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Qualification profile

The graduate in public health will:

Knowledge:

  • have extended knowledge on the health status and conditions for health of various population groups
  • have extended knowledge on the theories, methods and strategies used to promote and protect the populations health and well-being
  • be able to understand, apply and reflect about relevant theory, research methods and research approaches within public health

Skills:

  • be able to gather and analyse information on the health and well-being of selected population groups
  • be able to analyse and critically assess the influence of behavioural, environmental and social conditions on the physical, mental and social health and quality of life of population groups
  • develop, implement and evaluate programmes, policies and institutions that aim at prevention, health promotion, care, rehabilitation and treatment
  • be able to carry through research-oriented investigations within the framework of the public health area in a largely autonomous manner and to present research results to different audiences

Competencies:

  • be able to conduct relevant public health-related tasks within public administration, private companies, research institutions, professional organisations and associations
  • be able to communicate and interact in interdisciplinary collaborations – locally, nationally, internationally – in connection with public health-related initiatives, questions, methods and theories
  • be able to identify individual learning needs and structure individual learning in different learning environments

Competency matrix:

The correlation between the qualification profile of the programme and the learning objectives of the single modules is shown in this overview (.pdf)

Last Updated 19.10.2023