Programme Specification and Regulations 2011-2012 - Public Health Regulations

Table of Contents

1. University of London International Programmes Programme Specification and Regulations for the MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate and for the provision of Individual Modules in Public Health
2. Important information regarding the Programme Specification and Regulations
3. Programme Specification
4. Detailed Regulations
5. Individual module Programme Summary
6. Detailed Regulations for the provision of individual modules
   1. 1 Individual modules available for study on a stand-alone basis
   2. 2 Registration
   3. 3 Assessment
   4. 4 Number of attempts permitted at an examination
   5. 5 Assessment offences and penalties
   6. 6 Progression from individual modules
   7. 7 Grades
   8. 8 Receiving the Certificate of Registration and Certificate of Achievement
   9. 9 Fees and refunds
   10. 10 Students with specific access requirements
   11. 11 Complaints, suspension and termination of registration
7. Annex A - Course Structures
8. Annex A1 - Course Structures
9. Annex B - Module specifications
10. Annex C -Assessment and Award Scheme
11. Glossary of terms
12. Related documents and other sources of information
13. Corrections

1 Individual modules available for study on a stand-alone basis

1.1

The following individual modules are available on a stand-alone basis:

• PHM101 Basic epidemiology
• PHM102 Basic statistics for public health*
• PHM103 Introduction to health economics
• PHM104 Principles of social research
• PHM105 Issues in public health
• PHM106 Environment, health and sustainable development
• PHM107 Health promotion theory
• PHM108 Health services
• PHM109 Health policy, process and power
• PHM201 Analytical models for decision making
• PHM202 Communicable disease control
• PHM203 Economic analysis for management and policy
• PHM204 Economic evaluation
• PHM205 Environmental epidemiology
• PHM206 Environmental health policy
• PHM207 Health care evaluation
• PHM208 Financial management
• PHM209 Globalisation and health
• PHM210 Managing health services
• PHM211 Medical anthropology in public health
• PHM212 Organisational management
• PHM213 Principles and practice of health promotion
• PHM215 History and health.

1.2

All modules accommodate approximately between 100 (PHM1 modules only) or 150 notional study hours.

1.3

An individual module student may take an unlimited number of modules on a stand-alone basis without being registered for a degree, postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate.

1.4 (GR)

A student may apply to take any module available in the current year unless they have already been awarded a related degree/diploma, in which case they may not normally offer a module which is the same as, or equivalent to, a subject previously taken.

1.5 (GR)

Availability of modules may vary from year to year.

1.6

A student's selection of modules may be subject to the agreement of the Course Director.

1.7

A student who successfully completes the assessment for one or more of the individual modules on a stand-alone basis may be considered for progression to the MSc, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health. Credit for the individual module(s) may also be considered.