Collaboration between Newcastle University MSc Health Sciences & Northumbria University Master...

Collaboration between

Newcastle University

MSc Health Sciences

& Northumbria University Master of Public Health

MSc Health Sciences- Newcastle

60 credits core modules

+60 credits optional modules

+60 credits dissertation

Core Modules

Fundamentals of Research (20)

Medical Statistics (20)

Health & Health Care Policy (10)

Health & Society (10)

Optional Modules- Newcastle

Health Promotion (10)

Advanced Research Methods (20)

Applied Epidemiology (20)

Public Health Protection (10)

Health Economics (10)

Health Care Quality (10)

Optional Modules - Northumbria

Partnerships working for Health (20)

Health Development – a global perspective (20)

MSc Public Health - Northumbria

100 credits core modules

+20 credits optional modules

+60 credits dissertation

Core modules

* Population Health & Well Being (10) Epidemiology & Health Protection (20) Partnerships Working for Health (20) Leadership & Management in Public

Health (20) Research Skills: Approaches to

Evidence & Enquiry (10) Research Skills: Design & Methods (20)

Optional modules- Northumbria

* Social Marketing for Health (20) Health Development: A Global

Perspective (20) Physical & Mental Health for Disaster

Management & Development (20) Identifying & Managing Own Learning

(20)

Optional modules - Newcastle

Health Protection (10) Health Economics (10)

Memorandum of agreement

Established Sept 2004 for initial period of 5 years - subject to yearly review

Up to 40 credits may be studied from either programme

Students admitted to Newcastle or Northumbria degree

– degree awarded is NOT joint

Memorandum of agreement

* Modules assessed by University that teaches them – their external examiner may comment on scripts

* Mappings of levels Pass/Merit/Distinction between institutions

* Student progress decided at University where student registered

Memorandum of agreement

Financial arrangement – ‘knock for knock’

- if numbers greater for one University, charge an agreed fee per module

Degree Programme Directors

Denise Howel – Newcastle

d.howel@ncl.ac.uk

Joan Aarvold – Northumbria

Joan.aarvold@unn.ac.uk