MSc Public Health and Health Services Research

at Newcastle University

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Compulsory Modules
 

• Fundamentals of Research
• Health Statistics
• Public Policy, Health and Health Inequalities
• Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal
• Dissertation (FT)

Academic entry requirements

• A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a medical, health or social sciences discipline. You can also apply if you have successfully completed the fourth year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course, or equivalent.
• If you have a different background you will be considered on an individual basis. If you have non-standard qualifications then you will be invited to an interview.

English Language requirements

Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with at least 7.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other subskills)

Fees and funding

Home students
£9,000

International students
£24,000

Tuition fee increases
If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

Graduates can go on to work in:
 

• government
• the voluntary sector
• healthcare and service delivery
• consultancies
• the private sector where there is involvement with providing healthcare and public services