MPH Public Health (Web-based Learning)

• Learn the skills and knowledge you need to address public health concerns at local, national and international level.
• Study when it suits you through online learning, with extensive support and an optional face-to-face induction.
• Have the option to specialise in Occupational Health.
• Some units can be takenas credited CPD through our Public Health Professional Development programme.
• We also offer a full-time face-to-face MPH option.

*Please note the part-time course is only available as online learning.*

Our online Master of Public Health (MPH) 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.

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

You can also specialise in occupational health.

PhD with integrated master's

If you're planning to undertake a PhD after your master's, our Integrated PhD programme will enable you to combine your postgraduate taught course with a related PhD project in biology, medicine or health.

You can also visit this page for examples of projects related to integrated master's courses.

Full entry requirements

International students must demonstrate English proficiency through a secure and approved testing system. We ask for English language proof from applicants from non-majority English-speaking countries (a list of majority English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Home Office ).

Specifically, we require a minimum of:

• IELTS : 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in each component)
• TOEFL iBT: 90 overall (with a minimum of 22 in each component)

See further information about requirements for your country .

If the language of instruction of your first degree was English, but you obtained the degree from a university of a non-majority English-speaking country, the English language requirement may be waived for applicants on our Personal Professional Development CPD programme only, provided written evidence is submitted.

The Personal Professional Development CPD programme is not award-bearing and allows you to complete up to three units from the MPH syllabus. After successfully completing this level of the course, students could then be considered for progression to the award-bearing levels of our course, through re-application.

Career opportunities