Objectives & career options
General objectives
The aim of the Master’s degree in Public Health is to train professionals, within a multidisciplinary framework, and prepare them to solve Public Health problems in different action areas. The degree will facilitate both professional development as well as the introduction to research tasks. Students are expected to:
- Understand, interpret, analyse and explain the phenomena of health and community welfare in modern societies.
- Be able to address health problems and their determinants from a population perspective.
- Acquire training and skills to develop programmes, as well as prevention and promotion activities through collective action, and the provision of services that protect and promote health.
- Incorporate knowledge and experience in the field of public health research.
- Develop attitudes and skills that enable students to work in multidisciplinary teams.
Structure
- Structure of the Master’s Degree: credits and subject groups.
- Distribution of subjects by module.
- General course programme.
Structure of the Master’s Degree: credits and subject groups
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Type of subject |
Credits |
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Compulsory (OB) |
30 |
|
Optional (OP) |
18 |
|
Master’s final project (MFP) |
12 |
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TOTAL CREDITS |
60 |
Distribution of subjects by module
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FIRST SEMESTER 30 ECTS |
SECOND SEMESTER 30 ECTS |
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ASIGNATURA |
TYPE |
ECTS |
ASIGNATURA |
TYPE |
ECTS |
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PRINCIPLES OF OF PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND SYSTEMS |
OB |
6 |
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS |
OP
|
18 |
|
STATISTICS APPLIED TO THE HEALTH |
OB |
6 |
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THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL EPIDEMOLOGY |
OB |
6 |
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GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS |
OB |
6 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH |
OB |
6 |
MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT |
TFM |
12 |
Optional Subjects
|
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS |
ECTS |
|
SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SPECIFIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS |
6 |
|
ADVANCED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS |
6 |
|
ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS IN PUBLIC HEALTH |
6 |
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EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES |
6 |
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
6 |
|
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE |
6 |
|
*DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS AND WORK EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRES |
6 |
*Recommended optional subject for all students
General course programme
The joint Public Health Master's Degree programme is divided into two Subject Area Modules and a Master’s Degree Final Project (please see attached table). The first MODULE OF COMPULSORY SUBJECTS amounts to 30 ECTS, and is composed of five subjects. The second MODULE OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS amounts to 18 ECTS credits, and the MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT amounts to 12 ECTS credits.
Each subject amounts to 6 ECTS. Students must successfully complete the 5 compulsory subjects (30 ECTS), 3 of the optional subjects amounting to 18 ECTS credits, and their Master’s Degree Final Project to meet the requirement of successful completion of 60 credits for the Master’s Degree.
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COMPULSORY SUBJECT MODULE |
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Subjects |
ECTS |
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1 |
PRINCIPLES AND ORGANISATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH |
6 |
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2 |
STATISTICS APPLIED TO HEALTH |
6 |
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3 |
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
6 |
|
4 |
GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS |
6 |
|
5 |
PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH |
6 |
|
OPTIONAL SUBJECT MODULE |
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Subjects |
ECTS |
|
6 |
SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SPECIFIC PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS |
6 |
|
7 |
ADVANCED EPIDEMIOLOGY METHODS |
6 |
|
8 |
ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS IN PUBLIC HEATLH |
6 |
|
9 |
EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES |
6 |
|
10 |
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
6 |
|
11 |
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE |
6 |
|
12 |
* DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS AND WORK EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRES |
6 |
|
|
MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT |
12 |
Career Opportunities
Focus
Research and professional.
Specialization and professional profile
It entitles access to the Public Health Doctoral Program.
This program is not a requirement for practicing a profession; however, it does prepare for a wide range of career opportunities related mainly to the health sciences (medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, nutrition, food science and technology, podiatry, labor relations, occupational therapy, statistics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, engineering, law, educational sciences, teaching, and journalism). Moreover, the program enables and facilitates the integration of professionals into groups interested in researching the health sciences, an activity that requires thorough training in epidemiology and public health.