This programme is designed to allow students a great deal of flexibility, with a large range of elective courses and a dissertation which gives students the experience of carrying out research in a public health context. Courses The programme is structured so that in the first semester students take core courses to help them develop skills and understanding which will assist them in progressing to the elective courses in the second semester. Teaching is by a variety of methods, including lectures, practicals, group work, seminars and workshops. Course assessments are mainly essay-based, but with some examinations and assessed presentations. Examples of coursework include: Developing a grant proposal Critical appraisal of published papers Critical discussion of current health topics Design of a health promotion programme Undertaking and analysing qualitative interviews Systematic review Analysis and reporting of a dataset Dissertation During the remainder of the year (April to August), students undertake an original research project leading to submission of a dissertation. The dissertation research project might involve: a review of existing published research quantitative or qualitative analysis of data to answer a specified research question, either - using data already available from a secondary source, or after collecting the new primary data needed for the intended analysis Examples of past dissertations include: A qualitative study of feeding practices amongst young mothers in Edinburgh's British Pakistani population in regards to their children Red blood cell transfusion in intensive care: A review of the Intensive Care Study of Coagulopathy (ISOC) dataset Sclerotherapy for lower limb telangiectasias: A systematic review for the Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group of the Cochrane Collaboration Genetic risk factors for Multiple Sclerosis in the Northern Isles of Scotland Barriers to implementing telemetrically supported care: A secondary analysis of qualitative data from three Scottish trials Qualitative study of perceived barriers to malaria prevention and control interventions in Lilongwe, Malawi Systematic Review on the morbidity and mortality attributable to influenza in children aged 0-5 years Attitudes, beliefs and perceptions towards smokeless tobacco - A systematic review Older people's perceptions and experiences of maintaining health in later life: implications for health promotion and public health policy Adolescent cancer patients: The models of care and the unmet needs Peripheral Voices: An investigation into the provision, experiences and outcomes of a voluntary sector counselling service This article was published on 2024-05-13
