Course summary

Our Master of Public Health (MPH) degree will support you to work in a variety of organisations nationally and internationally to protect and promote the health of groups and communities. You will learn how to use research, empirical evidence, epidemiology, statistics and national and international policies, to address inequalities in health and improve health for a range of populations. The MPH programme has been developed to align with public health standards in the UK and is taught by academics with a wealth of experience in promoting and improving population health. The MPH programme has been developed to enable you to take your own experience, reflect on it and apply new knowledge to advance your understanding. Our student-centred approach will support your learning and enable you to consider your own areas of interest and also to expand your learning into whole new areas. Why Study this course? Our programme is developed with our expert academic team, local partners and experts by experience. The values of Birmingham Newman University focus on social justice, equality and the importance of community which align exceptionally well with the fundamentals of public health practice and theory. Therefore, our programme is student-centred, inclusive and contemporary. Our programme has been mapped to the UK Public Health Knowledge and Skills Framework and promotes the standards identified in the UKPHR Code of Practice.