MSc Health and Wellbeing

This course offers a full or part-time route to develop understanding, knowledge and expertise across a broad range of health and wellbeing subjects including mental health, weight management, the healthy environment, workplace wellbeing, healthy ageing and contemporary issues.

The course considers national and international trends and challenges in enabling sustainable population health and wellbeing, alongside developing students’ academic and professional skills to support both future career advancement and further research.

Health and wellbeing practitioners work alongside active researchers and experienced lecturers to help you follow your passion for improving the health and wellbeing of others. You will develop the skills and knowledge to understand the bigger picture in health and wellbeing strategy, policy and intervention planning, as well as focusing on the challenges to maintaining health and wellbeing for marginalised groups.

Inequalities in health and wellbeing persist despite action being taken at multiple levels. You will develop the ability to analyse the complexity of responding to diverse needs, and develop solutions that are grounded in theory, based in evidence and are pragmatic and workable. This will enhance your employment prospects as you will be building your own problem-solving expertise within this field.

  • Develop a broad range of health and wellbeing knowledge and experience, which will keep your options open at the end of the degree.
  • Learn from the experts. Their research specialisms range from ageing populations and applied workplace health and wellbeing, to the effects of the work environment on health and wellbeing outcomes. They also work closely with public health bodies, delivering consultancy on health and wellbeing initiatives.
  • Join a flexible curriculum which responds to emerging issues and In the past, we’ve adapted our course to explore the rapid spread of Ebola in West Africa, the effects of the 2011 UK riots on health and wellbeing and mental health issues such as loneliness and social isolation.
  • Choose your final project from two options. You can choose between a traditional dissertation, which is a sustained piece of research on a specialist topic, or a negotiated work-based research project. Whichever option you choose, you’ll be well-prepared for career progression or further study at PhD-level, should you wish to pursue that. We’ll also actively seek opportunities to publish your research findings, further enhancing your employability.
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    £11,500 Per Year

    International student tuition fee

    1 Year

    Duration

    Sep 2024

    Start Month

    Aug 2024

    Application Deadline

    Upcoming Intakes

    • September 2024
    • September 2025

    Mode of Study

    • Full Time