Course overview
Develop your expertise by joining our well-established multidisciplinary course, designed to equip you with the theoretical and practical knowledge to excel in a public health role in a low or middle-income country. You’ll learn the fundamentals of population health and the practice of public health.
An exit qualification for those studying our Master of Public Health course, the Global Health pathway is aimed at professionals working in or aspiring to work in a healthcare setting. As well as learning the essentials of the subject, you’ll take two additional core modules that will contextualise the practice of public health in low- and middle-income countries.
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Course Structure
The MPH course can be studied full-time, part-time, or for up to five years in a flexible learning pattern. International students can only study the MPH Global Health pathway full-time. Teaching takes place in one-week blocks. You’ll study compulsory modules, then choose from a wide range of optional modules. You’ll also attend a non-assessed introductory week at the beginning of the course which introduces key concepts in public health.
Term one begins with a non-assessed Introductory Week ensuring you have a firm grasp of key concepts in public and population health. Further modules will introduce you to important aspects of global health practice, as well as providing you with a detailed understanding of applied health research methods (including health economics), develop your quantitative skills, and apply these to health service planning and evaluation. You'll also decide on your global health focused dissertation project with support from supervisors and the programme team.