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    MSc one year full-time; half-time or split-study over two years.

Masters Degree Description

In these rapidly changing times, preventing disease, improving our health, and reducing health inequality will depend on a broad range of people and expertise. Our MSc in Public Health reflects this, offering an unparalleled number of specialised modules designed to help you become a catalyst for change in your area of interest.

Over one year (full-time) or two years (part-time), you’ll gain a strong grasp on the core disciplines of public health. Your faculty leaders, who are active researchers in their fields, have all the experience needed to help you succeed in the specialist studies for your chosen career path.

What you will learn

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the wider determinants of health and the breadth of factors that undermine its foundation
  • Develop critical thinking skills to confidently analyse evidence, question assumptions, and shape innovative approaches
  • Learn how to systematically approach problems and navigate through possible solutions and theories with assurance

When you study MSc Public Health, you’ll join around 200 students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. In our collaborative classes, you’ll share knowledge and experience that enriches your learning with tangible examples of the many disciplines involved in improving public health.

You’ll also have access to our 13 cross-institution School Centres where you can engage with a network of academics and researchers working together to address diverse global health challenges.

Entry Requirements

The normal minimum entry requirements for the MSc Public Health are:

  • Hold either a first degree at Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) standard in a relevant discipline, or a degree in medicine recognised by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) for the purposes of practising medicine in the UK, or another degree of equivalent standard awarded by an overseas institution recognised by UK ENIC or the GMC
  • Work experience: preference will be given to applicants with relevant work experience, this includes both paid and voluntary work, internships etc.
  • Additional requirement: applicants for the MSc Public Health will need to provide some evidence of ability in mathematics, post-16 year education. This could include:
    • “A” level or a higher school certificate,
    • a module within an undergraduate degree (such as quantitative methods, epidemiology or statistics)
    • statistics studied as part of a general research methods course.

Any student who does not meet the minimum academic entry requirement above but who has significant relevant professional experience may still be eligible for admission.

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Fees

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Module Details

All students complete the Public Health common core, consisting of four compulsory AB1 modules:

  • Basic Epidemiology
  • Basic Statistics for Public Health & Policy
  • Issues in Public Health
  • Principles of Social Research

All students take two additional modules, selected from the following:

  • Environment, Health & Sustainable Development
  • Foundations for Health Promotion
  • Health Policy, Process & Power
  • Health Services
  • Introduction to Health Economics

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