MPH Global Public Health

The course has been designed to address current global public health issues such as infectious disease control and mental health issues related to increasing migration patterns. We’ll prepare you to take on global public health challenges, through essential public health, epidemiology and statistics, ethics and globalisation, culminating in a major project led by you. By nature, the field of public health is complex and requires cooperation between diverse sectors and disciplines. This course has been designed to incorporate the interplay between health, social care, economy, environment and politics to encourage creative and applied learning. Throughout the course, you’ll develop your theoretical foundation and learn how to apply knowledge in real-world situations.

We have designed our assessments to ensure both theoretical knowledge and practical skills are assessed. Our assessments are authentic, inclusive and give real world experience. Assessments have been developed to include skills you'll need in your future public health careers such as policy briefs, persuasive arguments, intervention development and written evaluations, debates, outbreak management plans.

Core modules

• Essential Issues in Public Health and Practice
• Statistics and Epidemiology
• Public Health Ethics: Mental Health, Bioethics, and Society
• Postgraduate Research Project
• Globalisation and Public Health

Main

A UK Honours Degree or equivalent

International students

Applicants will be required to demonstrate the University standard of English language (IELTS) at Level 6.5 prior to commencement on a course. Students who do not meet this criterion will be advised to seek support from ALS English language programme prior to commencement of the course.

Selection Process

Candidates should normally have a good first degree or equivalent and be working, or hope to work, within any area of the public health arena. They do not necessarily need a professional qualification for access to the course but do need to demonstrate a strong interest in public health and local health improvement.

Candidates with a third class honours, or ordinary (pass) degree plus a minimum of one year of relevant post-graduate work experience, will be considered on an individual basis. Candidates who do not have a first degree, but have relevant work experience, may be able to gain access to the course by completing a Non Graduate Entry Profile demonstrating, and reflecting on, achievement of generic undergraduate learning outcomes through experiential learning.

Admission to the Course with Non-Traditional entry

Non graduates may gain entry to the course by clearly demonstrating on their application that their qualifications and experience are equivalent to an Honours degree.

Admission with Credit

Applicants seeking admission with credit (either APCL or APEL) are referred initially to the AP(E)L Advisor for the Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care.

UK students (full-time, per year)
£9,500

International students (full-time, per year)
£14,300

This MPH Global Public Health has been mapped against the Faculty of Public Health Public Health Training Curriculum and does therefore assist with achieving professional recognition. We expect our graduates to be able to seek roles in a variety of sectors such as health, government, voluntary organisations and the wider community.