1. Dr Liz Norton, lnorton@bournemouth.ac.uk +44 (0) 1202 967264
Something for everyone – public health as a focus for Postgraduate study
Dr Liz Norton,
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2. The purpose of this session is to:
Illustrate how public health encompasses wide-ranging national and global issues and consider why it is seen as being relevant to all.
Help you to discover how you and your interests fit into the public health agenda by helping you to uncover your own passion for this subject area.
Find out how postgraduate study of public health can help you to develop the necessary knowledge and academic skills required in the vital quest for the improvement of health and wellbeing both nationally and internationally.
Inspire you to study public health at Bournemouth University.

3. A few minutes to inspire you

4. What is your public health passion?

5. How does your background fit with the study of public health at postgraduate level?

6. Why study public health at post graduate level and what characterises post graduate or level 7 study?

7. Characteristics of study at level 7 :
Developing in-depth knowledge
studying independently
thinking independently
being able to analyse research and other types of knowledge and coming up with conclusions based on this
being able to evaluate your own and other’s work
being able to draw information together, to come up with new solutions to problems and offer new ways of thinking about things
being able to communicate ideas and arguments effectively and accurately in an academic way.

8. Why study public health at Bournemouth University?

9. The purpose of this session has been to:
Illustrate how public health encompasses wide-ranging national and global issues and consider why it is seen as being relevant to all.
Help you to discover how you and your interests fit into the public health agenda by helping you to uncover your own passion for this subject area.
Find out how postgraduate study of public health can help you to develop the necessary knowledge and academic skills required in the vital quest for the improvement of health and wellbeing both nationally and internationally.
Inspire you to study public health at Bournemouth University.

10. Thank you for listening and any questions?