About the course

While providing an in-depth understanding of health issues from local national and global perspectives this wide-reaching course supports you in developing specialist expertise you need to improve public health and prevent disease worldwide promoting lasting change.

When you join this MSc course you become part of a supportive and nurturing ‘community of inquiry’. You develop a critical understanding of how research processes can be applied to the study of public health; gain insights into the global drivers behind health system reform and their potential impacts on future public health policy; and build your understanding of policy development and implementation in developed and developing nations.

You start with two foundation units ensuring your studies are built on a firm base before moving on to specialist units exploring contemporary issues relating to public health policy. In your final unit you undertake a research project.

Why choose this course?

• Our research-informed teaching highlights the importance of public health and public health practice worldwide while building your practical critical and theoretical skills
• Gain expertise and insight on a course based on the principle that medical professionals should improve health and prevent disease not just provide treatment for those who are ill
• Explore case studies from around the world
• Benefit from a research-active academic team involved in internationally excellent and world-leading research at our Institute of Applied Social Research (REF 2021)
• The course addresses the key competencies from the UK Faculty of Public Health and on completion you are also eligible to apply for fellow membership of the UK Royal Society for Public Health