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
Our taught compulsory modules lay firm foundations for your learning throughout the course. You will also select from 10 optional module choices to customise your course to your personal and professional interests. At Leeds you will… Demonstrate in-depth and specialist 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. Design coherent programmes and prepare action plans for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes including the management of resources. 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 proactive role in problem solving, planning and managing tasks and working in a team in an appropriate role. Take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others. Build upon the concepts and methodologies developed during the programme through completion of a dissertation/project. This course has two streams allowing you to follow the one that is most suitable for your career aims: Stream A - health interventions and services Demonstrate an advanced knowledge and understanding of techniques applicable to areas of specific interest within the broader field of public health. Assess the application of the conceptual, technical and methodological elements to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate health programmes towards guaranteeing either equality or equity and the basic right to health. Stream B - health policy and systems Demonstrate knowledge and advanced understanding of the field of health policy, planning and management in developing health systems with particular reference to public and not-for-profit private health sectors. Critically analyse types of policies and management systems in the health sector with particular reference to the changing roles of government. At Leeds, you’ll have the opportunity (dependent on travel restrictions) to take part in a study visit to Geneva, attending workshops and meetings with various health-related UN and other international organisations. In the past these have included: World Health Organisation; UNAIDS; UN High Commission for Refugees; United Nations High Commission for Human Rights; International Labour Organisation; International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies; Médecins Sans Frontières; GAVI Alliance. In your final semester, you will complete a 10,000-word dissertation, providing you the opportunity for an in-depth examination of an area of public health that’s relevant to your work and career plans.
Assessment method
Each module is assessed through a combination of written assignments, group and individual presentations, reflective logs, written examination on epidemiology and statistics and a 10,000-word dissertation on your original research project.
Entry requirements
The Master of Public Health (International) is designed for you if you are a health professional with diverse experience in national health systems. For example you may be a district and provincial medical officer, disease control, reproductive and child health and other programme officer, health service manager, community nurse, health educationalist or general medical practitioner. Our entry requirements are: 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