2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Dental Public Health

Programme overview

Programme code
MSC-D/DPH
UCAS code
Duration
12 Months
Method of Attendance
Full Time
Programme manager
Professor Gail Douglas/Dr Julia Csikar
Total credits
180
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme
Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Dentistry
Examination board through which the programme will be considered
Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Dentistry

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

Programme specification


The programme will benefit from the contribution of a group of internationally renowned tutors who have extensive experience of health services research and epidemiology as well as contributing to the delivery of dental public health services locally and nationally. These tutors include Professor Gail Douglas (International Caries Detections and Assessment System Foundation), and Dr John Beal (British Fluoride Society). In addition, there are guest tutors from around the world available to remotely contribute to the seminars: Alessandro Villa (Post Doc Fellow, Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NIH, USA).
There will also be direct involvement with Public Health England consultants and Specialists in teaching service related elements of the course and bringing to life the theoretical basis of DPH through working examples from around the UK.

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
DSUR5022MResearch Methods Ethics and Statistics30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)PFP
DSUR5055MTransferable Skills 110Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
DSUR5129MDental Public Health Research Project60Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)PFP
DSUR5130MPrinciples of Dental Public Health35Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)PFP
NUFF5610MHealth Promotion151 Apr to 31 MayPFP
NUFF5675MPrinciples of Public Health301 Nov to 28 FebPFP

Optional Modules

Last updated: 29/08/2024 16:53:27

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