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The MSc Public Health creates professionals who can advocate, enable and mediate change in public health across the world stage.

It supports the development of public health practitioners by enabling them to negotiate, plan, implement and evaluate policy and practice initiatives.

The Public Health Masters recognises that health challenges can be more global than a single country’s population, but that local policy and regulation responses will vary from country to country.

Modules include relevant theoretical and ethical concepts to encourage students to reflect critically on questions and decisions that arise in the field of public health, as well as some practical elements, including undertaking a research project and using simulations.

At the end of the course, students will develop as responsive professionals who can negotiate, plan, implement and evaluate public health policy and practice.

Teaching

The teaching and learning methods we use are designed to support the motivation, interactivity and development of future graduates in public health practice.

The MSc Public Health course will be delivered using a blended learning approach, predominately using interactive lectures that integrate a wide variety of learning formats. A typical lecture includes a mix of tutor-led lecture content alongside structured activities and tasks to allow students to gain and share theoretical knowledge and apply this new knowledge to practical public health examples.

All of our modules are supported by Blackboard (the online learning environment), where weekly lecture notes and wider reading are available to students.

You will be expected to manage your own enquiry-based learning and read and research extensively about Public Health theory and practice. Learning takes place alongside students from a wide range of disciplines and from a wide range of countries.

Assessment

Each module is assessed at the end of the module using two pieces of assessment. All modules are assessed using a range of methods, and usually have one coursework element and one practical or exam element.

The coursework element uses written formats that you might use in public health practice and includes including a project, a portfolio, a community profile, an oral presentation, a poster presentation, a literature review, a report, a briefing paper and a protocol.

The exam elements include a mix of exams and include short answer, practical tasks, essay style exams.

CAREERS

This Public Health course opens up a variety of employment opportunities in the UK and internationally, and across the public and voluntary sectors, e.g, in schools, colleges and universities, advocacy organisations, international non-government organisations, consulting firms, local and national government organisations, health delivery organisations and community development organisations.

Please note, the MSc Public Health does not lead to registration on any professional register but can contribute towards preparation for Part A of the Faculty of Public Health examinations.

Graduates could also progress to a postgraduate research and pursue a career in research or academia. We welcome applications from self-funded students for postgraduate research degrees, including Masters by Research and PhD, in a range of topics around public health. Please see our Graduate School website for more details. For the first time in 2022, two international students were allocated funding from the faculty to commence a PhD with Dr Nova Corcoran and Dr Joseph Sunday to explore 'International student Health and Well-being'.