• This MSc will prepare students for a public health career in settings such as health services, government, research, and the not-for-profit sector.
  • Students will gain core skills and knowledge that are applicable for public health work in the UK and internationally. These include critically appraising evidence, analyzing and interpreting data, research methods, and applying methods to protect the health, prevent ill-health and improve health services.
  • The program is suitable for students from clinical and non-clinical backgrounds.
  • Duration of the course is one year for the full time and two years for part time enrollments.
  • The MSc covers the principles and practice of public health, health improvement, health protection, epidemiology and statistics, research methods and evaluation, health economics, ethics, and healthcare services.
  • The programme covers many parts of the Faculty of Public Health's Diplomate Exam.
  • Teaching methods include lectures, practicals, group work, workshops and seminars. Teaching will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for full-time students.
  • For part-time students studying over two years, teaching will take place on Mondays and Tuesdays in year one and on Thursdays in year two.
  • All taught units are compulsory, as is the dissertation, which is undertaken in the final term and over the summer. Taught units will contribute 120 credits to the overall degree, while the research dissertation contributes 60 credits.
  • Graduates from our MSc are working for UK Health Security Agency, local government, charities and universities in a range of public health roles including health improvement, health protection, systematic reviews, cohort studies and data analysis.