Course summary
Our course is designed to provide health professionals with an advanced understanding of global health needs and how to strengthen health systems and services, in order to achieve universal health coverage. Join a global community of professionals working to improve the provision of healthcare and address modern global health challenges.
- Learn in an international learning environment, with fellow professionals from a range of countries and areas of expertise.
- Work with leading experts in international health.
- Tailor your course to align your own skills to your own interests with a choice of optional modules.
- Develop the skills and knowledge to further your career in international and national health systems and organisations.
- Through the one-year Master of Public Health [International] course, you will be able to apply public health and research competence through your dissertation project. The dissertation is designed to strengthen your ability to work independently on a topical public health issue from an international and national context and offers you the opportunity to build on theoretical learning and research methods.
Modules
At Leeds, you will... Demonstrate knowledge of techniques relevant to the field of public health international. Use epidemiological /statistical and qualitative research skills to analyse health needs and trends. Analyse principles, models, and functions of management and leadership including planning, organising, staffing, directing, monitoring and supervision, and decision-making in the context of health and health care systems. Appraise different strategies for control of priority health problems and the development of relevant health policy and services. Appraise different strategies for control of priority health problems and the development of relevant health policy and services. Identify coherent programmes and prepare action plans for implementation of programmes. Analyse the effects of factors such as gender, poverty and social inclusion, principles of good governance, and professional ethics in the delivery of health care. Consider, respect and value for the cultural diversity, regional, global and intersectoral cooperation for the development of comprehensive initiatives that result in improved health care and population health status. Evaluate current issues and research in the field of public health international. Take a role in problem-solving, managing tasks and working in a team in an appropriate role. Take a self-reflective role in the field of public health. This course now has two streams allowing you to follow the one that is most suitable for your career aims. The first stream focuses on health interventions and services (stream A) and the second on health policy and systems (stream B). The taught compulsory modules lay firm foundations for your learning: Introduction to global and public health – introduces global health issues, public health strategies and health systems. (Stream A) Principles of public health – analyses public health problems from a multidisciplinary perspective, informs how to strengthen existing and to build new health services, programmes and related management systems in order to improve the health of populations and communities. (Stream B) Principles of health management, planning and policy – analyses types of policies and management systems in the health sector with particular focus on the changing roles of the government.
Assessment method
Each module is assessed through a combination of written assignments, group and individual presentations, reflective logs and a written examination on epidemiology and statistics. Please note that although the course ends in December, the written examination usually takes place in January of the second semester. You can however arrange for the examination to be taken in December at the end of the course.
Entry requirements
A medical degree or bachelor degree with a 2:2 (hons) or equivalent qualification in a related discipline (eg medicine, health, science, social sciences, management or administration). All applicants must have a minimum of two years’ full-time professional work experience in a health service or developing health system in a low-middle income country (please note that we cannot count internships, lab-based positions or work-based training towards the entry requirement). OR exceptionally a professional diploma in a health-related discipline with 5 years relevant experience in public health English language requirements IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in all components. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.
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
Fees are listed on our website: https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/
Provider information
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT