Course summary
On our Master of Public Health, you'll learn how to promote health, prevent disease and address major global threats to the health landscape. Our leading experts in the sector will help you gain the skills you need to start a career that makes a difference on a local, national and global scale. Throughout the MPH Public Health course, you will gain a broad understanding of the political, social and economic factors that influence health, develop professional knowledge and skills to contribute to the health landscape and learn how to promote and influence the population's health and reduce health inequalities. You'll also learn to evaluate research and policy using appropriate methodological principles and critical thought. You will be able to personalise your learning to your interests through a wide range of optional modules, and prepare to work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment. You'll be taught by experts from across the university, including senior academics actively involved in research, as well as practitioners from the wider public health professional community. We recognise that public health is global health, and celebrate the diversity of our students on our master's in public health. You'll be working in an international environment, where your fellow students come from varied backgrounds all around the world.
Modules
See website
Assessment method
Your assessments differ by module, but are all carefully designed to test the concepts you'll learn in the module in an authentic way. This means that these assessments require you to apply your knowledge, skills and understanding to real-world situations or problems. We use a variety of assessment methods across the programme, including written assignments, such as a research proposal or a health needs assessment, group work oral presentations and online tests. We have built formative assessments with individual feedback into each module. These assessments will develop your learning and act as a stepping stone to help you achieve your best in your final assessments. Assessments take place after teaching in semesters 1 and 2, and you'll have 6 weeks to prepare your assessments. We have put robust quality assurance processes in place for the marking and moderation of assessments, including external oversight.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association for Nutrition
Entry requirements
To apply for a master's of Public Health you'll need at least a 2:1 degree in one of the following subjects: Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Physiology, Psychology, Demography, Human/Health Geography, Pharmacy, Medicine and Dentistry. You must be able to demonstrate your competence in Statistics, Epidemiology, Research Methods through previous study at undergraduate level. We are unfortunately unable to accept degrees in the following subjects: Nursing, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Occupational Health and Phlebotomy. This course is also available as an intercalation degree for undergraduate medical students. You must submit all supporting documents, including evidence that you can satisfy our English language requirement, when you submit your application.
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
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/fees/postgraduate.page
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ