Population Health courses pre-arrival information
We are delighted to welcome you to the Division of Population Health. On this page, you'll find a list of important events, dates, and resources to prepare you for the year ahead. This page will be updated with the latest information as it is made available.
Complete your registration
Follow this link for a step-by-step outline of everything you need to do in order to complete your registration at the University.
Welcome Week
Welcome Week runs from Monday 21 to Friday 25 September. There are no formal classes during this week but it’s a great opportunity to meet your fellow students, join a club or society and generally get to know your new home.
We’ll also be running additional activities, specifically for School of Medicine & Population Health (SMPH) students like you.
All full-time campus-based students are expected to attend the School’s Welcome Week events and part-time campus-based students are encouraged to do so.
Please review the timetable below carefully, as certain sessions are designated for specific courses and may not require your attendance.
School of Medicine and Population Health welcome events
- Monday 21 September
Programme: All programmes
Time: 9:30am - 1:00pm
What's on: School of Medicine and Population Health postgraduate Introduction session, day 1
Staff: Claire Beecroft, Liz Williams, Janine Kirby & University staff
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical School
Lunch is provided
- Tuesday 22 September
Programme: All programmes
Time: 9:00am - 12.30pm
What's on: School of Medicine and Population Health postgraduate Introduction session, day 2
Staff: Claire Beecroft, Liz Williams, Janine Kirby & University staff
Location: Lecture Theatre 2, Medical School
- Wednesday 23 September
Programme: Public Health (standard route), Public Health (management and leadership), Public Health (health services research)
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
What's on: Academic Welcome Meeting
Staff: Hannah Jordan
Location: Regent Court, Pemberton A & Pemberton BProgramme: Clinical Research
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
What's on: Academic Welcome Meeting
Staff: Rebecca Palmer
Location: Portobello Centre, Seminar Room B57cProgramme: European Public Health
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
What's on: Academic Welcome Meeting
Staff: Sarah Barnes
Location: Portobello Centre, Seminar Room B51Programme: Health Economics and Decision Modelling
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
What's on: Academic Welcome Meeting
Staff: Tessa Peasgood and Allan Wailoo
Location: Portobello Centre, Seminar Room B57b
Programme: Clinical Research, Health Economics and Decision Modelling, Public Health (management and leadership), Public Health (standard route), Public Health (health services research), European Public Health
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
What's on: Green Walk in Sheffield City Centre
Staff: Hannah Jordan and Chris Blackmore
Location: Meet in the Quad at Regent Court
View our interactive map for directions to all buildings on campus
There are division-level events that will be happening later in the week. These will be communicated to you via Blackboard (information on how to access blackboard is available below).
Preparing for your studies with Blackboard
To help you to prepare for your studies, "The Faculty of Health - School of Medicine and Population Health On-Campus Home" resource is now live and ready for you to access. This is your online study support resource which contains valuable information about your course, the School and the wider University. The good news is, it's interactive!
You can introduce yourself to the SMPH staff who will shape your studies and your fellow students via the discussion board.
A team of academic staff, programme administrators and learning technologists will be monitoring this resource over the coming weeks so please do get involved!
Key information including how to access your programme timetable, the welcome week programme and registration details will all be posted here and other news updates will appear from time to time.
Once you have completed your registration, follow the instructions below to access the online resources:
- Sign in to MUSE with your University username and password
- Click on the Blackboard link at the top
- Click on ‘Courses’ on the left-hand menu and find the link to SMPH Campus Programmes Blackboard Home
Recommended reading for your course
For some of our courses there are tasks or recommended reading that we suggest you complete before you join us.
Health Economics and Decision Modelling
Spend some time learn R and basic data analysis
- https://nathanieldphillips-yarrr.share.connect.posit.cloud/ (up to chapter 10)
- Additional resources about R can be found on our stats resources page
Take our free introductory level online course: Measuring and Valuing Health
Our External Courses are hosted on Blackboard, however you'll need to create a separate account to your University of Sheffield account in order to sign up.
To take the course, visit our Blackboard external courses page, follow the instructions to create an account and then search for “Measuring and Valuing Health” in the catalogue to enrol.
Take our free introductory level online course: HTA
To take the course, visit our Blackboard external courses page, follow the instructions to create an account and then search for “Health Technology Assessment: Choosing Which Treatments Get Funded" in the catalogue to enrol.
Listen in to a NICE Technology Appraisal Committee meeting.
These are the committees that decide which treatments the NHS funds — well worth observing before you study the process in depth. Click here to find out how to register for these committee meetings.
Technology appraisal committees
We are providing these in response to student feedback that they wished they had come onto week one with more preparation. However, we also understand that some of you will have little time available in advance of the course. If so, please don't worry, this is all optional.
Contacts
If you have any questions, speak to your course lead:
