Institute of Population Health

In this module you will be introduced to the complex field of qualitative research. This module covers all aspects of qualitative research including: qualitative research theory and design, qualitative methodologies and methods, and analysis of qualitative data. The module gives you the opportunity to get to grips with the philosophy of qualitative research and also develop the skills to conduct and write-up your own piece of qualitative research.

This module which has been designed to introduce you to the knowledge and skills to work
with a wide range of epidemiological information of relevance to health, to understand and critically
appraise published research, and begin designing and carrying out epidemiological studies of your own.
This module provides an introduction to epidemiological research and statistical methods, covering key
concepts and all the main types of epidemiological study designs. This includes descriptive statistics,
tests of association and hypothesis tests.

Welcome to this second part of our study programme designed to introduce you to the knowledge and skills to work with a wide range of information of relevance to health, to understand and make judgments about published research, and begin designing and carrying out epidemiological studies of your own.

Welcome to the ‘Evidence Based Public Health: Theory, Methods and Practice’ module, which has been designed to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the opportunities and challenges of creating a credible evidence base for public health and the impact on health inequalities. The module will explore the historical development of the movement of evidence based practice and discuss some of the contemporary debates surrounding its relevance to national and international public health today.

This module aims to introduce social science perspectives on the relationship between health, illness, healthcare, and society. Using key theoretical approaches from the social sciences, the module will provide different ways of understanding public health issues and how they are constructed.

This module introduces you to health improvement. Its goal is to explore how public health can work towards improving the health of individuals, groups and communities.

This Module is focused on Health Inequalities which is an increasingly important area in Public Health. At the University of Liverpool we are fortunate to be based in a department which is internationally renowned for research into Health Inequalities and this module will draw on the expertise from department members who have been involved in landmark work in this area.

This module explores how contemporary health systems operate. Whilst the British NHS and Public Health systems will provide us with a reference point, the module is not restricted to the UK. International comparisons of different types of health systems, and public health policies and interventions are also included in order to promote deeper learning and a global perspective.

The aim of the Module is to enable students to establish a strong theoretical knowledge, understanding, application, synthesis and critical evaluation in core principles of Health Protection for future practice and research.