This course aims to: enable students to gain theoretical knowledge in relation to public health and health promotion, research and practice insight, completion to MSc level further enables the student to complete a primary research study of relevance to public health and health promotion. The course is mapped to the National Occupational Standards, Public Health Career Framework and contributes to attainment of practitioner and/ or specialist public health status (UKPHR). This course focuses on public health and health promotion and is both research-led and practice driven. The course develops students’ skills to provide students with relevant health information and the skills necessary to achieve change and to influence health policy at all levels. The programme covers historical background, current developments and future direction potentials of relevance in health and innovation in public health and health promotion practice. A particular strength of the course is the short observation placement module, enabling students to experience an area of practice interest as part of their development. The course assessment is designed to promote employability and purposely uses different strategies to address the diversity of employability requirements for Public Health & Health Promotion practice. A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) may be awarded to students who meet the criteria.