Master’s in Public Health
Coventry, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 1,400 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* per 20 CATS module for home students; £3,170: per 20 CATS module for overseas students. Additional fees & costs apply
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Introduction
Our Master's in Public Health (MPH) course is an interdisciplinary degree, drawing upon expertise across a wide range of subject areas, and seeks to explore the complexity of Public Health issues in the UK and internationally.
The course aims to provide relevant qualifications to meet national and international needs for a skilled public health workforce and to prepare students for further academic study with a view to academic careers.
The course provides students with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate systematic knowledge and understanding in a wide range of public health areas, which is reinforced with the wide range of optional modules offered on the course, allowing students to pursue their own health-related interests.
Admissions
Curriculum
Wide range of modules
We offer a wide range of modules, meaning you can choose to study the areas of Public Health that are of most interest to you. There are four core modules that everybody has to take, which cover core public health content:
Core modules
- Epidemiology and Statistics
- Disease Prevention and Health Protection
- Social Determinants of Health
- Health Improvement and Management for Public Health
In addition, all students will take the postgraduate induction module.
Students then have a free choice of three out of 10 optional modules, including the module 'Public Mental Health and Wellbeing: Measurements, Determinants and Promotion', which is unique to Warwick.
If you wish, you can choose a defined pathway for your optional modules, depending on your career plans. For example:
| Academic Public Health Pathway
| Global Health Pathway
| Health Services Pathway
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Research project tailored to your interests
All students choose to complete either a Professional Project or a larger Dissertation on a topic of their choice to reflect their interests. Examples of students’ previous projects include the following:
- An exploration of the perceptions of food business operators of the ‘Eat Out Eat Well Award’ scheme
- Prevention of childhood obesity in China: A systematic review
- Investigation of models of primary care for homeless patients
- An evaluation of flu vaccination uptake in care home workers
- Hypertension in antiretroviral-treated and naïve people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
To complement the health education effort of health agencies in Nigeria during the Coronavirus pandemic, one of our Public Health graduates, Eze Nwamaka started a podcast series called Coronavirus Logues. The aim was to dispel public misconceptions about Coronavirus and to share information about measures to stop the spread of the virus in Nigeria. Notable among their sessions was the Covid-19 Mythbusters podcast where they adopted the content from the WHO guidelines and recruited volunteer frontline health workers from different parts of Nigeria to deliver it in Pidgin English.
Possibility of work experience
For students not currently working in public health, Pathways to the Public Health Workplace is a popular optional module, giving you practical experience of working in public health, either internationally or in the UK.
Alignment with UK Faculty of Public Health
Our modules are mapped to the content of the Part A syllabus of the UK Faculty of Public Health.
Input from external Public Health professionals
In addition to input from professors and lecturers in Public Health from Warwick Medical School, our modules include input from consultants in Public Health from Public Health England and local authorities and other external agencies.
Choice of full- or part-time study
Course content
Part-time structure (1-3 years)
At the start of Year 1, students choose to pursue route 1 or route 2. The route they choose is then continued into Year 2.
Full-time structure (1 year)
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Module List
| Module name | CATS | Core/Option | Pre-requisite modules |
| MH900 Epidemiology and Statistics | 20 | Core | N/A |
| Disease Prevention and Health Protection (previously called 'Practice of Public Health') | 20 | Core | N/A |
| Health Improvement and Management for Public Health (previously called 'Issues in Public Health') | 20 | Core | N/A |
| MH903 Social Determinants of Health | 20 | Core | N/A |
| MH933 Health Screening | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MD913 Design, Analysis and Interpretation Epidemiology Research | 20 | Option | Epidemiology and Statistics |
| MH910 International Health Policy | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MD990 Introduction to Health Economics (for non–economists) | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MD941 Public Mental Health and Wellbeing: Measurements, Determinants and Promotion | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MH930 Qualitative Research Methods in Health | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MH928 Introduction to Leadership and Management in Health Care Contexts | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MH923 Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Healthcare (UReCA) | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MD915 Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Healthcare (Distance Learning) | 20 | Option | N/A |
| Global Health | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MD90A Pathways to the Public Health Workplace | 20 | Option | N/A |
| MH940 Improving Safety and Quality in Healthcare | 20 | Option | N/A |
| PC950 Professional Project | 40 | Optional Core | N/A |
| ME914 Dissertation | 60 | Optional Core | Epidemiology and Statistics or UReCA |
Teaching methods
Teaching is generally organised within one-week intensive study blocks. Teaching methods include lectures, seminar and group work, and students will have the opportunity to draw on their academic and work experience.
Parts of the course are taught by visiting or guest clinical or academic lecturers.
Assessments
There is a range of assessment styles, reflecting what is needed when working in public health, such as statistical reports, briefing papers, press releases, action plans, reflections, portfolios, verbal presentations (group and individual) and poster presentations.
Qualifications: MPH, PGCert, PGDip or PGA
Duration:
- MSc Full-time: 1 year
- MSc Part-time: 1-3 years
Location of study: University of Warwick
Scholarships and Funding
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Ideal Students
Who is the course for?
The course is particularly aimed at:
- Those wishing to pursue a career in public health.
- Those currently involved in the practice of aspects of public health or who are working in health promotion.
- Those seeking membership of the UK Faculty of Public Health.
Student Testimonials
Rankings
Master's in Public Health ranked 3rd in the UK and 16th in the world.
We're delighted that our Master's in Public Health has been ranked 3rd in the UK and 16th in the world in the Eduniversal Best Master's Ranking 2019.