Community and Primary Health Care Practice, MSc / PGDip / PGCert

For community, public health and primary healthcare practitioners

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Course Overview

Enhance your leadership, research and educational expertise with our Master’s degree in Community & Primary Health Care Practice.

Designed for practising community & public health nursing and allied health care professionals this course will give you the skills and knowledge to progress in your chosen career and explore innovative cross-disciplinary research and practice to improve public health.

Throughout your studies you will refine research skills and analytical skills in relation to community & health care policy and practice and develop reflective practice techniques.

Why Community and Primary Healthcare Practice at Swansea?

Based in our School of Health and Social Care, you will benefit from a diverse teaching and research environment, with many opportunities to make connections across disciplines.

 According to the most recent Research Excellence Framework, 75% of research carried out at the School of Health and Social Care is 3* and therefore considerable in terms of reach and significance. Our focus on research outputs has resulted in a 21% increase in world-leading research (REF2021). This research expertise and excellence feed directly into our learning and teaching practise and your course content. We have strong links with professional practice and academic research networks in Europe and around the world, so your learning is informed by the latest policy and practice developments.

Your Community and Primary Healthcare Practice experience

Our extensive range of optional modules means that you can tailor your studies to your particular interests and area of practice.

Our academic staff are active in a wide range of research fields, including public health, psychology, sociology, midwifery, and child nursing, offering an unrivalled mix of academic excellence and current policy and practice expertise.

Community and Primary Healthcare Practice careers

Your postgraduate qualification in Community and Primary Healthcare opens up a range of career development opportunities in your chosen discipline, including research, education, and management roles.

Modules

You will follow a combination of compulsory and optional modules, depending on the level of qualification you are studying. Master’s students also complete a dissertation.

Throughout your studies, you will critically examine policy and practice initiatives and consider a range of research methods.