Health Promotion

Entry requirements

• Normally a good UK honours degree or equivalent recognised award from an international institution in a relevant subject, for example health, social sciences, education, or in another subject with additional relevant experience (professional or voluntary).
• Candidates with professional qualifications (for example, health, teaching diploma or directly relevant experience, or record of active involvement in civil society organisations) will also be considered, although you will need to demonstrate ability to study and write at postgraduate level.

Other

• Applications are accepted throughout the year and prospective candidates may be interviewed by telephone or online.
• Early application is recommended, particularly for international students, as time needs to be allowed for the IELTS and visa requirements.
• Offers will be made depending on the following criteria: academic qualifications, professional experience, personal profile, and academic writing skills.
• Claims for the Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning will be considered up to a maximum of 30 level 7 credits.

English language requirements

• IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Learn more about the Health Promotion MSc at one of our online drop-in events - details of how to join can be found on our course page.

Health promotion is about enabling sustainable, healthy living for all.

This MSc course is for you if you are:

• interested in developing a career in health improvement
• looking to deepen or widen your knowledge and experience of public health practice
• working in a role with a health promotion wellbeing or welfare component.

The course provides a rich understanding of the theoretical, conceptual, and real-life experience of designing and delivering health promotion projects and programmes. It will equip you with the practical skills and knowledge to work in health promotion and public health at local, national or international levels.

You'll consider the global challenges to health promotion, linking with the Sustainable Development Goals and planetary health, including climate change. We use case studies from the UK and contrasting countries around the world to ensure relevance and suitability for students globally.

We are one of the few universities in the UK to offer a dedicated masters programme in health promotion. It is ideal if you are interested in the practical people-facing, community engagement and implementation side of public health. The multidisciplinary and international student mix provides a lively and stimulating experience with plenty of interactive learning and sharing of ideas.

There are four study pathways leading to named awards in:

• Health Promotion MSc
• International Health Promotion MSc
• Health Promotion and Management MSc
• Health Promotion and Education MSc.

Fees and funding

Learn more at the fees and funding page.