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Public Health MPH

Develop an understanding of the challenges facing public health and health care services. You’ll gain skills of a high level to progress in public health settings.

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Start date(s):

  • September 2025
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Overview

This master's in Public Health (MPH) evaluates and critically appraises approaches to health and disease. You can pursue a career in public health in the UK and internationally with:

  • the UK National Health Service (or its equal abroad)
  • local government
  • the voluntary sector
  • academic healthcare

A public health doctor must consider issues at many levels, including:

  • societal (eg health inequalities)
  • demographic (ageing and long term conditions)
  • cultural (eg changing public attitudes to health and wellness)
  • social (eg drug and alcohol abuse)

You'll address these issues with a range of advanced research skills. You'll study how to apply research findings to improve health and health services

You'll study in the Population and Health Sciences Institute in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

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What you'll learn

You'll explore challenges in public health such as:

  • tackling and challenging health inequalities and other social determinants of health
  • the role of behavioural interventions in public health
  • public and patient engagement and involvement, and shared decision making
  • health systems and healthcare policy

Continued Professional Development (CPD) study option

You can study stand-alone modules as CPD on programme code 6017P (CPD Public Health).

You need to apply at least 6 weeks before your chosen module starts. Fees are charged per 10 credits. The fee changes each year with inflation.

To find out more about the modules available, visit our Continuing Professional Development site 

For details on when modules run, and this year’s fee, please email pghealth@newcastle.ac.uk.

 

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

How you'll learn

Your development

You'll develop specialisms through the public health research project. You'll work in collaboration with our expert staff to decide your project specifics. You can choose from a wide range of projects put forward by our academics, or propose your own.

Projects vary and can involve:

  • primary data collection (quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods)
  • secondary analysis of a wide range of available datasets
  • systematic review

You'll learn introductory and advanced research methods. You'll also have regular research supervision throughout the course.

Your future

Our graduates have gone on to work in:

  • government
  • international organisations
  • the voluntary sector
  • healthcare and service delivery
  • consultancies
  • the private sector where there is involvement with providing healthcare and public services

Our Careers Service

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

Facilities

You'll have access to:

  • open plan workspaces
  • meeting rooms of all sizes
  • 'breakout' areas for informal discussions
  • Walton Library

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

  • matriculation
  • registration
  • tuition (or supervision)
  • library access
  • examination
  • re-examination
  • graduation

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Entry requirements

The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English Language requirements

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How to apply


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Questions about this course?

If you have specific questions about this course you can contact:

Public Health Programme Team
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 2337
Email: pghealth@newcastle.ac.uk

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