MSc Obesity
Course Overview
This Master's programme offers a comprehensive and clinically relevant curriculum designed to tackle the global obesity epidemic from both individual patient care and public health perspectives. Delivered by clinical academics from a multidisciplinary bariatric service, the course equips students with the expertise to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care and to develop effective population-level strategies for prevention and mitigation.
Key Program Highlights
- Dual-focus approach integrating clinical patient care with public health policy
- Direct instruction from multidisciplinary experts in a leading bariatric service
- Strong theoretical basis for developing evidence-based treatment strategies
- Exploration of societal, political, and legislative challenges in obesity management
- Part of an integrated suite of Master's programmes enhancing collaborative learning
Course Overview
This Master's programme offers a comprehensive and clinically relevant curriculum designed to tackle the global obesity epidemic from both individual patient care and public health perspectives. Delivered by clinical academics from a multidisciplinary bariatric service, the course equips students with the expertise to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care and to develop effective population-level strategies for prevention and mitigation.
Key Program Highlights
- Dual-focus approach integrating clinical patient care with public health policy
- Direct instruction from multidisciplinary experts in a leading bariatric service
- Strong theoretical basis for developing evidence-based treatment strategies
- Exploration of societal, political, and legislative challenges in obesity management
- Part of an integrated suite of Master's programmes enhancing collaborative learning
Requirements
Modules
- Research Dissertation
- Obesity in the Population
- Obesity in the Patient
- Fundamentals of Health Research & Evaluation Methods
- Economic Evaluation in Health Care
- Introduction to the Ethical and Regulatory Frameworks of Clinical Research
- Health Systems & Policy Analysis
- Tobacco Cessation in Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Management
- Diet and Weight Management in Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Health
- Physical Activity and Exercise in Chronic Disease Management
- Pharmacotherapeutic Approaches in Cardiometabolic Medicine
- Lifestyle Risk Factor Modification
- Applied Bioethics in Obesity
- Obesity: the role of marketing, advertising and lobbying
