southampton

Module overview

The curriculum for the MSc Public Health is informed by the public health standards of the Faculty of Public Health and the UK Public Health Register. It is recognised by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. These standards encompass the competencies, knowledge, understanding, values and attitudes required for the ethical effective practice in all the areas of public health. The standards are consistent with the competencies required for service and consultancy around the Sustainable Development Goals in global health. This MSc has global relevance to developing relevant professional and transferable competences in evidence-based public health practice. These are developed through this module, and applied in other core and optional modules, thereby supporting students to get the best out of their MSc.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Learn about group dynamics and collaboration.
Implement strategies to improve resilience and wellbeing.
Gain self-confidence and insight into your competence steadily throughout the MSc.
Use library resources and referencing software effectively.
Develop, implement, and appraise practical skills such as task and time management, and communication and presentation skills.
Develop a range of verbal and written communication competencies.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Different learning styles and team roles, and their influence on working collaboratively.
The importance of academic integrity and apply it to module assessments.
Reflecting on and taking responsibility for your own Continuing Professional Development.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Develop, implement and appraise strategies to improve and expand your skills and abilities relevant to public health.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching and learning strategies will include: tutorials, workshops, and practice based learning. The emphasis will be on student centred learning in which you will be supported by a wide range of resources. Staff and colleagues will support your professional learning.

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	20
Tutorial	30
Total study time	50

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework.

Faculty of Public Health.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

The assessment includes both formative and summative elements. The formative assessment includes: i) group presentations on study skills and ii) literature searching and reviewing skills. The summative assessment comprises two reflective accounts that are at the end of semester 1 and semester 2. The summative written assessments are marked on a pass/fail basis. The written assignments must be passed to pass the module.

If you have failed a reflection, you will have the opportunity to resubmit (refer) your work within a specified date. You must achieve a pass mark in all referred components to pass this module.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Literature review

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback:
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Group Oral Presentation

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: Verbal.
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: Yes

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution

Professional Development