Master of Public Health (MPH)
Delivered 100% online and part-time, so you can fit studying around your existing work and family commitments
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Overview
Gain the necessary skills to make a real change in global health, with this 100% online, part-time Master of Public Health (MPH). You’ll explore key topics within this essential field, with insights you can apply in your current role from day one.
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Description
Through this Master of Public Health (MPH), you’ll explore the design of effective health promotion activities, discuss the trends in disease spread and prevention, and discover how public health is managed around the world.
A key part of the programme is your independent research project on a relevant public health topic of your choice, which will help develop your research and critical analysis skills. As part of the course, you’ll also be provided with a 1-year student membership of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
The MPH is made up of the following modules and, upon completion, is equal to a total of 180 credits.
- Health Promotion (20 credits)
- Topics in Public Health (20 credits)
- Health Needs Assessment and Priority Setting (20 credits)
- Epidemiology (20 credits)
- Advanced Practice in Healthcare (20 credits)
- Research Methods in Healthcare (20 credits)
- Dissertation (40 credits)
- Optional modules (choose one)
- Social marketing (20 credits)
- Health Economics (20 credits)
- Communicable Disease Control (20 credits)
Shorter awards are available for this course; the 16-month postgraduate diploma (PG Dip) at 120 credits and the 8-month postgraduate certificate (PG Cert) at 60 credits.
Who is this course for?
This degree is designed to develop your specialist knowledge and transferable skills, enabling you to progress your career in public health.
You'll learn and be assessed wholly online via our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), so there’s no need to travel to assessment centres. This means you can easily fit your professional development ambitions around your personal life, without the need -to take a career break.
Though you'll study exclusively online, on successful completion of your MPH, you'll be invited to attend a graduation ceremony at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus.
Requirements
At University of Essex Online, we believe everyone should be able to access education. That’s why we offer two different entry routes onto our MPH, which take into account both academic and work-based experience.
Our courses are taught in English, so to study with us you must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 or equivalent. If you don’t hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification, you’ll be required to pass a free online English test to assess your proficiency.
Career path
MPH graduates will be equipped with the skills to succeed in a range of international healthcare roles, such as public health manager, health communication office, public health consultant or health visitor.
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University of Essex Online
Achieve your career goals with an online degree
University of Essex Online offer online and part-time degree courses to both UK and international students. They’re one of the top 30 universities in the UK (Complete University Guide 2025). All University of Essex Online degrees are awarded and validated by the University of Essex. This means you’ll get to benefit from world-class research, ground-breaking teaching, and become part of a truly global community.
We're proud to be rated Gold in the Times Higher Education (THE) Online Rankings 2024. Our achievement, which is based on four pillars - resources, engagement, outcomes and environment - recognises our commitment to excellent online education.
Our students benefit from a flexible approach to learning while receiving the same dedicated support. Whether you're a professional looking to enhance your career or a school leaver who wants to boost their CV, online study is a cost-effective, convenient and flexible way to get ahead.
We currently offer online undergraduate degree courses in areas including business, law, psychology, healthcare management, computing and criminology. And our postgraduate courses in business, law, criminology, project management, health and many more.
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