100% online Master’s in Public Health (MPH)

Apply by: 24 December 2024

To begin: 7 January 2025

180 credits •
2 years part-time

Develop invaluable skills and knowledge that could improve the health of entire communities and populations.

This is Keele:

100% online MPH in 24 months
Top 20 in UK for Health Professions*
Part of Keele School of Medicine
Britain’s best university, as ranked by students**
80% of research ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’***
£8,500 total fees, with option to pay per module

*Guardian University League Table, 2022
**StudentCrowd University Awards, 2022
**Research Excellence Framework, 2021

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Become an expert in public health

On this Master of Public Health degree, you will learn skills to make a positive difference to the physical, social and mental health outcomes and wellbeing of people within and across local, regional, national, and international populations.

With an emphasis on reducing health inequalities, you will develop the ability to interpret and understand key areas of health and social research, and how it can be used to inform policy and improve public health. You will be encouraged to view public health as a collective responsibility, across organisations and individuals, and will learn to have wider considerations than the remit of health services to include education and the environment.

What you will learn on this MPH

The course content for this MPH distance learning degree is aligned with internationally recognised competency frameworks including the UK Public Health Skill and Knowledge Framework, and the World Health Organisation ASPHER Core Competency Framework for Public Health in the European Region.

Modules will cover core topics, including:

Epidemiology
Health promotion
The health protection function of public health
Global health
Health inequalities and community action
Control of communicable disease
Statistics
Leadership in global healthcare

Taught by experts

This MPH degree is part of Keele University’s School of Medicine. The School of Medicine unites world-leading research experts with experienced teaching staff to provide a pioneering teaching and research environment – one which you will directly benefit from when you study with us.

Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology, Dr Ross Wilkie, is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Epidemiology. His research is recognised internationally and Ross was awarded the European League Against Rheumatism Research Award in 2019. He has also been awarded a Fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health by distinction for his education and research work.

Potential career paths with an MPH

Our Master of Public Health degree could create or enhance a career in any of the following:

Public Health Practitioner
Epidemiologist
Healthcare Quality Data Analyst
Health Promotion Coordinator
Health Policy Adviser
Healthcare Commissioning and Planning
Health Protection Officer
Work in roles of government or non-government organisations

Key Info

Entry requirements for home and international students

A 2:2 undergraduate degree or a UK Master’s degree (or international equivalent)

Applicants with qualifications below this level may be considered if they can provide evidence which demonstrates a minimum of two years’ appropriate work experience. The evidence will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

In addition, applicants must also have passed GCSE Maths (minimum grade C or 4) and pass a numeracy test prior to starting the course

Applicants who do not hold a recognised degree will be asked to provide evidence which demonstrates a minimum of three years’ relevant experience. The evidence will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

Applicants for whom English is not a first language must provide evidence of a recognised qualification in English language. The minimum score for entry to the programme is Academic IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (no subtest score below 5.5).

Programme Start dates

Next start date: 7 January 2025

Documents deadline: 31 December 2024

Application deadline: 24 December 2024

Fees

Total programme fees:
£8,500

Per 15-credit module fee:
£850

If you are based in the UK or the EU, you may be eligible for a government postgraduate loan to cover the full course fees.

You pay tuition fees for each module taken, either module-by-module or in full at the start of your course.

If you pay module-by-module, you will pay in instalments of £850.

Modules

Applied Epidemiology

Global Health

This module aims to enable you to understand the nature and scope of global health issues, and how they are managed through policy, systems and agencies. You will have the opportunity to examine a range of issues affecting health and wellbeing around the world, including the political economy of health and wellbeing, trade, work, healthcare systems, and the impact of global poverty, hostilities and natural disasters on health and wellbeing.

Health Promotion

Health Protection Function of Public Health

Statistical Methods and Epidemiology

Leadership and Complexity in Global Healthcare

This module aims to develop knowledge and critical understanding of strategic leadership in contemporary organisations. The content will allow critical evaluation of the development of leadership thinking, and will encourage you to understand and apply contemporary theories. It will enable you to develop knowledge and understanding of key leadership issues, the nature of the problems and dilemmas leaders face, the approaches that can be taken, and techniques that can be employed. It aims to enable you to integrate knowledge both from experience of work and theoretical insights to explore managing change and to reflect on the relationship between leadership, diversity and ethics.

Community Action Targeting Health Inequalities

Control of Communicable Disease and Environment Hazards

MPH Dissertation Proposal

This module aims to develop your knowledge of research methodology, methods and processes that are relevant to public health theory and practice, and can be applied to research studies and relevant literature. You will develop: an understanding of the role of values and ethics in the research process; critical skills in evaluating, synthesising and applying research knowledge; and skills in developing and planning a research project or literature review.

MPH Dissertation

This module aims to enable you to undertake a research project and write a dissertation at Master’s level. It allows you to develop research skills in managing the research processes including how to answer a research question, selection of appropriate methodology and methods, application of the role of values and ethics in the research process, and the development of critical skills in the evaluation and synthesis of research knowledge. It will also develop your application of the implications of research evidence for public health theory and practice. Your specialisation will determine the topic of your dissertation.