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Public Health MPH

Develop an understanding of contemporary challenges facing public health and health care services. Gain advanced skills to address complex health issues. You'll bring meaningful change to public health, in the UK and internationally.

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Start date(s):

  • September 2025

Overview

This Master's in Public Health (MPH) evaluates and critically appraises approaches to health and disease. It'll prepare you for a career in public health in the UK and internationally with roles in:

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

Public health specialists address health issues at various levels, including: 

  • societal - tackling health inequalities through advanced research methodologies 
  • demographic - understanding the impact of ageing and long-term conditions across the life course
  • cultural - addressing shifts in public attitudes towards health and wellness
  • social - engaging with issues such as substance misuse and their public health implications

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

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

You can study stand-alone modules from this degree as Continued Professional Development (CPD Public Health 6017P).

You'll gain invaluable hands-on experience. You'll use cutting-edge methods that are driving modern public health strategies. This immersive learning environment will equip you with practical skills.

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What you'll learn

You'll explore challenges in public health such as:

  • tackling the social and commercial determinants of health and reducing health inequalities
  • the role of behavioural interventions in public health
  • public and patient engagement and involvement, and shared decision making
  • using advanced epidemiological methods to study health and disease in populations

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

This research project serves as the culmination of the skills you've gained throughout the course. It allows you to apply what you've learned in a real-world setting. You'll work with our research teams. Expert staff will help you to develop your project. You can choose from a wide range of topics proposed by our academics and practice partners or propose your own. Regardless, this experience will give you the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge public health research.

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. You'll have the opportunity to work closely with external partners. These partners are engaged in public health practice and policy.

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

Public Health Programme Team
Medical Sciences Graduate School
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8755
Email: pghealth@newcastle.ac.uk

 

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