MPH Master of Public Health at University of Cumbria

Our aim is to develop intelligent, self-motivated, knowledgeable leaders, planners and practitioners for employment across the public health professions and disciplines who will challenge the orthodox, are able to fail early and learn quickly in a congested, highly contested and often confused politico-socioeconomic environment.

Faculty: Institute of Health  |  Duration: Full-time: 1 Year; Part-time: 2 Years  |  Study mode: online  |  Intake: January  |  Location: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

All modules are compulsory and must be taken and passed to achieve your selected award. It is not possible for modules to be compensated as a marginal fail if you are registered on the 60 credit award of PGCert Public Health as this is out with the limits set out in the Academic Regulations. Modules include: Foundations for Academic and Professional Success in Public Health; Planning Remote Environmental and Community Health for Disaster Response; Field Epidemiology; Developing and Operating Intelligent Health Systems; Research Methods; Dissertation.

Career pathways

It has been estimated that globally there will be a shortfall of 10 million public health professionals by 2030, Public Health is an expanding and extremely important area – are you ready to make a real difference in the world? The Master of Public Health (MPH) programme is the gateway to a huge range of exciting roles and opportunities; it is often an essential criterion in person specifications.

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