Health Profession of Prevention Sciences

What is the objective of the course? What is it?
What does it train you for?

The Master's Degree in Prevention Health Professions Sciences has as its ultimate aim that of training professionals capable of carrying out care, management, training and research processes in the relevant field for carrying out prevention activities dedicated to the individual and the environment in an always more One-Health in line with the directives of the World Health Organization.

Over the course of the two years, professionals will have to acquire:

• Knowledge of the principles of economic analysis;
• Decision-making capacity regarding the organization and management of health services;
• Knowledge of the essential elements of the organization of healthcare companies - Knowledge of the principles of public administrative and healthcare law;
• Ability in the management of human resources - Ability in the analysis and accounting of costs for the management of corporate structures;
• Knowledge of the principles of quality and safety culture within your company;
Knowledge of legislation related to safety in the workplace;
• Ability to manage models and tools for evaluating learning processes, teaching effectiveness and the impact of training - Ability to work in teams with other professional figures;
• Knowledge and correct use of research methods and tools;
• Teaching and tutoring skills for the specific professional figure.

What do you learn?

Master's Degree graduates in Preventive Health Professions Sciences, thanks to their advanced training path, possess the skills to be able to carry out their professional activity together with management, training and research processes in prevention activities, in collaboration with other figures professionals and the relevant administrations.

Their activity is aimed at planning, managing and organizing health intervention measures for prevention and assistance in the area, guaranteeing a technical and qualified managerial approach.

Through interdisciplinary collaboration, they also guarantee the involvement of families and social groups for greater awareness of the problems relating to prevention.

Master's graduates in Preventive Health Professions Sciences acquire the necessary skills for the organization and management, as well as the supervision, of prevention-related activities.

Their training path allows them to plan training interventions adequate to European standards, through the optimization of the human, technological and information resources available to healthcare facilities.

They also manage training and coordination activities for the basic training of the professional figures with whom they cooperate.

What can you do with it?

Obtaining a Master's Degree in Preventive Health Professions Sciences allows you to access managerial roles, in relation to your professional figure, in the public and private sector, as well as allowing you to hold positions in university teaching, coordination of Bachelor's and Master's Degree courses expertise, and in research.

Public activities can be carried out within structures of the National Health System (hospitals and/or local health authorities and/or regional environmental protection agencies, regional health departments), at the Prevention Departments, at the regional Environmental Protection Agencies (ARPA), their territorial services.

Private activities can be carried out in an employee or freelance relationship in the specific sectors of prevention in environments and workplaces and health care.