Master degree
12 months
Processing time: 30 days
Full-time
Intakes: September
International tuition: £15,000
Domestic tuition: £6,990
Program overview
This course is based at our Coach Lane campus and our facilities are some of the most advanced in the country and allow us to ensure your learning evolves in-line with the latest developments in the industry.
Technology is embedded throughout all aspects of your degree and you will receive ongoing support through our innovative e-learning platform, Blackboard, where you can access module handbooks, assessment information, lecture presentation slides and reading lists. Key lectures will also be recorded to allow you to listen again.
If English is not your first language you will also have access to the Academic Language Skills (ALS) programmes to help you develop your English language, academic writing and study skills.
This course is taught by a team of experienced lecturers with a practice background in public health or education. We boast close links with local directors, commissioners and practitioners of public health, some of whom are employed as part of our teaching team to provide you with access to professionals that are actively working within public health.
All of our teaching staff possess the accreditations and academic qualifications required to teach, in addition to professional registrations with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or Health Care Professionals Council.
We also welcome external visiting speakers from a variety of public health contexts to contribute to lectures, enabling you learn about the current issues that are defining the public health sector.
Our team have extensive experience of working with both UK and international students and will provide ongoing guidance to support you throughout every step of this course.
Study options
This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- IELTS
A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a subject related to health or health sciences
Or work experience at a senior level in public health/healthcare and evidence of a clear commitment to a career in public health.
Postgraduate Programmes: 5 year University Diploma or New-style 4 year Bachelor Degree - Average of 3.8 for courses requiring a UK 2:2 equivalent
Career opportunities
Upon graduation you will possess the skills required for leadership, management and system-based thinking in public health, all of which will enhance your ability to lead and manage in a variety of public health organisations in the UK and worldwide.
The Master of Public Health qualification is a national and internationally renowned degree that will help you seek employment in public or government services, voluntary organisations, non-governmental organisations and research posts both in the UK and abroad.
Former alumni have gone on to work for non-governmental organisations, hospital management, voluntary and charitable organisations and health improvement posts.
Completion of this course also provides an excellent grounding for progression to PhD or professional doctorate studies.
96% of graduates from Public Health and Wellbeing courses are in work or further study within the first six months of graduation.
Campus location
Newcastle
,
United Kingdom



