Program Overview
This MSc in Public Health equips students with essential public health skills, preparing them for careers in health services, government, research, and the not-for-profit sector. The program emphasizes evidence appraisal, data analysis, research methods, and health protection. Graduates pursue roles such as health improvement specialists, public health government policy advisors, and academics, contributing to improving health and well-being.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This MSc program in Public Health prepares individuals for careers in public health settings such as health services, government, research, and the not-for-profit sector. It equips students with core skills and knowledge applicable to public health work in the UK and internationally. These include critically appraising evidence, analyzing and interpreting data, research methods, and applying methods to protect health, prevent ill-health, and improve health services. The program is suitable for students from clinical and non-clinical backgrounds.
Outline:
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 dissertation takes the form of a journal article and a poster presentation, opening the possibility of submission for publication.
Teaching:
Teaching methods include lectures, practicals, group work, workshops, and seminars. Teaching takes place on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for full-time students. For part-time students studying over two years, teaching takes place on Mondays and Tuesdays in year one and on Thursdays in year two.
Careers:
Graduates from this MSc program work for UK Health Security Agency, local government, charities, and universities in various public health roles, including health improvement, health protection, systematic reviews, cohort studies, and data analysis. The MSc prepares students for careers that, with further work experience and training, would enable them to work in roles such as consultant in public health, director of public health, strategic director of health charities, public health government policy advisors, and lecturers, senior lecturers, and professors of public health.
Other:
The Department of Population Health Sciences has international excellence in research methods, health protection research, and developing and evaluating public health interventions.
UK: full-time£15,300 per year UK: part-time (two years)£7,650 per year Overseas: full-time£31,300 per year
