While providing an in-depth understanding of health issues from local national and global perspectives this wide-reaching course supports you in developing specialist expertise you need to improve public health and prevent disease worldwide promoting lasting change.
When you join this MSc course you become part of a supportive and nurturing ‘community of inquiry’. You develop a critical understanding of how research processes can be applied to the study of public health; gain insights into the global drivers behind health system reform and their potential impacts on future public health policy; and build your understanding of policy development and implementation in developed and developing nations.
You start with two foundation units ensuring your studies are built on a firm base before moving on to specialist units exploring contemporary issues relating to public health policy. In your final unit you undertake a research project.
UK applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.
EU/International applicants please visit website for details.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
There are numerous sources of funding available for postgraduate students, both from external sources such as the Government and from the University.
There are a range of career opportunities within public health including public health analyst; public health programme manager; and public health specialist. The course can also act as a platform for postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD) study in public health and provides you with sufficient grounding for the UK Faculty of Public Health Part I examination. Upon completion of this course all students become eligible to apply for fellow membership of the UK Royal Society for Public Health.
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