MSc

Obesity

Teaching & Learning

What you'll learn

This module will introduce you to the complexity of obesity. It will help you form a trans-disciplinary perspective, moving away from single-solution, silo-driven approaches to obesity. You'll critically explore the determinants of obesity and learn the importance of person-centred approaches to achieve effective, equitable, compassionate obesity care.
This module will introduce the fundamentals of epidemiology. You'll examine the epidemiological concepts of chance, bias and confounding, and will identify the most used epidemiological study designs. You'll also study the core statistical concepts used in epidemiology including prediction and causal inquiry with an emphasis on the distinction between them.
Research and complete a project in obesity that fits your personal and professional development objectives. This will be in the form of your choice, from traditional research to a work-based learning project delivered with an external organisation working in obesity. From inception to the completion of your project you'll consider and reflect on the perspectives of people living with obesity.
Examine strategies that help people living with obesity manage their weight. You'll critically explore contemporary perspectives on weight management and consider how to evaluate them. You'll learn the importance of person-centred care and develop skills to facilitate groups and interact in a one-to-one setting.
This module will introduce you to the complexity of obesity. It will help you form a trans-disciplinary perspective, moving away from single-solution, silo-driven approaches to obesity. You'll critically explore the determinants of obesity and learn the importance of person-centred approaches to achieve effective, equitable, compassionate obesity care.
This module will introduce the fundamentals of epidemiology. You'll examine the epidemiological concepts of chance, bias and confounding, and will identify the most used epidemiological study designs. You'll also study the core statistical concepts used in epidemiology including prediction and causal inquiry with an emphasis on the distinction between them.
Research and complete a project in obesity that fits your personal and professional development objectives. This will be in the form of your choice, from traditional research to a work-based learning project delivered with an external organisation working in obesity. From inception to the completion of your project you'll consider and reflect on the perspectives of people living with obesity.
Examine strategies that help people living with obesity manage their weight. You'll critically explore contemporary perspectives on weight management and consider how to evaluate them. You'll learn the importance of person-centred care and develop skills to facilitate groups and interact in a one-to-one setting.

What you'll learn

This module will enable you to critically evaluate a range of interventions applicable to health psychology settings and health and wellbeing outcomes. For example, cognitive-behavioural approaches and motivational interviewing. You'll build knowledge of and will assess behavioural change techniques and interventions; health needs assessment; process of formulation, based on assessment, which informs choice of intervention; management of acute and long-term conditions; health education and promotion; barriers and facilitators to successful implementation.
This module will introduce health promotion and public health to underpin the rest of your learning. In addition to building discipline-specific and contextual knowledge, you’ll develop a set of generic core skills including critical analysis and synthesis, critical reflection and group work.
Gain a critical perspective on professional practice in obesity. This could be through a working placement, in consultation with a relevant private, public or charitable organisation, or with an organisation that you have negotiated. The placement or consultation can be in any aspect of obesity, including service design, development, delivery and evaluation, research, commissioning, policy making and implementation, business development and delivery, public engagement, guidance and support in any appropriate setting. Alternatively, you may complete relevant vocational training and professional development opportunities related to working in obesity as agreed with your course team.
Examine obesity from a systems science perspective and consider what is distinctive about systems thinking. You'll explore how the structure of systems give rise to the function of the overall system. In addition, you'll learn practical systems science methods that can be used to help understand complex issues and determine where appropriate action may be taken.
This module will introduce the general principles, concepts and theory of food and nutrition necessary when working in public health. The module will emphasise your development as an applied practitioner through formative and summative activities. These activities will demonstrate your ability to understand and apply current food and nutrition theory into practice in a variety of contexts.
This module will enable you to critically evaluate a range of interventions applicable to health psychology settings and health and wellbeing outcomes. For example, cognitive-behavioural approaches and motivational interviewing. You'll build knowledge of and will assess behavioural change techniques and interventions; health needs assessment; process of formulation, based on assessment, which informs choice of intervention; management of acute and long-term conditions; health education and promotion; barriers and facilitators to successful implementation.
This module will introduce health promotion and public health to underpin the rest of your learning. In addition to building discipline-specific and contextual knowledge, you’ll develop a set of generic core skills including critical analysis and synthesis, critical reflection and group work.
Gain a critical perspective on professional practice in obesity. This could be through a working placement, in consultation with a relevant private, public or charitable organisation, or with an organisation that you have negotiated. The placement or consultation can be in any aspect of obesity, including service design, development, delivery and evaluation, research, commissioning, policy making and implementation, business development and delivery, public engagement, guidance and support in any appropriate setting. Alternatively, you may complete relevant vocational training and professional development opportunities related to working in obesity as agreed with your course team.
Examine obesity from a systems science perspective and consider what is distinctive about systems thinking. You'll explore how the structure of systems give rise to the function of the overall system. In addition, you'll learn practical systems science methods that can be used to help understand complex issues and determine where appropriate action may be taken.
This module will introduce the general principles, concepts and theory of food and nutrition necessary when working in public health. The module will emphasise your development as an applied practitioner through formative and summative activities. These activities will demonstrate your ability to understand and apply current food and nutrition theory into practice in a variety of contexts.