Online Population Health Sciences

Overview

Through a broader public health focus, this programme explores the multiple determinants of health outcomes and their impact on the population. With patient data linking now more prevalent, this line of research is key to the future of healthcare.

As the only online programme of its kind in the UK, it offers a unique opportunity to understand how physical and social environment, individual behaviour, distribution of resources, investment and genetics impact on health status and inequalities in populations over time. 

The distance learning programme covers a range of approaches and techniques that link determinants to outcomes. Ultimately, it allows for the identification of novel population interventions that are grounded in the best practice and are cost effective.

The Online Population Health Sciences programme offered by the University of Glasgow  is delivered by staff from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing who are world leaders in their field. The team conducts high-impact and pioneering research into evaluating, developing and informing population health interventions such as the Scottish smoking ban and Scotland's alcohol strategy.

Choose Your Path

Our online programme allows you to choose a route of study to match your interests or career goals. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the programme, you’ll benefit from sharing these interests and unique experiences with students from other healthcare programmes.

Programme Outcomes

• Understand the interdisciplinary nature and importance of population health science

• Explore an appreciation of health informatics and data analysis

• Advance your understanding of data linkage, big data, statistics packages, reporting and presentations

• Learn the latest techniques and new skills and apply them to real-world settings

• Identify, analyse and apply novel population health interventions grounded in cost-effective practices