Master of Public Health

This course is available for study at our London and Glasgow campuses.

Increasing inequalities continue to challenge the quality of life and life expectancy improvements across the world. An ageing population, increased chronic disease burden, migration, environmental damage and climate change continue to highlight the need for an international workforce to take forward the public health agenda.

Join a university aligned with the global public health research agenda. Learn from our experienced teaching team working with researchers, graduates and external public health employers as part of an international force for the common good. Glasgow Caledonian University's Master of Public Health aims to prevent disease, promote health, and protect the health and well-being of the public through education, research and public health practice and service.

Study in Glasgow and London; on campus or remotely, you will realise the following key learning outcomes:

• Gain an understanding of health inequalities and the social determinants of health
• Awareness of data and ability to assess the population's health and well-being
• Evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions, programmes and services
• Understand how to develop and implement public health policy and strategy
• Gain an understanding of health protection and public health intelligence
• Understand the key role of health economics in public health
• Have the ability to interpret statistical methods to make appropriate recommendations
• Propose evidence-based interventions to address health inequalities using a social action approach

Graduate opportunities

The programme is flexible to your career needs and provides four exit awards:

• Master of Public Health
• Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health
• Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health with Social Action
• Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health

Graduate employability is enhanced by external guest lectures and industry-led programme design which has been mapped to the Faculty of Public Health Core competency levels throughout.

All entry requirements listed here should be used as a guide and represent the minimum required to be considered for entry. Applicants who are made a conditional offer of a place may be asked to achieve more than is stated.

Minimum academic requirement:

UK honours degree 2:2 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as but not limited to medicine, nursing, dentistry, allied health professions, microbiology or chemistry.

English language requirement

Academic IELTS score of 6.5 (or equivalent) with no element below 6.0.

Please note: if you are from a majority English speaking country, you may not be required to provide further proof of your English Language proficiency. Full details of the English language tests we accept are available on this page.

Other academic and vocational qualifications

Each application to GCU is considered on an individual basis. If you do not have the typical academic entry qualifications, but can demonstrate relevant work experience and/or credits from recognised professional bodies, you may be eligible to enter this course via the University's Recognition of Prior Learning scheme.