Learn the skills and knowledge you need to address public health concerns at local, national and international level.

Study when it suits you through online learning, with extensive support and an optional face-to-face induction.

Have the option to specialise in Occupational Health.

Some units can be takenas credited CPD through our Public Health Professional Development programme.

Our online Master of Public Health (MPH) course meets the training needs of health professionals around the world who are interested in a career in public health or those seeking new skills in this area.

Contemporary public health practice requires practitioners to be adaptable and flexible, with a broad experience of a range of subject areas.

As public health is a rapidly changing and interdisciplinary field, our programme is constantly evolving with new course units and topics being introduced regularly to ensure that you are at the forefront of contemporary public health practice. We also have additional learning opportunities through our research and CPD programme that deal with the hot topics in public health and primary care.

This course will equip you with:

the skills and knowledge to apply to public health concerns at local, national and international level

the ability to apply relevant theory and scientific principles to practical situations

the capability of meeting core-competencies in public health.

A career in public health offers diverse opportunities in a variety of settings.

Most of our students complete the course part-time while working in a wide variety of jobs and sectors, and many (eg GPs, hospital doctors, health promotion staff, managers and researchers) take the course to give them public health skills and expertise to apply within their own profession and/or setting.

Intercalating medical students from Manchester and elsewhere take the MPH if they are interested in careers in public health or general practice, or want to work in low and middle-income countries.