Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: Up to 5 years
If you’re a public health worker, such as a community nurse, environmental health practitioner, health promotion officer, community health worker, or if you have a medical or health background, this course will help you to develop the skills and knowledge needed to become a public health practitioner who can lead, develop, and evaluate public health projects in a multi-disciplinary environment.
The course is structured to allow knowledge transfer between home and overseas students, enabling you to benefit from best practice from all over the world. You’ll study the underlying causes, mechanisms and potential public health intervention strategies aimed at reducing health inequalities.
Elements of the course have a global perspective, so you’ll get to study global, environmental and public health issues to gain an international perspective. If you’re an international student you’ll be able to study topics that are directly relevant to your native country, as well as looking at UK specific issues.
Admissions to this programme are consistent with those of a Regulatory Framework for Postgraduate Taught Programmes.
Applicants should normally have:
EITHER
A minimum of a lower second-class Honours degree (2:2) or above in a public health related science from a UK university, the CNAA or an overseas equivalent with National Agency for the Recognition and Comparison of International Qualifications and Skills (NARIC) approval.
OR
Qualifications and experience considered to be equivalent to the above. All students applying via this route will be assessed and where necessary interviewed by the Programme Leader.
• GCSE grade C/4 or above in English language or certificated equivalences, regardless of previous educational qualifications
Industry Connections
Our partnerships with organisations across the sector give you access to:
Work-relevant experience
Insight into current public health challenges
Exposure to innovation and best practice
We prepare you to thrive in competitive, fast-changing global health environments.
Career Prospects
An MPH opens doors across the public, private, and voluntary sectors. Graduates progress into roles such as:
Public health practitioner or specialist
Policy or strategy officer
Epidemiology or health intelligence analyst
Health improvement lead
Global health or NGO project officer
Environmental or community health specialist
Academic or research associate
Consultant in public or population health
The degree also provides a strong foundation for doctoral-level study.
Core Modules:
Health Economics (20 credits)
Principles of Public Health (20 credits)
Public Health Epidemiology and Statistics (20 credits)
Community Health Promotion (20 credits)
Research Skills & Independent Scholarship (60 credits)
Optional Modules:
Global Health Issues (20 credits)
Artificial Intelligence in Public Health (20 credits)
Behavioural approaches in Public Health (20 credits)
Communicable Diseases (20 credits)
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