Master of Public Health (MPH)

Olubukola Oguntuase

Key facts

School of Health and Related Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
1 year full-time/2-3 years part-time

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

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

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

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

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

About the course

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.

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

Your career

Our courses help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to understand and improve health services. We offer postgraduate programmes for health and social care professionals, managers and those wanting a career in health services research.

Our graduates take up positions in public health, the private sector, health services management, and health and social care. They also go on to further public health 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