**course overview** - the msc in applied public health is an innovative course which will strengthen your capacity to meet the varied and diverse demands of public health work and reduce health inequalities. - you’ll develop the skills required to meet existing and emerging challenges in public health. this includes leadership, communication, project management, resource management and evaluation and collaborative working. **why study with us** - this postgraduate course covers a range of public health disciplines including health protection, healthy settings, epidemiology, media and communication, along with global, national and local issues relating to public health. - there’s a strong emphasis on appropriate tools and techniques, evidence based approaches and the application of theory to public health practice. - we use action learning to underpin the need to work in partnership and engage in reflective practice.