Course summary
The MSc Public Health degree will develop your management competencies and research techniques, equipping you to develop your career as a health professional. Whether you are a podiatrist, a speech therapist or a nurse - if you work in any kind of clinical setting you will reach a point at which you cannot progress without some kind of additional training and demonstrable management competency. The skills you will develop on this course will put you in a good position to progress in your career and take on leadership roles. The course will focus on hot topics within health and cover core modules on epidemiology, health promotion and global health. Our health students often organise local health campaigns within the community, so there are plenty of opportunities to get involved and make a difference. Whatever sector you are working in - the NHS, private health or social care services, community health organisations or a related commercial sector - you will benefit from studying in a superbly resourced environment which is producing research internationally recognised as being of the highest quality.
Modules
Year 1: Public Health Theory and Policy (Core), Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Core), Research Methods in Public Health (Core), Behaviour Change and Health Promotion (Core), Global Health (Core), Health Economics (Core), Leadership in Public Health (Mental Wealth) (Core), Public Health Ethics and Law (Core), Public Health Project (Core) For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment method
We use a variety of assessment procedures, including unseen exams, essays and presentations as well as peer and self-assessment. Each taught module will be assessed and the various forms of assessment are outlined in the module guide. The assignments are also designed so that you can pursue your interests and specialist areas of practice.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2.1 Honours in a Health related subject. We would normally expect you to have grade C in GCSE English and maths. Applicants must have at least a minimum of 1 year full-time professional experience in a health related subject. English language requirements: Overall IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in writing, speaking, reading and listening (or recognised equivalent).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
Newham
E16 2RD
Course contact details
Visit our course pageApplicant Relations Team
0208 223 3333