| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPH | Full-time | 12 months | find out | find out | find out |
| MPH | Part-time | 24 - 36 months | find out | find out | find out |
| PG Dip | Full-time | 9 months | find out | find out | find out |
| PG Dip | Part-time | 21 months | find out | find out | find out |
MPH students can gain a broad range of public health competencies and develop high level research skills so as to progress in public health settings.
This Masters in Public Health (MPH) is for those who wish to pursue a career in public health in the UK and internationally with:
A public health doctor must consider issues at many levels, including:
On the MPH in Public Health, you will address these issues and others, with a range of advanced research skills, analyses, and interventions. You will study how to apply research findings to improve health and health services
The MPH provides a broad-ranging preparation for the Part A examination of the Faculty of Public Health. Our teaching has been mapped against the Faculty’s competencies for public health practitioners to ensure that we continue to provide an excellent academic training.
The Institute is committed to undertake research and teaching to:
What you'll learn
Challenges in public health that may be covered include:
Your development
You can follow your interests and develop specialisms through the public health research project, which is developed in collaboration with our expert staff. You can choose from a wide range of projects put forward by our academics, or propose your own.
Projects vary and can involve:
You receive a thorough grounding in introductory and advanced research methods and are provided with regular research supervision throughout the course.
Placements
You are encouraged to complete work experience placements, which the university's careers service can help arrange. This experience helps to increase your transferable skills and enhance your CV.
Our staff
Our diverse staff tackle global and public health issues from a large range of disciplines, including:
Delivery
The course consists of taught modules and a supervised project and dissertation. Your project and dissertation are an extremely valuable opportunity for you to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills learnt in the taught component of the course.
Teaching is via a mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions. We encourage active learning through discussion, problem-solving and group work. Some teaching sessions may involve student presentations, and preparation or further reading. Individual study is required for other sessions. Module delivery varies from semester length to intensive block teaching.
Facilities
You will be based in the Baddiley-Clark Building, adjacent to the main Faculty of Medical Sciences site.
You will have access to:
See our course fees and funding webpage - http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/public-health-mph-pgdip/#fees&funding
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.
International Students
To study this course you need to meet the following English Language requirements:
Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with at least 7.0 in writing)
Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.
Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.
The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.
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