Public health sciences
Public health is the art and science of dealing with population health problems. It is the crossroads of many disciplines, enabling us to better understand how to preserve or improve the health of populations.
Building a single health for all, limiting health inequalities, coping with the next epidemic, how do we respond to the unprecedented health challenges making headlines? These are the challenges facing public health today.
The new Master's program in Public Health Sciences aims to train the key players capable of responding to these challenges and developing tomorrow's healthcare systems.
Access adapted to every profile
A number of baccalaureate holders have access to this Master's program, which in some cases requires an additional program of 6 to 30 credits, depending on previous qualifications and professional experience
A core curriculum focused on interdisciplinarity
The curriculum has been reformed to provide a truly global and interdisciplinary approach to public health. To better understand and manage population health issues, students∙e∙s knowledge and skills will includeepidemiology, biostatistics, research methodology, ethics, law, legislation and healthcare regulation. It is on the basis of this in-depth learning and these skills that appropriate intervention strategies will then be deployed.
The core curriculum has also been strengthened in the areas of leadership and management . Graduates will become daily ambassadors of change and innovation!
Options focused on health needs
The Master in Public Health Sciences aims to offer future∙e∙s students∙e∙s an individualized pathway close to their centers of interest. Given the diversity of issues specific to our healthcare systems, this2nd cycle training allows students to choose between 2 finalities and several options that will give a particular tone to each student's course.
- The " Public Health Practitioner" finalization will enable students∙e∙s to deepen their specialization according to their personal and professional project by choosing 2 of the following 6 options: Epidemiology and Health Economics, Health Promotion, Environmental Health, Public Health Nutrition, Health Organization Management, and finally, International Health.
- Only open to students∙e∙s with a Baccalaureate in Nursing and a specialization in EMS, OR or anesthesia. The " Critical Patient" finality will focus on high-level expertise highly targeted on specific knowledge and skills specific to the two key sectors of acute patient care: Perfusionand Intensive and Emergency Care. To this end, students∙e∙s will benefit in particular from the cutting-edge technology available in the Faculty of Medicine. Particular emphasis will be placed on techniques associated with medical simulation, which enables optimal practice in the management of the "Critical Patient".
- Thanks to this Master's degree, the Faculty of Medicine, and more specifically the Department of Public Health Sciences, is joining the European training consortium to participate in the implementation of the Erasmus Mundus - Europubhealth+ Master's degree.
An organization compatible with a professional activity
The Master's in Public Health comprises 120 credits spread over two years, and is organized around an adapted daytime timetable. Classes are held over a minimum of 2.5 days a week.
Complementary courses are held on 1/2 day per week. Students on the complementary program will take all their courses over a maximum of 3 days a week.
Professionally active people (not employed as students) can benefit from:
- a reduction in their course load.
- a congé-éducation paid by SPF Emploi under certain conditions.
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Job opportunities
The Master's degree in Public Health Sciences opens up a wide range of career prospects, both in Belgium and abroad.
Certificates and continuing education
The Faculty of Medicine organizes a series of certificate courses for professionals. Access conditions are specified for each course.
Doctorate
After a 120-credit Master's degree, you can consider a doctorate. This is a professional course lasting around four years, corresponding to the completion of an original research project.
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