Public Health and Health Promotion MSc online
Online
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 11,520 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* SEA, India, Africa fees: £6,000
Key Summary
Gain advanced skills and research expertise to enhance community health and take your career to the next level.
About the programme
Advance your career in healthcare with this online MSc in Public Health and Health Promotion at Brunel University of London. You’ll gain the skills and knowledge to thrive in various healthcare organisations, including public health agencies, community organisations, and nonprofits.
This programme adopts a critical approach, focusing on the application of health promotion strategies to enhance community health outcomes while developing essential academic and research skills. You’ll explore the connections between societal factors and health, gain competencies in programme planning and evaluation, and conduct empirical research addressing pressing public health issues.
Offered in a flexible online format, this MSc allows you to balance your studies with professional and personal commitments. Engaging and interactive learning experiences enable you to develop in-depth knowledge of public health and health promotion, while fostering collaboration with a diverse cohort of peers from around the globe. As you enhance your research and communication skills, you’ll be well-prepared to become a leader in the evolving field of public health.
Shape the future of public health
- Change-making focus: Develop the skills to transform population health, health equity, and community well-being.
- Industry-relevant curriculum: Address society’s toughest health challenges through cutting-edge case studies and hands-on projects.
- Interactive global classroom: Collaborate with peers worldwide in our innovative virtual learning environment.
Our continuously refined modules, including eight core courses and a final research project, ensure you develop practical skills for success in the healthcare sector.
Epidemiology
Uncover the patterns behind public health challenges, from COVID-19 to cancer, and gain the analytical tools to track, assess, and act on real-world health data.
Global Public Health
Explore the big picture of health and well-being worldwide, from historic global initiatives to today’s urgent challenges like disease, pollution, and climate change.
Health Promotion
Understand and challenge the forces shaping health while building skills to create and evaluate impactful promotion strategies across diverse communities.
Health Policy, Politics, and Social Justice
Health policy has always been about more than medicine. This module asks you to explore the political, ethical and social forces that shape health decisions and to consider how justice can transform health outcomes locally and globally.
Inequalities in Health
Investigate the avoidable differences in health status between groups, from gaps in life expectancy to unequal access to care and varying disease rates, and discover ways to address these disparities.
Economic Evaluation of Health Interventions
Do health interventions work—and are they worth the cost? Explore how to measure outcomes, weigh costs, and guide better decisions in evidence-based healthcare.
Research and Evaluation Methods
Build expertise in designing, conducting, and analysing both quantitative and qualitative public health research, using primary data, secondary sources, and digital methods to inform evidence-based practice.
Research Design and Practice
With research funding under pressure, it’s crucial to design studies that truly deliver. Build the skills to create ethical, impactful health research from start to finish.
Research Project (the Dissertation)
Take charge of your own research journey, applying theories and methods to explore a health economics or policy question while honing your skills in ethical practice and clear communication.
- Health promotion strategies: Learn to design and implement interventions to improve population health.
- Health policy analysis: Analyse and assess health policies and their impact on populations.
- Epidemiological research: Develop skills in epidemiology to evaluate public health interventions and trends.
- Data analysis: Gain data analysis skills to interpret complex datasets and inform decisions.
- Research methodologies: Master research methodologies for evidence-based health promotion practices.
- Communication: Master critical thinking and communication skills with an understanding of health equity.
Throughout your academic journey, we offer personalised guidance, skill workshops, alumni network access, and continuous support.
Many of our graduates take on key roles in public health, such as:
- Chief medical officer
- Epidemiologist
- Public health manager
- Health informatics specialist