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    30 months (part-time and online)

Course Description

The MPH is internationally respected for its multidisciplinary focus and commitment to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Health for All” principles. It is an essential programme if you are working in any area of public health: governmental organisations, health services management, policy and planning, housing, transport, or for community groups and NGOs.

Public health aims to tackle the wider determinants of health. As a multidisciplinary subject, our students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, health services, health service management, environmental health and graduates with a background in the natural sciences, social sciences or humanities subjects.

With its modular format, the programme can be studied to postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or master’s levels within the University. Our online students study part-time over two to six years and integrate the programme with their jobs and CPD.

On completion of the programme, the student should have a foundation in the science and art of public health, including an in-depth knowledge of the concepts of health and disease and factors, which may affect these.

The resulting knowledge, skills, and insight should enable students to integrate and apply public health principles and theories through collaboration with stakeholders in a variety of settings.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should possess either*:

  • A master’s or bachelor’s degree in medicine, equivalent to a UK degree, coupled with at least one years’ experience in a public health related field; or
  • A minimum of a 2:2 class degree in a public health related discipline, equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree, coupled with two years’ professional experience in a public health related field; or
  • A minimum of a 2:2 class degree in a non-public health related discipline, equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree, coupled with two years’ professional experience in a public health related field.

Applicants should also have:

  • A minimum GCSE grade C or equivalent in English language and mathematics.

All applicants from outside the UK must provide evidence that they have an English language ability equivalent to an IELTS (academic) score of 6.5 (overall) and 7.0 (reading and writing).

*Applicants who do not meet our entry criteria will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Studies.

Fees

Full tuition fee – £16,868 (2024/2025 academic year)

Programme Funding

  • An Executive Scholarship of 15% is available for our January 2025 intake.
  • A UK Scholarship of 10% is available for students residing in the United Kingdom. This scholarship is available for our intakes in the 2024/25 academic year for all full master’s awards.

Student Destinations

If you’re working in any area of public health and looking to progress your career, a master’s degree is essential. Upon completion of your programme, you will have the knowledge and skills to put public health principles into effect in a variety of settings including research, practice and policy. Your expertise could open senior roles in public health research and practice within a range of sectors, such as health organisations, governmental organisations, charities and NGOs.

Module Details

The MPH consists of the following taught modules and a final dissertation project.

The optional modules you choose to study could enable you to pursue our specialist pathways in Global Mental Health, International Public Health or Management of Health Systems.

Shorter postgraduate diploma (120 credits) and postgraduate certificate (60 credits) awards are also available in this subject.

  • Practising and Promoting Public Health in a Global Context (15 credits)
  • Generating and Evaluating Public Health Evidence (20 credits)
  • Integrated Research in Public Health: Epidemiology and
  • Qualitative Methods (20 credits)
  • Leading and Managing Health Systems (10 credits)
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of Systems and Programmes (10 credits)
  • Health Inequalities: Integrating Public Health Practice (10 credits)
  • 1 core module from (1×15 credits):
    • Applied Epidemiological Research for Public Health; or
    • Applied Qualitative Research for Public Health
  • 2 optional modules from (2×10 credits):
    • Health Protection: Preventing and Managing Communicable Diseases
    • Managing Crises and Disasters
    • Programme and Policy Challenges in Low Income Countries
    • Health, Economics and Governances
    • Global Mental Health: Contemporary issues
    • Global Mental Health Practice & Research
  • Dissertation (60 credits)

Please note, these modules are not finalised and may be subject to change.

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