Master of Public Health (MPH)

Module 1

• Discuss and understand social, commercial, economic and political factors that influence local and global health, including the context of place in public health.
• Identify how theory can be used practically to inform the design of health promotion interventions.
• Apply and critically discuss basic terms, concepts, measurements and evaluations related to population health and health inequalities.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the public health interventions that can be used to address social and commercial determinants of health at a population, community and individual level.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the impact of specific industrial sectors on health.
• Demonstrate an understanding and critical awareness of a range of contemporary (global) health issues.
• Independently and critically identify specific health problems and formulate solutions using appropriate methods and correct use of evidence.

Module 2

• Understand epidemiology and its relevance for public health.
• Describe and apply measures of frequency of disease (incidence, prevalence, risk, rate, odds) association (risk ratio, rates ratio, odds ratio, relative and absolute risk, etc.) and effect.
• Explain the principles, strengths, and limitations underlying different epidemiological studies (e.g. cross-sectional, cohort, case-control).
• Identify problems caused by random errors, bias, and confounding in interpreting epidemiological data.
• Interpret statistical analyses to describe the occurrence and distribution of disease and its determinants.
• Acquire skills in statistical software used for epidemiological analyses.
• Describe health behaviour theories that underpin the design and evaluation of health promotion strategies and public health interventions.
• Identify how theory can be used practically to inform the design of health promotion interventions.
• Illustrate some of the dilemmas raised by health promotion activities, especially those that focus on individual behaviour.
• Outline the difficulties of evaluating outcomes of health promotion strategies and screening programmes.
• Understand the criteria for implementing a screening programme (including those relating to the condition, the test, the treatment, and the programme).

Module 3

• Review and understand the different methods that can be mobilised in public health studies and analyses, outlining their characteristics and scope.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how different research methods fit different research objectives.
• Understand the different types of formats and documents that can be used to disseminate public health knowledge.
• Become familiar with online platforms and software packages that can be used to store or process information regarding public health.
• Understand how a public health study can be designed, justified, and proposed.

Module 4

• Discuss the current issues impacting public health in contemporary society.
• Demonstrate an understanding and critical awareness of a range of trending and emerging public health issues.
• Understand and discuss the impact of emerging fields in public health, including the role of technology and innovation.
• Analyse case studies illustrating modern public health challenges and solutions.
• Understand the economic determinants of health and the relationship between health policies and international economic processes.
• Discuss the relationship and importance of interdisciplinary and collaboration in public health.

Module 5

• Evaluate your own competencies and areas for improvement within the context of working towards becoming a global professional.
• Design and communicate a solution to a real-world challenge with consideration to sustainable, ethical and social impact.
• Synthesise a range of requirements when proposing novel, sustainable, digital solutions to real-world challenges.
• Design an independent research proposal that is achievable, realistic and timely. 

Module 6

• Demonstrate independent research skills, including the ability to think critically, conduct a literature review, develop research questions, a research plan, and research, design, and address issues fundamental to responsible research (e.g., data protection and ethics approval).
• Apply public health research skills relating to research methodology, application of theory, and analysis of data, to a real-world problem.
• Demonstrate an ability to produce a report according to prescribed standards, including an introduction, analysis and synthesis of relevant background literature, methods section, results, discussion, recommendations (where relevant) and conclusion.
• Demonstrate the ability to present, interpret and discuss research findings in relation to other studies and, where relevant, make recommendations in a clear and systematic format.