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MPH PGDip Master of Public Health (Health Research)

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MPH Full-time up to 12 months - Part-time up to 24 months

Masters Degree Description

With a strong focus on research methodologies relevant to public health, our new MPH Public Health (Health Research) provides you with a thorough grounding in basic and advanced public health concepts and theories. You'll gain the skills required for public health practice, including the skills to manage, initiate, implement and assess changes, and vital transferable research skills including quantitative and qualitative methodologies. 

You'll be taught by a wide range of globally renowned public health  and health research experts who are at the forefront of public health research in their specialisms. Our collaborative approach to learning means that our academics' networks are shared with you, so you’ll benefit from relationships and connections with a range of external partners worldwide, including WHO. The Nottingham Centre for Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham holds a full Institutional-level Accreditation by the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA), with the MPH (Health Research) having a fully accredited APHEA curriculum.

Entry Requirements

Our standard entrance requirement is 2:1. We may consider a 2:2 if you have evidence of work experience relevant to public health, global health, or health research. This will also be subject to a successful interview.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our graduates go on to a wider range of careers. Example careers you could go into include:

  • health services, such as the NHS
  • local or national government, for example, councils, Public Health England, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministries of Health
  • multilateral organisations (World Health Organisation) and non-governmental organisations (Christian Aid, International Medical Corp, World Wildlife Fund)
  • research/academia
  • journalism
  • politics
  • sciences

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Key Concepts in Public Health20 credits
  • Protecting and Improving Population Health20 credits
  • Public Health Research Project60 credits
  • Population Health Research Methods and Practice20 credits

Optional modules

  • Health Economics10 credits
  • Further Medical Statistics10 credits
  • Qualitative Methodology and Analysis10 credits
  • Data Organisation and Management in Epidemiology10 credits
  • Systematic Reviews10 credit

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