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About Health Promotion Msc (pgcert Pgdip) in University of Brighton

Health promotion is about enabling sustainable, healthy living for all.

This MSc course is for you if you are:

• interested in developing a career in health improvement
• looking to deepen or widen your knowledge and experience of public health practice
• working in a role with a health promotion wellbeing or welfare component.

The course provides a rich understanding of the theoretical, conceptual, and real-life experience of designing and delivering health promotion projects and programmes. It will equip you with the practical skills and knowledge to work in health promotion and public health at local, national or international levels. 

You'll consider the global challenges to health promotion, linking with the Sustainable Development Goals and planetary health, including climate change. We use case studies from the UK and contrasting countries around the world to ensure relevance and suitability for students globally. 

We are one of the few universities in the UK to offer a dedicated masters programme in health promotion. It is ideal if you are interested in the practical people-facing, community engagement and implementation side of public health. The multidisciplinary and international student mix provides a lively and stimulating experience with plenty of interactive learning and sharing of ideas.

There are four study pathways leading to named awards in: 

• Health Promotion MSc
• International Health Promotion MSc
• Health Promotion and Management MSc
• Health Promotion and Education MSc.

Entry requirements

• Applicants should hold an honours degree in related subject.

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).
• TOEFL iBT: 85 overall, 18 in writing, 10 in reading, 10 in listening and 17 in speaking.
• PTE Academic: 61 (with no less than 51 in each component).

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University of Brighton Cost of Attendance

• International students who have received a letter of acceptance will need to pay a tuition fee deposit of 1,500 GBP before the university issues a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number, which is required to make a visa application.
• The tuition fee deposit can be paid by the students online or through bank transfer service partnered with western union, so international students can pay their deposit in their local currency.
• The tuition fees for international students attending University of Brighton are:

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