PgCert Public Health at University of Salford

Programme overview

The PgCert (60 credits, available through part-time study) is an exit award of the Master of Public Health. It develops core public health skills in epidemiology, evidence-based practice and health equity, aligned with ASPHER, PHSKF and UKPHR competency frameworks.

Faculty: School of Health and Society | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Evidence into Action: Evidence-Based Public Health; Public Health Analytics: Epidemiology and Data Intelligence; Health Equity and Community Resilience: Policy, Systems and Place; Applied Public Health Research Methods; Health Economics for Decision-Making; Public Health, Power and Human Rights; Simulation, Digital Tools and Practice in Public Health (across all trimesters); and an Applied Public Health Project (dissertation) for the MPH.

Career pathways

Roles across local and national government, the NHS, public health organisations, charities, NGOs and international agencies, such as public health practitioner, public health analyst, health improvement practitioner, health inequalities officer and research officer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate honours degree, normally 2:2 or above, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification. A personal statement of up to 750 words, an academic or work-related CV and two references (at least one normally academic) are required. International applicants from non-majority English-speaking countries: IELTS 6.5 with no element below 5.5 or an accepted equivalent. Alternative route: Salford Alternative Entry Scheme with written assessment. Stated for the Master of Public Health programme and its exit awards.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Full-time: One year; Part-time: Two years; Part-time: Three years

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