Master's Degree in Research and Advances in Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Health, not elsewhere classified (0919)

Main focus

; Graduates of this master’s programme will be capable of applying scientific reasoning to the assessment of community health issues and their determining factors. They will understand and be able to develop strategies for health promotion, illness prevention, and health protection, which improve the health and well-being of the community. Graduates will be able to identify, access, and critically evaluate scientific information relevant to specific health issues and assess its usefulness in particular situations. They will be able to formulate hypotheses, as well as collect and analyse data from a statistical and epidemiological perspective for the solution of health problems. Finally, graduates will adopt quality improvement as one of the essential features of their professional activity.

Competences

Students that have completed the second cycle have the following competencies: – Have demonstrated knowledge and understanding that is founded upon a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, often within a research context. – Can apply their acquired knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study. – Have the ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate judgments with incomplete or limited information, but that include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments. – Can communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously. – Have the learning skills to allow them to continue to study in a manner that may be largely self-directed or autonomous.

Name of title awarded in original language

Máster Universitario en Investigación y Avances en Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública

Qualification requirements

60 minimum credits

Specialisation name

– Research Methodology In Public Health

Admission information

Specific admission requirements

Students with a mother tongue other than Spanish will be required an accredited intermediate level or higher in Spanish, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.