Taught Masters Courses

MPH in International Development (MPHID)

The MPHID programme is over a one-year period (full-time) in which time students study 180 credits worth of modules . The programme comprises of 150 core credits and 30 credits from optional modules.

Modules are delivered through a mixture of lectures, seminars and independent study, emphasising the latest research and drawing explicitly from the individual expertise of each academic. Assessment methods include essays, reflexive writing, research reports, policy briefs and oral presentations.

Semester 1
Ideas and Practice in International Development
Introduction to Research Methods
Key Issues in Global Public Health
Development Fieldclass

Semester 2
International Health: Systems and Policy

Option: HIV/AIDS
Option: Living with Climate Change
Option: Cities of Diversity
Option: Gender Relations, Health and Health Care
Option: Cities of the South: Planning for Informality
Option: Epidemiology
Option: Communicable Disease Control
Option: Disaster and Emergency Management
Option: Public Health Informatics
Option: Strengthening Health Systems
Option: Health Promotion
Option: Enhanced Languages II
Option: Practice and Evaluation in International Development
Option: Governance and Participation in the Global South

Semester 3/summer
Dissertation with placement

Full year: Professional Skills for Development

Students who are awarded 120 credits (excluding the dissertation) are eligible for a Postgraduate Diploma in International Development.

Students who are awarded 60 credits (excluding the dissertation) are eligible for a Postgraduate Certificate in International Development.