistical Methods Evidence Synthesis (10 credits: this module can only be taken if Advanced Statistical Methods has been taken first)
  • Advanced Applied Epidemiology (10 credits: this module can only be taken if Advanced Statistical Methods has been taken first)
  • Public Health Management (20 credits)
  • Oral Health and Dental Services (20 credits)
  • Sociology and Social Policy (10 credits)
  • Health Economics (10 credits)
  • Public Health in Developing Countries (10 credits)

A research dissertation is also carried out (60 credits).

Next Beginning September 2009
Appl. Deadline

* People living overseas – closing date January 2009 (applications may still be considered after this date if places are available)
* People living in the UK – closing date June 2009 (applications may still be considered after this date if places are available). How to apply

Duration 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time or up to 6 years by credit accumulation
Participants'
Profile
This programme is open to those with a good first degree in any subject of relevance to public health. Applications from Medicine or Dentistry graduates are particularly welcome. Applications are also accepted from those with a relevant professional qualification (for example, RGN) or diploma. Successful applicants usually have experience of working in a public health-related field. Applicants without experience but a good first degree in a health-related science subject may also be considered. This includes most biological sciences.
Requirements Entry to our taught and research programmes usually requires a good Honours degree, or the equivalent if you have been educated outside the UK. If your qualifications are non-standard or different from the entry requirements stated in this prospectus, please contact the relevant school or department to discuss whether your application would be considered.

Please note that entry to many programmes is highly competitive; consequently we also consider your skills, attributes, motivation and potential for success when deciding whether to make an offer. After we have received your application you may, if you live in the UK, be invited for an interview or to visit us to discuss your proposals.

Course fee MPH – £7,500 (UK/EU), £12,800 (non-UK/EU)
Scholarship http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/study/support/finance/
For further
information

Ms Tricia Henley
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3163
Email: t.henley@bham.ac.uk
Internet: Click here or http://medweb4.bham.ac.uk/cpd/pgt.aspx?id=32

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Course Title MSc Evidence Based Healthcare and Health Technology Assessment
Institution Birmingham: University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Type Master
Diploma
Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months)
Topics Health Research and Methods: Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Technology: Management Information Systems
Language English
Degree, Credits  
Location School of Medicine
Objectives/
Content

Evidence-Based Healthcare is the application of the best evidence available to make the most appropriate clinical decisions for patients.
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) can be defined as the evaluation of a technology (drugs, medical devices and clinical procedures) through synthesis and systematic review of the scientific evidence. It is concerned with costs and effects of technologies in their widest sense, and use of the information for policy and decision-making.
Over the past 20 years, many countries have implemented a formal policy for supporting and promoting HTA. Several national HTA agencies have been created and are playing an increasingly important role in international and national decision-making. There is an urgent need for experts trained in the production, appraisal and use of HTA reports.

The MSc in EBH and HTA has been established specifically to meet this need and was developed from the highly successful systematic review training course run by the West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration at the University of Birmingham. It provides both a firm grounding in the knowledge and range of skills and disciplines which are essential to HTA. Topics covered including study design, epidemiology and statistics, economic evaluation, systematic reviews and public health policy and it provides hands on experience of HTA production.

Benefits of doing this course:
• HTA is a new and rapidly developing area.
• There is a global shortage of people with the skills and training to effectively undertake health technology assessments. Therefore employment prospects after graduation are excellent.
• This is the only course in the UK to provide such specialist training and one of only a handful of such courses globally.
• EBH is rapidly gaining ground within medicine as a major force for change.

Next Beginning September 2009
Appl. Deadline

We welcome applications at any time although the course for full-time and part-time students starts in September each year. Students wishing to take the course flexibly can commence the course at any time. How to apply

Duration Full-time – 1 year
Part-time – 2 years
Flexible – up to 6 years
Participants'
Profile
The programme is particularly suitable for people who have an interest in contributing to health policy by understanding the need to provide good quality evidence to support healthcare decision-making. The programme is for people who wish to learn how to put evidence from diverse sources together through production of high quality evidence synthesis. Students can come from anywhere in the world and from a wide range of disciplines including (but not limited to) Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and other Health Professionals, Biochemistry, Physiology, Sport and Exercise Science, Economics and Statistics.
Requirements

For the Masters Programme - good honours degree (lower second or better) or an equivalent professional qualification.
For the PG Diploma and PG Certificate – first degree or other relevant qualification such as Nursing Diploma, HND.
In all cases appropriate career experience will be taken into account.

Course fee UK/EU students
Full-Time – MSc £4350 / PG Dip £2900 / PG Cert £1450
Part-Time - MSc £2175 per year for 2 years / PG Dip £1450 / PG Cert £725
Non UK/EU students
Full-Time - £12,800 (plus living expenses)
Scholarship http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/study/support/finance/
For further
information

Tricia Henley, Programme Administrator,
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3163
Email: t.henley@bham.ac.uk
Internet: http://medweb4.bham.ac.uk/cpd/pgt.aspx?id=38

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Course Title MSc Environmental Health
Institution Birmingham: University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Type Master
Topics Health Determinants: Environment and Ecology
Health Determinants: Nutrition and Malnutrition
Health Research and Methods
Language English
Degree, Credits
Location Departement of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Objectives/
Content

This course provides the opportunity to explore the impacts that environmental stressors have on the physical health and social wellbeing of individuals and communities.

The course provisionally comprises 8 modules:

Food Safety and Public Health; Health Risk Management; Housing Practice including urban and rural regeneration; Environmental Protection; Law; Public Health Integration; Research and Study Skills, and a Research Dissertation. It will include opportunities to work with lecturers and students in other public health-related fields. There will be a special emphasis in providing the student with an understanding of the role of the Environmental Health Practitioner within in the broader public health field, and the necessary networks and partnerships required in the in the delivery of individual and community health related interventions.

Next Beginning October 2009
Duration 12 months
Requirements Students will be required to have a 2nd class Honours degree, or better, in a science-related subject for admission. Exceptionally, other qualifications will be considered by the University and CIEH. Students may be required to undertake a formal interview at the University.
Coordinator Maurice Brennan, Admissions Tutor and Course Leader
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7180
Email: M.E.Brennan.1@bham.ac.uk
Methods Formal lectures; workshops; group work; case studies; practical simulations e.g. mock trial; industrial/commercial visits; and student centered learning.
Course fee UK and European Union students - the fee will be £6,150. (This excludes the cost of the short course on Practical Food Inspection). Any support for students undertaking practical training with a view to taking the CIEH professional examinations will not be at any additional cost.
Part time UK students - the modules will be individually priced on a pro-rata basis.
International Students (non European Union) - the fee will be the standard University fee. (£ 12,800).
Scholarship A School Scholarship of £1500 will be available for the best applicant from overseas.
Further details can be obtained from the Admissions Tutors:
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3077
F ax: +44 (0)121 414 3078
http://www.gees.bham.ac.uk/prospective/postgrad/environmentalhealth/fees.shtml
For further
information
Val Walker
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3077
Email: V.C.Walker@bham.ac.uk
Internet: Click here
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Course Title MSc Clinical Primary and Community Care
Institution Birmingham: University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Type Master
Diploma
Certificate / Short Course (up to 3 months)
Topics Public/Global Health: Epidemiology and Disease Control
Public/Global Health: Primary Health Care
Healthcare areas: Non-Infectious and Chronic Diseases
Health Research and Methods: Statistics
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Language English
Degree, Credits
Location School of Medicine
Objectives/
Content

Compulsory Modules:

  • Epidemiology and Statistics - Primary Care 20 credits
  • Qualitative research methods 20 credits

Optional Modules - choose 4 in total - Clinical Modules - select a minimum of 2 from this list

  • Anticoagulation management 20 credits
  • Cardiovascular disease management 20 credits
  • Heart failure management 20 credits
  • Hypertension management 20 credits
  • Thrombo-embolic disease prevention 20 credits

Non-clinical modules - select any remaining modules from this list

  • Introduction to Health Economics 20 credits
  • Management of Ethical Dilemmas in Primary Care 20 credits
Next Beginning October 2009
Appl. Deadline July, although late applications may be considered if places are still available.
Duration 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Participants'
Profile
This programme is suitable for doctors, nurses and any other health care professionals aiming to acquire specialised skills and qualifications in primary and community care; for example covering all dimensions required in line with the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework or accreditation for GP/PwSI.
Requirements

A relevant first degree or equivalent professional qualification.

Course fee

Full-Time – MSc £4350 / PG Dip £2900 / PG Cert £1450
Part-Time - MSc £2175 / PG Dip £1450 / PG Cert £725 per year for 2 years

For further
information
Dr Ellen Murray
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3761
Email: e.t.murray@bham.ac.uk
Internet: Click here or http://medweb4.bham.ac.uk/cpd/pgt.aspx?id=37
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Course Title MSc in International Development
Institution Birmingham: University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Type Master
Topics Public/Global Health: International Health Issues and Development
Health Determinants: Poverty
Language English
Degree, Credits
Location International Development Department (IDD)
Objectives/
Content

This flexible programme allows students to gain a strong theoretical and practical understanding of the challenges facing developing and developed countries in the fight against global poverty while also allowing them to select modules that complement their interests and career goals.
Students will explore the background and theories of development, the role of the state in development, and issues such as climate change in development, as well as gaining practical policy, programme and research skills. As part of the programme students design and undertake overseas dissertation fieldwork, which provides valuable field experience.

The programme includes six modules and a dissertation.

  • Development Theory and Practice
  • Introduction to Development Planning
  • Four optional modules
  • Overseas dissertation fieldwork
  • Dissertation of 10,000 - 15,000 words
Next Beginning September 2009
Duration 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Requirements

A relevant first degree or equivalent professional qualification.

Course fee

UK/EU: £6,900
Part-time: £3,450
Overseas: £11,950

For further
information
Debra Beard
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5034
Email: d.l.beard@bham.ac.uk
Internet: or Click here or http://www.idd.bham.ac.uk/degree/pg/intdev.shtml
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Course Title MSc Poverty Reduction and Development Management
Institution Birmingham: University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Type Distance Learning
Topics Public/Global Health: International Health Issues and Development
Health Determinants: Poverty
Language English
Degree, Credits
Location International Development Department (IDD)
Objectives/
Content

Make poverty history' has become a familiar slogan in recent years in the global north, whilst for those in the global south it is a challenge with very personal significance.
This programme enables you to explore the issues surrounding poverty and poverty reduction, and to gain or enhance your practical skills in development management.

Topics addressed include:

  • Definitions and indicators of poverty and development
  • Causes of poverty
  • Poverty reduction strategies
  • Cross-cutting issues, such as gender and conflict
  • Practical policy, programme and research skills

Students on this programme are provided with an allowance to conduct overseas dissertation fieldwork.

Next Beginning On-campus: September 2009
Distance learning: various intakes – see http://www.idd.bham.ac.uk/
Appl. Deadline In general, there are no closing dates for applications to taught programmes or research degrees. However, you are advised to apply as early as you are able because many of our programmes receive more applications than there are places available. International applicants should also allow time to obtain a visa.
Duration MSc: 1 year full-time, Graduate Diploma – 9 months
Distance learning MSc: 2–4 years, Postgraduate Diploma: 18 months–4 years
Requirements Candidates should have a good Honours degree, or equivalent from an approved university (or an equivalent professional qualification in a related field).· Degrees from all disciplines are considered · A candidate's work experience is also taken into consideration. Applicants whose previous experience has not fully prepared them for an intensive one-year Masters programme may opt to undertake a course of study beginning with a one-year Graduate Diploma in International Development.
Structure This programme can studied via distance learning. You study via a web-based learning environment, using textbooks and other printed materials, complemented by our extensive electronic library, and an online discussion board where you participate in guided discussion activities with other students and your tutor.
Course fee

FT– £11,950 (overseas applicants); £6,900 (home/EU applicants)
PT – n/a for overseas applicants; £3,450 (home/EU applicants)

For further
information
Distance Learning Office
Tel: + 44 (0)121 414 4969
Email: distancelearning@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Internet: Click here
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Course Title MSc Health Economics & Health Policy
Institution Birmingham: University of Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Type Master
Topics Management: Health Economics and Financing
Public/Global Health: Health Policy and Planning
Health Research and Methods: Statistics
Language English
Degree, Credits
Location International Development Department (IDD)
Objectives/
Content

The programme consists of taught modules (120 credits), plus a dissertation on an agreed topic in an area of health economics or health policy (60 credits). There are five compulsory modules, each of 20 credits: Introduction to Health Economics, Statistics for Health Economics, Economic Evaluation, Modelling for Health Economics and Policy and Economics of Healthcare Delivery.

Students then have the freedom to select the modules for the remaining 20 credits from the range offered by the School of Health and Population Sciences or, with departmental agreement, by other departments within the University. Details of core modules are given below, together with a list of other modules currently offered by HAPS.

Next Beginning 28th September 2009
Introductory day - 24th September 2009
Appl. Deadline There is no official closing date for applications but where possible you are advised to apply by the end of July for admission in October. However, later applications will be considered if places are available.
Duration Full-time – 1 year
Part-time – 2 years
Requirements A good honours degree (upper second or better) or an equivalent professional qualification is required.
Appropriate career experience may also be taken into account. It is hard to give general rules on these matters, since each case is considered on individual merit. However, the factors which tend to count in one's favour are suitable health services managerial experience, favourable reports from academic referees, or proven ability in research or publication. You should give as much evidence as possible of your capabilities in these areas.
Course fee

UK/EU students
Full-Time – £4350
Part-Time - £2175 (plus hotel costs if necessary)
Non UK/EU students
Full-Time - £9,880 (plus living expenses)

For further
information
Helen Evans, Programme Administrator
Tel: + 44 (0)121 414 7694
Email: h.e.evans.20@bham.ac.uk
Internet: http://medweb4.bham.ac.uk/cpd/pgt.aspx?id=40
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