About this program
Public Health MPH, PGDip
This master's in Public Health (MPH) and postgraduate diploma helps you 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
Admission requirements
Entry requirements
The entrance requirements below apply to 2023 entry.
Academic entry requirements
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a medical, health or social sciences discipline. You can also apply if you have successfully completed the fourth year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course, or equivalent.
If you have a 2.2 honours degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject, your application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
English Language requirements
IELTS - Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with at least 7.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other subskills)
TOEFL
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Learn moreProgram content
Public Health MPH modules
- Fundamentals of Research
- Health Statistics
- Public Health Intervention
- Health Care Quality
- Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal
- Dissertation (FT)
Public Health PGDip modules
- Fundamentals of Research
- Health Statistics
- Public Health Intervention
- Health Care Quality
- Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Tuition
PGDip Full time tuition fee
- Home students - £7,000(per year)
- International students - £17,600(per year)
PGDip Part time tuition fee
- Home students - £3,500(per year)
- MPH Full time tuition fee
MPH Full time tuition fee
- Home students - £10,500(per year)
- International students - £26,400(per year)
MPH (2 years) Part time tuition fee
Home students - £5,250(per year)
MPH (3 years) Part time tuition fee(per year)
Home students - £3,500(per year)
Qualification
What you'll learn
Challenges in public health that you'll explore include:
- 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
Career paths
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
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About this institute
Newcastle University
A Global Top 125 university (QS World University Rankings 2023), Newcastle is home to 29,000 students from 140 countries. A founding member of the Russell Group, we are one of only 19 universities in the world – and just three...
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