Master of Public Health (Environment and Public Health) MPH (Up to 5 years)

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• Learn the skills and knowledge you need to address the relationship between the natural environment and public health concerns at local, national and international level.
• Study when it suits you through online delivery of the course content, with extensive support and an optional face-to-face induction available.
• Specialise in a highly topical subject area with consequences of relevance to all aspects of public health.
• Open up a career in health science research if you undertake a PhD after completing this course.
• We offer a number of units from this qualification as standalone credited CPD courses through our Public Health Professional Development programme.

Our distance learning Master of Public Health (Environment and Public Health) course meets the training needs of health professionals around the world who are interested in a career in public health or those seeking new skills in this area.

Contemporary public health practice requires practitioners to be adaptable and flexible, with a broad experience of a range of subject areas.

As public health is a rapidly changing and interdisciplinary field, our programme is constantly evolving with new course units and topics being introduced regularly to ensure that you are at the forefront of contemporary public health practice. We also have additional learning opportunities through our research and CPD programme that deal with the hot topics in public health and primary care.

This course will equip you with:

• the skills and knowledge to apply to public health concerns at local, national and international level;
• the ability to apply relevant theory and scientific principles to practical situations;
• the capability of meeting core-competencies in public health;
• specialist knowledge recognising the importance of the natural environment in public health.

You can see what our Student Ambassadors have to say about our MPH course and contact them with any questions.

PGCert, PGDip and MPH awards are available.

Most of our course units are delivered completely online. A learning structure with a recommended pace is in place throughout the courseunit, with specific deadlines for all summative assessments.

Some course units require your participation throughout, and some of the optional units are blended, which require a mandatory face-to-face element. Please check whether your chosen course unit includes any face-to-face teaching days, as this is clearly stated in the Course Unit Overview.

If you are unable to attend a face-to-face component due to mitigating circumstances, you may be permitted to repeat this unit in a subsequent year. However, if you are unable to attend the face-to-face sessions, please do not choose one of the blended units. Please contact [email protected] if this is likely to be a problem.

How to apply for master's study

Once you've decided which course you want to study, you'll need to complete our online application form.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on what you need to do after you've chosen your master's course and how it works.

Step 1. Before you start your application

You'll be asked to set up an account which means you can save your application and come back to it at a later date. If you need help you can also watch our videos on how to create an account and how to submit an application.

Make sure that you use a personal email address when you register and not a University of Manchester address.You’ll be asked to fill in some security questions, your answers will be used if you ever lose or change your password, so we know it’s you.

Step 2. Starting your application

Once you start your application, use the left-hand navigation to move through the form, you can 'check your information' at each stage, which will:

• ask you to complete missing information or to correct formatting (such as dates);
• mark the section as 'complete';
• ask you to upload supporting documents, if needed.

Check closing dates

While lots of master’s courses do not have official closing dates, some do so you will need to check individual course pages for closing dates.

If you want to apply for funding, you need to check funding bodies' closing dates. Most bodies usually expect you to have a provisional offer from the University before you apply for a studentship, scholarship or award.

Step 3. Supporting documents

If you cannot upload supporting documents, there is often a field for you to say why so you can still submit your application; we will then give you instructions on how to add documents via an online portal, these usually include:

• evidence of qualifications (certificates or transcripts);
• evidence of English language ability, if English is not your first language (some test results are only valid for two years, your test report will need to be valid on the start date of your course);
• a research proposal, always check the department website for instructions as these vary;
• check the department website for additional requirements (for example, some courses ask for specific information in a personal statement);
• you may need two references, they will be contacted and asked to submit a reference directly to us via our referee portal. We will let you know when they have done this. Make sure your referees are aware in advance as they play a vital part in the assessment of your application.

Frequently asked questions

The application form should be easy to complete but we have some FAQs to help you: