Master of Public Health MPH

at University of Chester

Learning

The course is modular; each module is worth 20 credits at Level 7. You will have 200 hours of learning per module, which includes approximately 30 hours of direct contact. The areas of study will include contemporary public health issues and evidence-based public health, including concepts, principles and methods of evaluation.

Modules
 

• Communicable disease in public health
• Epidemiology and statistics for public health
• Leadership and health policy development
• Research dissertation
• Research in Community Practice
• The economics of health
• Theories and principles of public health

Home Students
Normally, applicants should have an appropriate university degree or equivalent qualification. Alternatively, students with relevant experience may be able to apply through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) route. Overseas applicants whose first language is not English will need to have a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent English language qualifications.

 

International/EU Students

Normally, applicants should have an appropriate university degree or equivalent qualification. Alternatively, students with relevant experience may be able to apply through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) route. Overseas applicants whose first language is not English will need to have a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent English language qualifications.

In order to be considered for admission, the following points MUST be addressed in the personal statement:
 

• Demonstrate relevance of Undergraduate degree to MPH
• Demonstrate public health career aspirations
• Demonstrate how previous studies prepare for Master of Public Health

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