Master of Public Health (MPH)

About the course

1 year full-time/2-3 years part-time/2-4 years part-time by distance learning

The course is designed to provide you with the skills you need to understand the social factors that determine public health. Research skills. Evaluation skills. Analytical skills.

Our modules set public health in an international context, so the course attracts students from all over the world.

Entry requirements

2:1 honours degree, or a recognised medical degree or significant experience in public health.

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

• Epidemiology
• Key Issues in Global Public Health
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal
• Health Needs Assessment, Planning and Evaluation

Optional modules

• Public Health Informatics
• Gender Relations, Health and Health Care
• Contemporary Health Psychology
• Leading and Managing Health Services
• GIS in Public Health Practice
• Communicable Disease Control
• Disaster and Emergency Management
• Health Care Financing and Economic Evaluation
• Using Health Policy to Strengthen Health Systems
• Sociology of Health and Illness
• Health Promotion
• Further Statistics for Health Science Researchers
• Promoting Evidence-based Health Care
• Dissertation

Distance learning

If your life is too busy for a full-time course, you can take the MPH part-time, by distance learning (DL). DL means you study online, at your own pace, wherever you are. Teaching methods include video, podcasts and web lectures. There are fewer optional modules than on the full-time course.

As a DL student, you can take between two and four years to finish the full MPH. Or you can take individual modules, whenever you feel like it, as part of your continuing professional development (CPD).

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