Full time
1 year
13-JAN-25
MPH - Master of Public Health
Health Promotion Environmental Health (General)
Taught
Overview
This degree has been designed to offer you a solid basis in public health epidemiology, health policy and global economics, health education and health promotion, statistics, and infection and disease control – delivered via a mixture of face-to-face, online, and blended delivery of modules.
Throughout this course students will be introduced to current knowledge and challenges in Public Health through a range of techniques applicable to research including epidemiology, global health economics and statistics.
Students will learn the main methodologies and theoretical approaches to inform the theory and practice of Public Health and learn a range of skills to analyse, synthesise and evaluate local, national and global issues of Public Health.
Critical analysis skills will be developed under expert guidance and students will be encouraged to demonstrate self-direction and originality in problem solving and executing tasks.
Jobs
Our MPH will prepare you for a successful career in Public Health and allied professions both in the UK and globally. This list of potential career prospects is not extensive and the options will vary depending on your first degree, and may include the possible opportunities arising through your local authorities and community projects:
Graduates from our MPH have progressed on to doctoral studies; started new or continued careers in law enforcement and nursing; started their own businesses in health care; and commenced training in theology and ministry.
For this course (per year)
£7,500
For this course (per year)
£18,000
You need a second-class Honours degree. Other academic, vocational, or professional qualifications deemed to be equivalent may also be considered. Recognised Prior Learning equivalent to PG Dip level (maximum of 120 credits at SCQF Level 11) will allow direct entry to the MPH to undertake both the research project and professional practice dissertation. This might include other relevant health-based postgraduate-level courses or combinations of courses and will be subject to the discretion of admissions and the course leader.