Level 7 Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health (Level 7, 30 credits)
- Course type
- Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Course qualification
- Level 7
Course summary
What is the fee?
For all course options, see fees and funding
Where will I study?
School of Health and Society
How long will I study?
One semester
Overview
You can take this course as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of our MSc Public Health.
You will:
- assess health status, health needs and analyse its determinants
- gain advanced knowledge of the principles of epidemiology and statistics in public health
- learn how to design a simple epidemiological study
How you learn
Future careers
This module can be taken as stand-alone for the purposes of continuing professional development. You will develop an understanding of the epidemiology of public health issues and build skills in quantitative and statistical techniques commonly used to understand health.
"I undertook the Epidemiology and Statistics module on day release from my full-time employment at Kirklees Council. The module was challenging but very rewarding. The course gave me new skills in critical analysis and refreshed my statistical skills. Also having been away from academia for many years it gave me an insight into the latest academic thinking and gave me new skills to take back to my workplace."
Sara Wilson, Senior Research officer at Kirklees Council, Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health Single Module, 2016
Career Links
Lecturers on the MSc Public Health have close links with a range of national and international agencies and community partnership, most through research, with an ‘applied’ focus. Examples of these links include: The World Health Organisation’s Collaborating centre for Research in Oral Health in Deprived Communities; The Royal Society for Public Health; The NHS; Department of Health; Strategic Health Authority; and The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE).
The benefits of these links to students include: research informed teaching; a strong applied focus to the programme; the opportunity to engage with key public health professionals and practitioners; and access to an exciting seminar series, including speakers of international renown.
Modules
You will gain advanced knowledge of the principles of epidemiology and statistics in public health along with how to design a simple epidemiological study and understand the key concepts of study protocol. You will develop the capability to thoroughly and critically assess health status, health needs and analyse the biopsychosocial factors that determine a person's health.
The University of Salford’s School of Health and Society is an institutional member of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER).
Please note that exact modules and content offered may vary in order to keep content current and, for courses that offer optional modules, may depend on the number of students selecting particular options. When accepting your offer of a place to study on a programme with optional modules, you should be aware that optional modules may not all run each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you can undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
Entry requirements
This course is suitable for those who want to develop an understanding of the epidemiology of public health issues and build skills in quantitative and statistical techniques commonly used to understand health.
Standard entry requirements
Previous study and experience
An honours degree - normally 2.2 or above, preferably in a health related subject.
An equivalent academic or professional qualification from the UK or elsewhere.
Alternative entry requirements
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
Fees and funding
2025/26
| Type of study | Fees |
|---|---|
| Part-time | £1,530 |
2026/27
| Type of study | Fees |
|---|---|
| Part-time | £1,570 |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.