Master of Public Health

Programme Description

The Master of Public Health programme develops your skills to be adept at accessing, critically analysing and synthesising contemporary public health theory, policy and practice to provide evidence-based knowledge in the key public health areas of health improvement, health protection and healthcare services.

It will enable you to apply your understanding of public health to underpin a range of interventions to improve public health outcomes in practice, whether it be within commissioning services, community development in disadvantaged areas, government and non-government organisations, or the voluntary sector in disadvantaged areas.

By utilising critical appraisal and reflection, you will be encouraged to challenge your existing attitudes, beliefs and knowledge particularly in reference to the multi-dimensional determinants of epidemiological knowledge transfer, health and wellbeing, and public health intelligence.

Through the critical evaluation and development of research methodologies, you will be empowered to interpret evidence, and defend and justify public health issues to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

During the programme, critical analysis of models and skills needed for leadership, management and systems-based thinking pertaining to public health and/or healthcare-related contexts will enhance employability prospects.

Through independent learning, you will conceptualise and apply theoretical perspectives to complex public health practice or policy to produce a dissertation demonstrating originality in the application and integration of new and existing knowledge, which is potentially transferable within different public health contexts.

Graduation & Degree Awarded

Students who successfully complete and pass the modules stipulated in the programme structure will be awarded the Master of Public Health from Northumbria University, United Kingdom.

The Master’s Degree will be the same as that awarded to the on-campus graduates in the United Kingdom.

Graduates will be allowed to use the title MPH after their names.

Career Opportunities

After graduation, students may choose to pursue the following roles, including, but not limited to:

• Biostatistician

• Community Health and Development Manager

• Epidemiologist

• Health Promotion Manager

• Healthcare Policy Specialist

• Population Health Manager

• Research Associate

Entry Requirements

The Master of Public Health programme accepts applicants who meet at least one of the following entry requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject area (related to health or health sciences) with a minimum of second lower (2:2) class qualification or equivalent; OR

• Other qualifications and work experience will be assessed on a case-by-case basis

English Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 (no band below 6.0); OR

• Other approved equivalent*