Master of Public Health MPH

This is a Level 7 postgraduate degree designed to develop confident, skilled, and future-focused public health professionals. This programme blends academic excellence with hands-on learning, preparing you to tackle today’s most complex global and local health challenges. Mapped to UKPHR and PHE competency frameworks, supporting professional recognition. Interdisciplinary curriculum covering epidemiology, health economics, AI in health, global health, and more . Optional specialist modules to tailor your learning to your interests or career goals. Research-led teaching delivered by experienced public health academics and practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds . Mapped to UKPHR and PHE competency frameworks, supporting professional recognition. Interdisciplinary curriculum covering epidemiology, health economics, AI in health, global health, and more . Optional specialist modules to tailor your learning to your interests or career goals . Research-led teaching delivered by experienced public health academics and practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds . Real-world application, developing the skills to design, implement and evaluate effective public health interventions. If you’re a public health worker, such as a community nurse, environmental health practitioner, health promotion officer, community health worker, or if you have a medical or health background, this course will help you to develop the skills and knowledge needed to become a public health practitioner who can lead, develop, and evaluate public health projects in a multi-disciplinary environment.The course is structured to allow knowledge transfer between home and overseas students, enabling you to benefit from best practice from all over the world. You’ll study the underlying causes, mechanisms and potential public health intervention strategies aimed at reducing health inequalities. Elements of the course have a global perspective, so you’ll get to study global, environmental and public health issues to gain an international perspective. If you’re an international student you’ll be able to study topics that are directly relevant to your native country, as well as looking at UK specific issues.The Master of Public Health programme has been mapped to the Public Health England Skills and Knowledge Framework, the Practitioner Competencies of the United Kingdom Public Health Register (UKPHR) and the overarching nine key competency areas of the Functions of the Local Public Health System. On successful completion of the course, graduates are able to apply for registration with UKPHR training schemes.

Admissions to this programme are consistent with those of a Regulatory Framework for Postgraduate Taught Programmes. Applicants should normally have: EITHER A minimum of a lower second-class Honours degree (2:2) or above in a public health related science from a UK university, the CNAA or an overseas equivalent with National Agency for the Recognition and Comparison of International Qualifications and Skills (NARIC) approval. OR Qualifications and experience considered to be equivalent to the above. All students applying via this route will be assessed and where necessary interviewed by the Programme Leader. • GCSE grade C/4 or above in English language or certificated equivalences, regardless of previous educational qualifications.If applicants are using a WAEC qualification as certified evidence this must be at a minimum of C6 for English language. • International students with a visa are required to study on campus. The final decision regarding admission will be with the MPH Programme Leader.