MSc Health Promotion and Public Health Dr Wendy Martin Programme Leader Brunel University

HPPH Programme A key focus is to enhance and develop theoretical, conceptual, historical and critical understandings of public health and health promotion. To apply critical knowledge and understandings to explore ethical, political and policy debates that inform public health and health promotion policy / practice Provide an academic learning experience in a supportive environment that aims to produce reflective practitioners, policymakers and academics

Interdisciplinarity A range of subject disciplines informs the curriculum eg Epidemiology, Demography, Policy, Sociology, Psychology, Geography, History, Critical Public Health, Critical Health Promotion Principles, perspectives and practices in Health Promotion and Public Health – core skills and knowledge Diverse methodologies: statistics, qualitative, quantitative, media, systematic reviews Link theory and policy / practice

Course Content Principles, Perspectives and Practice in Promoting Health Global Context of Health Promotion and Public Health Social Context of Health Promotion and Public Health Health Policy and Public Health Changing Health Behaviours and Educating Communities Research Methods Research Design Dissertation

Examples of current topics of research interests Online support mechanisms for people living with HIV Perceptions of body shape and obesity in adults from ethnic minority groups Knowledge and awareness of dietary behaviours impact on health in gym users How does the Connecticut welfare card system impact on shopping / eating habits? Exploring the perceptions of the Ghanaian community living in London towards accessing Voluntary Counselling HIV testing (VCT)services What are the perceived (health) benefits associated with active participation in choral singing? To understand the perceptions and motivations behind women volunteering to help victims of rape, sexual assault, domestic violence through a 24 hours counselling service telephone line in Canada Health policy and governance in Iran Perceptions of health and risk in India What are the views on growing old in Taiwan and their own care in old age of Swiss Catholic missionaries?

Student Profile Of interest to a wide range of professionals working in health and social care, local government, education and the voluntary sector Of interest to students with first degrees in health, social sciences, biosciences, biomedicine who want to gain knowledge and skills in health promotion and public health International, UK and EU students Full time – over 1 year Part time – over 2 – 3 years Teaching days - Tuesdays / Wednesdays

Employability Links with key local and inter/national health promotion and public health providers and specialists – to develop networks Careers initiatives within the programme Transferable skills Inter/national employment opportunities eg to gain skills and knowledge for development of health initiatives Professional – eg public health / health promotion roles; health and social care; voluntary and government sector; NGOs Academic – doctoral study – we also provide a Doctorate in Public Health

Contact Details Dr Wendy Martin (Programme Leader) Tel: (01895) Karen Clayton (Administrator) Tel: (01895)