
Overview
Ready to take the next step in your healthcare career? Gain the skills you need to forge your career path with a Public Health and Behaviour Change MSc online from Brunel University London. This UK-based course is created for distance learners with an active learning and research-led approach to help you develop the skills to change and influence health behaviour at a local, national and global level. As science and research progresses, you’ll learn to use these developments to draw your own research conclusions and to address areas of health to really make a difference in society.
Brunel University London takes pride in our global recognition and involvement in leading-edge research. With growing teaching capabilities made possible through distance learning, we offer this fully online postgraduate programme in Public Health and Behaviour Change to ensure that a bright career path is achievable for anyone, anywhere.
Global pricing available
The best part about offering postgraduate programmes online is that we can provide top-quality education to people around the world who can't just up and move to London. Taking many global factors such as international exchange rates into account, we provide a reduced tuition fee of £6,000 for Indian, Southeast Asian, and African students. Distance learning can be an ideal option for busy international professionals who are looking for a UK-based degree to boost their credentials for future career opportunities.
A degree offering career-ready skills
An online Public Health and Behaviour Change MSc will help you acquire a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and solving contemporary public health and behaviour change challenges. You will obtain advanced knowledge of related areas including psychology and behavioural medicine, behaviour change theory and intervention development, epidemiology and research skills.
Canvas
Without leaving your country or career, you can study fully online with all of the support, resources, and energy of a campus programme. Our academic experts use a wide variety of teaching methods including lectures, seminars and self-directed learning to provide you with a comprehensive learning experience. You’re fully supported throughout the whole degree process including having a personal tutor and receiving one-to-one specialist academic supervision to complete the research project that will demonstrate your depth of acquired.
Create a timetable that suits you
Your online master's experience shouldn't be stressful, so we make sure you can learn at your pace. You'll have the option to complete your degree in 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time. This programme offers a flexible format for learning and teaching, including pre-recorded video content, asynchronous activities, and more. You’ll also get the chance to participate in various additional live classes to help build your networking community, participate in small group projects, and learn to problem-solve together.
Your future opportunities
You’ll be prepared for a range of careers in public health; health and social care; voluntary and government; and non-governmental organisations. You may choose to go into organisational, community, partnership or strategy development, health information strategy or project management. Some possible professions may include:
- Chief Medical Officer
- Environmental Scientist
- Biosecurity Specialist
- Public Health Manager
- Health Informatics Specialist
- Child Health Specialist
- Health Promotion Specialist
- Epidemiologist
Take the first step
Be sure to take a look at our website for more information on this programme. If you've got more specific questions about your online postgraduate studies with Brunel, our dedicated Admissions Team is more than happy to provide answers!
For a deeper dive into an online classroom demo and support mechanisms for our distance learners, check out our webinar to see how Brunel can help you maximise your career potential.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
This online master's degree is divided into eight modules addressing topics that will help you develop skills to address the latest issues pressing the healthcare sector. Each module is designed with the help of industry experts to provide you with the knowledge and experience you need to rise through the ranks of public health professionals.
Modules for this programme include:
- Behaviour Change and Intervention Design
Behavioural Medicine
Epidemiology
Global Public Health
Health and Society
Public Health Leadership
Research Methods
Theories of Behaviour Change
Research Project - Dissertation
Check out the full curriculum
Visit official programme websiteKey information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
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English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree, or equivalent internationally-recognised qualification in a subject such as health promotion, public health, allied health, health-related studies, social sciences, biosciences, sport science, and environmental health.
- Non-native speakers of English need either of the following:
- IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
- Pearson: 58 (51 in all subscores)
- TOEFL: 92 (min 20 in all)
- BrunELT 65% (min 60% in all areas)
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
10100 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10100 GBP for the full programme during 12 months. -
National
10100 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10100 GBP for the full programme during 12 months.
Geo country fees (SEA, India, Africa) : £6,000
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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Scholarships Information
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