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    The School of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University offers a range of postgraduate courses including Masters and PhD programs. A new PhD in Public Health is available, which can be completed through distance e-learning. The program aims to equip public health professionals with advanced research skills to make an original contribution to the field. The part-time program involves coursework in the first two years, followed by a research thesis supervised from Lancaster but undertaken where the student works.

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    The School of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University offers a range of postgraduate courses including Masters and PhD programs. A new PhD in Public Health is available, which can be completed through distance e-learning. The program aims to equip public health professionals with advanced research skills to make an original contribution to the field. The part-time program involves coursework in the first two years, followed by a research thesis supervised from Lancaster but undertaken where the student works.

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    The School of Health and Medicine offers a range of face-toface and distance e-learning postgraduate courses including taught

    Masters programmes in Health Research, Hospice Leadership, Biomedicine, and Medical Biotechnology and Leadership, as well as Masters by Research programmes, and three new distance e-learning doctorates in Public Health, Organisational Health and Well Being, and Palliative Care.

    Doctorate in Public Health


    Study for a PhD by Distance e-Learning

    We have an international reputation for our research into public health and health equity...
    Would you like to study with us on a new distance learning doctoral programme?
    The Division of Health Research, located within Lancaster Universitys School of Health and Medicine, has an international reputation for its contribution to research in the field of public health, most notably in relation to the social determinants of health and social inequalities in health. Our areas of expertise include social exclusion, the employment and social consequences of chronic illness, and the evaluation of complex area-based interventions. In response to the growing demand for doctoral level education in public health we are offering a new doctoral programme. The PhD in Public Health is a part-time distance e-learning course which has been designed to meet the needs of people working in the field who wish to enhance their research skills, develop their understanding of policy and practice and make an original contribution to knowledge development. The programme will help to create and support tomorrows leaders in public health, across a range of roles and organisational settings.

    For further information please contact:


    Programme Coordinator PhD in Public Health Division of Health Research School of Health and Medicine Bowland Tower East Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YT tel: +44(0)1524 593377 www.lancs.ac.uk/shm/study/doctoral_study/phd/ email: public_health@lancaster.ac.uk

    This new programme of study will be of considerable interest to senior public health practitioners who will benefit from the opportunity to continue to develop skills and to incorporate an academic dimension into their practice. The currently renewed emphasis on research and evaluation in public health practice brings significant development needs for many public health professionals; this programme will constitute an ideal delivery vehicle for the required reflection and learning

    Dr Frank Atherton Director of Public Health, North Lancashire, UK President of the Association of Directors of Public Health

    About The Doctorate


    The aim of the PhD in Public Health is to equip people working in a wide range of roles in the field of public health to undertake advanced study within their chosen field and to gain a deeper and more critical insight into their practice, whether they are based within health services, local government, education, research or management. It offers the opportunity to complete a PhD by distance e-learning course work, research and thesis.

    Who Should Apply


    This course will appeal to a wide range of people working in public health, in the UK and internationally: < < < < Clinical and non-clinical public health practitioners Policy makers Researchers Educators

    Entry Requirements
    The standard minimum entry requirements are a recognised good first degree or equivalent experience. Where English is not the first language an IELTS score of 6.5 is required.

    Faculty Staff
    Will include: Dr Paula Holland PhD Course Director and Lecturer in Public Health Professor Jennie Popay Professor of Sociology and Public Health

    Mode of Study
    The course will be delivered primarily through distance e-Learning supported by an annual residential block. Years 1 and 2 involve taught modules in the theory and practice of public health; research design and research ethics; research methods; and organisational change and development in public health. The research component (Years 3 onwards) will be supervised from Lancaster but undertaken in the students environment.

    The objectives of the course are:


    < To promote advanced knowledge and a critical understanding of public health policy and practice < To enhance leadership skills and effectiveness < To foster critical approaches to evidence review and knowledge management < To develop advanced skills in research design, practice and dissemination < To improve scholarship in presenting written and oral arguments

    It is not restricted to any one professional group or discipline, and is intended to be international in focus, appealing to people working in a variety of settings such as: < < < < < Health Care Social Care Local Government Non-Governmental Organisations Education

    Professor Sue Cartwright Professor of Organizational Psychology and Well Being Professor Chris Hatton Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care

    Course Duration
    Commencing in June 2011. Part-time study: minimum 4 years, maximum 7 years.

    Professor Carol Thomas Professor of Sociology

    Dr Katherine Froggatt Senior Lecturer

    Award Title
    PhD in Public Health. For current fees structure and information about our PhDs in < Public Health < Palliative Care and < Organizational Health and Well Being go to http://www.lancs.ac.uk/shm/study/doctoral_study/phd

    Dr Anne Grinyer Senior Lecturer in Health Research

    Dr Sara Mallinson Senior Lecturer in Social Science

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