Master of Public Health (Management and Leadership)

About the course

1 year full-time/2-3 years part-time

The course combines public health, management, health services research and health economics. You'll learn management skills and take optional modules from the MPH course. This combination is not available from an MBA or a pure MPH or MSc programme.

Entry requirements

2:1 honours degree or relevant professional qualification and experience.

English language requirements for overseas students

Overall IELTS grade of 7.5 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Core modules

• Leading and Managing Health Services
• Health Care Financing and Economic Evaluation
• Using Health Policy to Strengthen Health Systems
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Health Needs Assessment, Planning and Evaluation
• Promoting Evidence-based Health Care

Optional modules

• Key Issues in Global Public Health
• Communicable Disease Control
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health Promotion
• Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal Techniques
• Dissertation

Teaching

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Independent study

Assessment

• Coursework
• Examinations
• Dissertation

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

Teaching Support Unit
E: scharrtu@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 5454

Your career

This course will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to understand and improve health services.

Our graduates go on to positions in health services management and health and social care, and to further clinical training or academic research.

About us

We employ around 300 staff and attract £6 million per year in external support. Our staff are active in their research. This means that what we teach you is based on current findings.

We have experts in health economics, public health sciences, the sociology of health, health psychology, decision analysis, management sciences, epidemiology, medical statistics and information science. Our courses attract students from all over the world.

Facilities

We have purpose-built executive teaching facilities for our students. You'll have 24/7 access to library and computing facilities. We provide specialist information and library services in our information resources section.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form