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Public Health (M.PH.)

University of Dundee

School of Medicine
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Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 4,099 - ≈ € 14,620 (non-EEA)
Location: Dundee / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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The Master of Public Health (MPH) programme is designed to prepare students for leadership in scientific and management roles in Public Health. It attracts students from clinical and health related disciplines from all over the world.

The course provides high quality training in the application of epidemiological, statistical and behavioural techniques used in public health practice and research. Students have the opportunity to improve generic and transferable skills and are ideally placed to pursue a career in research or public health practice. The MPH also provides an ideal springboard for further postgraduate study at PhD level.


Contents

The programme consists of the following modules:

Core:

- Epidemiology and Demography

- Medical Statistics

- Research Methods

- Public Health

- Applied Epidemiology

- Behavioural Science

- Health Promotion

Optional:

- Computing

- Advanced Statistics

- Spatial Epidemiology

- Qualitative Research Methods

- Presentation Skills

- Health Informatics

Students studying for an MPH then undertake research and write a dissertation.

Methods of Assessment:

The student's performance is monitored by continuous assessment throughout the programme. Written and oral examinations are held in December, March and May. Examinations are graded passes (A to D) or fail.

Students must obtain grade D or above in all written and oral examinations in order to be awarded the Diploma.

To be eligible to progress from the Diploma onto the Masters, students must pass the examination of each subject and achieve a minimum overall pass at B or above (60%).

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Requirements

Entry is normally restricted to graduates in medicine, dentistry, nursing and health-related sciences. Applications will be considered from others who, although not graduates, are exceptionally well qualified in terms of seniority and experience.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.5 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 6.5
TOEFL Paper-based: 580

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