Description

Type

Postgraduate
Methodology

Distance Learning
Duration

2 Years
Online campus

Yes

Delivery of study materials

Yes
Support service

Yes
Virtual classes

Yes

This innovative distance learning Public Health MSc, PG Dip, PG Cert allows you to benefit from the world-renowned teaching of King’s College London wherever you are. The course is taught by some of the world’s leading public health academics at the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, one of the largest and most successful centres for research & education in the UK which has helped shape clinical guidelines and government policy. It has unparalleled expertise and is home to thriving pure, translational and clinical research courses in health and social care, global health and mental health.

The course is taught 100% online, meaning you can advance your education without taking a break from work or other commitments. There are six entry points across the year, allowing you maximum flexibility. King’s College London also offer a campus based Public Health MPH if the online route is not for you.

About this course

Course objectives

The course aims to enable you to develop a critical understanding of public health providing the foundations for pursuing a career in public health, or for enhancing existing practice and facilitating career advancement, particularly through contributing to the emerging evidence base for public health interventions.

Who is it intended for?

This course will be suitable for those wanting to move into or progress their careers in public health. Students who have studied on the Public Health master’s at King’s have gone on to work in the following roles:

Health Informatics Specialist. Healthcare Administrator. Epidemiologist. Research Analyst. Public Health Project Manager. Health and Safety Engineers. Air Pollution Analyst. Disaster Management Specialist. Environmental Inspector. Assistant Public Health Professor. Bioterrorism Researcher. Chief Medical Officer. Clinical Infectious Disease Specialist. Chronic Disease Management Coordinator. Childbirth Health Educator. Health Commissioner. Health Administrator. Health Facilities Surveyor. Health Unit Coordinator. Medical Writer. Outreach Educator. Occupational Health Worker.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours is normally required. Applicants with a 2:2 (or overseas equivalent) will be considered where they offer significant work experience in a related field. A degree level professional qualification in an appropriate subject, normally with some experience in the broad field of public will also be considered.

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Subjects

Mental Health
Public Health
Psychology
Leadership
Sociology
Statistics
Economics
Health Psychology
Global
Public

Course programme

About

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

MSc: modules totalling 180 credits 
PG Dip: modules totalling 120 credits
PG Cert: modules totalling 60 credits

(to be considered for an award you must have completed and passed to the satisfaction of the relevant Assessment Board the minimum number of modules required at each exit or progression point).

You will first study four foundation modules required for the PG Cert. If you complete all four modules you can choose to exit the course with a PG Cert Public Health or continue. Next you will study four advanced modules. If you complete all four modules you can choose to exit the course with a PG Diploma or continue. Finally, you will study four dissertation modules. If you complete all four modules you will exit the course with an MSc.

PG Cert

You are required to study the following 4 modules:

Public Health Principles and Practices (15 Credit)
Population Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics (15 Credit)
Health Protection (15 Credit)
Health Improvement (15 Credit)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

PG Dip

PG Dip Public Health