BSc (Hons) Public Health

Program Overview

This course is designed to cater to the needs of people seeking career opportunities in the health sector in Myanmar or a South Asian country with a similar geopolitical arena. The course design recognises the increased complexities due to constant changes and technology in health services. Across the region, there is an enduring and growing demand for healthcare and the demands frequently outstrip the available resources. This presents challenges for health professionals in discharging their responsibility to meet public expectations for health outcome improvements. The course has been designed to be applicable and relevant to the wide spectrum of roles within public health irrespective of job titles, allegiances and sector (statutory or national/international/voluntary). The course has been developed to contribute towards building and shaping the public health workforce, nationally and internationally, by enabling entry to higher education for future and current public health practitioners and as a potential consequence, helping to facilitate workplace promotion within employment. Additionally, the provision of public health education at STIMU is directed towards the building of a workforce that will represent both an asset and a resource for local and national agencies. This course will also be a natural progression route to the MSc Public Health, which has already been established at STIMU.

The philosophy of the course is based upon the belief that adult learners learn more effectively when they are active in the learning process, rather than simply being passive recipients of knowledge. Assessment of learning is not simply about the recall of factual information but requires students to demonstrate critical thinking and evaluative skills. You will be supported in your learning through a variety of means, determined by your previous learning experiences. The School of Healthcare Practice is proud of the level and variety of support offered to students from within the Faculty and across the University.

Career Pathways

Public health officer, public health practitioner, public health manager, health promotion manager, field intervention worker, research analyst

Entry Requirements

This is a closed course for STIMU. The course is designed as a progression route for students who already hold a level 5 qualification (FHEQ) and who wish to achieve a UK honours degree. Standard entry requirements will be applied. This means that the students who have pursued level 4 and level 5 courses of public health programme at the STI University with the required English language proficiency will gain entry into this programme. Level 4 and 5 are benchmarked to FHEQ.

What You'll Learn

• ✓ Critically evaluate and apply a wide range of evidence underpinning best practices in public health to enhance professional performance
• ✓ Demonstrate advanced critical thinking, evaluative skills, and analytical reasoning beyond the simple recall of factual information
• ✓ Apply relevant theories of health improvement, health protection, health inequalities, and the wider determinants of health to public health practice
• ✓ Communicate complex knowledge and understanding confidently and critically through formal verbal presentations and professional seminars
• ✓ Conduct comprehensive literature reviews and execute an independent research project through the final dissertation unit
• ✓ Demonstrate leadership and management attributes essential for effective collaboration within multidisciplinary and multi-agency healthcare environments
• ✓ Appraise individual performance and the practice of others to help maintain safety and improve healthcare quality
• ✓ Manage study time effectively and practice self-directed lifelong learning to identify future professional development needs.

Curriculum Structure