Health and Society: Social Epidemiology MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Students gain knowledge of the various approaches to social epidemiology, and develop relevant skills in study design and data analysis, exploring the link between social environment and health, alongside a broad perspective on the social determinants of health and an ability to advocate research and policy measures in the field.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of seven compulsory modules (105 credits), one optional module (15 credits) and a research project (60 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma, seven core modules (105 credits), one optional module (15 credits), full-time nine months, part-time two years or flexible-time up to 5 years is offered.

• Social Epidemiology: Dimensions of Inequality
• Basic Statistics for Medical Sciences
• Epidemiology
• The Social Determinants of Global Health
• Regression
• Research Methods for Social Epidemiology
• Health Inequalities over the Lifecourse

Students choose either Advanced Statistical Modelling or any relevant subject module within UCL

All MSc students undertake an independent research project relevant to the broad area of social influences on health, which culminates in a dissertation of a maximum of 15,000 words.

The programme is delivered through lectures, seminars, problem-solving exercises, discussions, and supervised practical work. Students are encouraged to develop research and presentation skills, and are instructed in the preparation of scientific papers. Assessment is through coursework, essays, presentations, data analysis and grant proposal exercises, and the dissertation.

There is no fieldwork element to the programme

There is no placement offered as part of the programme