Public Health

Entry requirements

Applicants will normally hold a recognised First- or Second-class Honours degree in a subject area that demonstrates applicability to public health practice including:

• Dentistry, pharmacy, biology, medicine, public health, nursing, environmental health, biomedical health/science, podiatry, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, microbiology, biochemistry.
• Homeopathic Medicine (including degrees in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) are acceptable.
• Degrees in Zoology and most medical/health background undergraduate degrees are acceptable. This includes degrees such as BSc Profusion Technology and BSc Radiology.

Applications listing degrees not shown above may be referred to the course tutor to assess suitability for the programme. We will need to see:

• Degree transcripts with exact modules studied.
• Evidence of experience in public health (if applicable).
• References for suitability.

Months of entry

February, September

Course content

This Masters in Public Health course has been designed to provide you with an integrated, coherent and multidisciplinary approach to public health activity.

Our MSc Public Health places particular emphasis on advancing your critical awareness and problem solving skills in order to develop innovative, reflective and pro-active approaches to meeting challenging and complex health needs. Examples of our pro-active approach to teaching and learning include; the analysis of contemporary non-communicable health issues such as obesity, diabetes and mental health, as well as those linked with public protection such as infectious disease surveillance and control.

For more information about the public health course, please contact our MSc Public Health teaching team by email: publichealth@northampton.ac.uk

Fees and funding