PGCert Public Health (International)

This programme provides public health professionals with a basic understanding of the health needs of populations and how to intervene effectively to strengthen health services and systems and improve health in an international context.

Make an impact

Through our course you’ll gain a detailed insight into innovative solutions to address modern gobal health challenges. Through studying with our expert staff, you can benefit from their real world knowledge and experience, positioning you to join the global community of professionals working to improve the provision of healthcare around the world.

You’ll learn to:

• Use epidemiology, statistics and appraisal skills relevant for public health interventions
• Develop the essential skills to design coherent programmes and prepare action plans for implementation including the management of resources
• Evaluate different strategies for disease control to select the most effective and feasible programmes
• Discuss ethical issues, and adopt and justify an appropriate ethical stance.

You’ll benefit from an international learning environment, with fellow-professionals from a range of countries and areas of expertise.

More information

The programme is delivered by the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, based in the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences.

This Post Graduate Certificate in Public Health (International) is for you if you are a health professional with diverse experience in national health systems and wish to develop your basic skills in public health but are not able to take prolonged time from work.

For example you may be a district and provincial medical officer, disease control, reproductive and child health and other programme officer, health service manager, community nurse, health educationalist or general medical practitioner.

We have recently updated this well-established MPH programme to reflect the needs of our students in 2018 and beyond.

You can also study this subject at Master of Public Health International (12 months with dissertation based on secondary data); or Postgraduate Diploma level (9 months).

Watch our recent international student webinar recording for Sep 2021/22 entry

Watch a recording of our recent School of Medicine webinar which highlights our MSc public Health (International) and MSc International Health postgraduate courses to prospective students from around the world. The Programme Leaders – Dr Mayeh Omar and Dr Stephen Pearson provide a useful overview of both courses; the modules and course structures; the difference between both courses; and the entry criteria.

The webinar covers the following postgraduate courses:

MPH Public Health (International)
MSc International Health