Description
This qualification is only available until 31 December 2017.
To claim this qualification, you must have completed the required 60 credits by this date.
If you have any questions about your eligibility for this qualification, please contact the Centre for Qualifications and Ceremonies on +44 (0)1908 653003 or by email.
Public health is everyone’s business. The contribution of local authorities, education, social care, families, police, prisons, business and voluntary sectors is now acknowledged as vital. This certificate enables you, whatever your background and expertise, to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of multidisciplinary public health across the UK and internationally. By the end of your studies, you’ll have gained the knowledge and confidence needed to move your everyday actions and practice forward.
Planning your studies
This is a Level 3 certificate. Level 3 study builds on study skills and subject knowledge acquired from studies at Levels 1 and 2. We recommend that you study this certificate only if you have successfully completed the appropriate Level 1 and Level 2 study, or have obtained the equivalent knowledge elsewhere.
Career relevance and employability
This certificate course has been mapped against the UKPHR standards for public health practitioners – which are drawn from the Public Health Skills and Career Framework, the Knowledge and Skills Framework for the NHS, and the National Occupational standards for Public Health. See the UK Public Health Register website for further information about these standards.
Careers and Employability Services have more information on how OU study can improve your employability.
Modules
For this certificate you require:
60 credits from the following module:
Level 3 compulsory module |
Credits |
Next start |
- Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice (K311)
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60 |
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Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Key skills
Read more detailed information about the learning outcomes, and how they are acquired through teaching, learning and assessment methods.
Credit for previous study elsewhere
For this qualification, we do not allow you to count credit for study you have already done elsewhere.
On completion
On successful completion of the required module you will be awarded a Certificate in Promoting Public Health.
Regulations
As a student of The Open University, you should be aware of the content of the qualification-specific regulations below and the academic regulations that are available on our Student Policies and Regulations website.
How to register
If you want to study for this qualification, read the description and check you meet any specific requirements (for example, some of
our qualifications, require you to be working in a particular environment, or be sponsored by your employer). Then select the
module you wish to study first and ensure it is suitable for you before following the registration procedure for that module.
During the registration procedure you will be asked to declare which qualification you are studying towards.
See a full list of modules available for this qualification