Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Total Credits: 60
Connected Curriculum: - Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Digitally Fluent
- Socially Responsible
(Online)
Exit Award only
A candidate who achieves a pass mark of 40% in 60 credits (including all core modules in Year 1 and elective modules to the value of 10 credits) may opt to exit the Master of Public Health (online) and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health. A student who subsequently applies to complete the Master of Public Health must do so within 5 years (60 months) from the date of award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| EH6094 | Public Health Core Principles and Overview (Online) | 10 |
| EH6167 | Qualitative Research in Public Health | 5 |
| EH6132 | Health Economics for Public Health | 5 |
| EH6150 | Introduction to Health Protection | 5 |
| EH6153 | Quantitative Research and Epidemiology | 10 |
| EH6154 | Contemporary Perspectives of Global Health | 5 |
| 1, 2 | 5-10 |
| EH6088 | Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (Online) | 5 |
| EH6158 | Health Promotion I | 5 |
| Psychosocial Epidemiology (online) | |
| Introduction to Implementation Research and Practice in Public Health |
| Critical Appraisal of Publications for Research and Practice | |
| Migration and Public Health |
| Principles and Practices of Screening | |
| Microbiology, the Environment and Infectious Disease (Online) | |
| Advanced Quantitative Research (Online) |
| Tobacco Control: National and International Approaches (online) | |
| Advanced Health Protection |
| Total Credits | 75-80 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (online) (NFQ Level 9, Major award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse theories and issues related to public health;
- Construct arguments around the social, political and economic factors determining the health of populations;
- Demonstrate competence in the key underpinning disciplines and theories of public health including epidemiology, communicable diseases including health care associated infections, biostatistics, social and behavioural sciences and social policy;
- Analyse and synthesise evidence and apply it to public health.
- Demonstrate enhanced knowledge in specific Public Health areas e.g. Health Promotion, Health Protection, Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
