Brunel University

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Description

Brunel University's mission is to combine academic rigour with the practical, entrepreneurial, and imaginative approach pioneered by their namesake Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Research is at the foundation of most of the post-graduate courses they offer.

Programmes

1. Master of Science (MSc) in Media and Communications - This programme offers students an interdisciplinary approach to the study of new media and communications practices. It focuses on a critical understanding of the rapid changes in media and communications and their social and cultural consequences within an international context. The programme combines theoretical and empirical study of the media including issues of media audiences and the study of new developments in information and communication technologies.
   
   Course Modules include:
   • Media Audiences
   • Qualitative Methods in Social and Cultural Research
   • The Information Society
   • Global Media and Popular Culture
   • Issues and Controversies in Media and Communications
   • Dissertation
   Click here for more information on this MSc programme.
   
   For further enquiries, please contact:
   Veronica Johnson
   Master's Administrator
   School of Social Sciences
   Brunel University
   Uxbridge
   Middlesex UB8 3PH
   United Kingdom
   socscipgenq@brunel.ac.uk
   
   
2. Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) - This programme combines professional placements in public health research, policy, and practice with an advanced taught component. Participants can choose from a range of research and professional interests including:
   • International Health
   • Health and Development
   • Tropical Health
   • Medical Anthropology
   • Maternal and Child Health
   • Medical Sociology
   • Health Economics
   • Health Promotion
   • Health Services Research
   • Epidemiology
   • Health Geography
   • Health and Social Policy
   • Environmental Health
   • Health Psychology
   • Rehabilitation and Disability
   • Health Risk and Security
   
   The DrPH programme provides advanced training in research, analysis, and management of public health and aims to develop leaders in public health practice.
   
   The doctorate of Public Health @ Brunel is cross-disciplinary, with staff from Social Sciences disciplines, as well as Health Sciences, involved in the teaching and research. Students receive a practical as well as theoretical education in public health, preparing graduates for leadership in the world of public health, rather than academia.
   
   The doctorate, aimed at those currently working in non-governmental organisations, local government, or the National Health Service (NHS) who would like to supplement their practical knowledge with an academic qualification, was built following consultation not only with the Royal Society of Health, but also with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Tropical Disease Research Programme (World Health Organization - WHO) and Primary Care Trusts across the United Kingdom (UK).
   
   The course spans three years, and is divided into four sections of two periods each, beginning with a research-led course-work module, followed by two or three complementary placements, each focusing on research, policy, and practice. Each of the three placements will generate a publishable paper, with the final period spent on assimilating the knowledge gained to create an overall body of work.
   
   Click here for more information, including application forms and fees.
   
   For further enquiries, please contact:
   Jennifer Harkin
   Brunel Graduate School
   Brunel University
   Uxbridge
   Middlesex, UB8 3PH
   United Kingdom
   drph@brunel.ac.uk
   
   

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