The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the changing role of management within the NHS and the growing emphasis on evidence-based health care. Core managerial concepts are introduced and their application to the specific environment of the NHS highlighted. This course provides the common thread of the curriculum and opens discussion about the nature and purpose of a public health approach to morbidity and health care. This course deals in particular with the relationship between poverty to ill health and the way in which health services have or have not responded to unequal distribution of morbidity and mortality in societies. All taught courses are assessed by continuous assessment, including completion of individual and group assignments.
Some courses require completion of additional written examinations.
Award of an MSc in Health Services and Public Health Research normally requires passing each course. Dissertation MSc students are required to submit and pass an agreed research dissertation. Full support from a range of supervisors is provided for students to complete a high-quality research investigation. The dissertation should be original work, not previously submitted for another examination. At MSc level, dissertations are usually 10,000 to 20,000 words.