Public Health Keele University

Overview

Throughout the Public Health, MPH degree from Keele University you'll gain the strategic, critical, and creative thinking skills, alongside a comprehensive understanding of key public health disciplines, preparing you for a wealth of career opportunities.

The Master of Public Health programme is structured to provide you with a strong foundation in the field’s key areas and to examine the wide range of issues that impact global health and wellbeing. Using scientific methods and established approaches, combined with the utilisation of data, you’ll learn how to make informed decisions about improving public health. You will study important disciplines such as epidemiology, health promotion, health protection, improving health services, leadership and global health, understanding how they are all connected. 

The programme aligns with the core competencies expected of public health practitioners, fostering the advancement of your critical thinking skills and the development of transferable skills and knowledge essential for advancing your career and practicing as a senior public health professional, both within the UK and internationally. 

Career opportunities:

If you are passionate about making a difference in the world and are interested in working in the health sector, this master’s level programme can lead to many different types of careers and opportunities here in the UK and internationally.  

Post degree employment opportunities could include roles as a health promoter or sexual health advisor, or you could progress to further academic development as a registrar, consultant or pursue a professional doctorate. 

The expertise gained on this programme can be applied to roles in the voluntary or third sector such as with UNICEF, the British Heart Foundation, or in the social care sector.