Master’s degree
Offered by Imperial College London
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Global Master of Public Health from Imperial College London is a highly respected online Master’s degree programme from one of the top 10 universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023). As a Global MPH student, you’ll study biostatistics, epidemiology, health systems, health economics, population health improvement, and more, while honing your research skills by exploring issues affecting your own community.
The postgraduate programme’s curriculum is rooted in evidence-based research skills. You’ll learn from faculty who are shaping global policy, such as researchers who led the fight against the Ebola virus. Awarded University of the Year 2022 (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide), Imperial College London is committed to improving public health for people throughout the world. Imperial has recently been recognised as having a greater proportion of 4* “world-leading” research than any other UK university and ranks top in the UK overall, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
Global MPH students build strong portfolios while creating projects which model the tasks they will be asked to do as they move forward in their careers, as well as having the opportunity to develop work which can be submitted to peer-reviewed journals. They also learn practical quantitative and qualitative research skills that help evaluate the public health research and policy of their peers. In previous years, students have had the opportunity to engage with experts in various public health fields at the World Health Organisation in Geneva.
CERTIFICATION
For 2023 entry, at a cost of £7,025/year (for Home/UK students) and £11,600/year (for Islands/Overseas students), Imperial College London’s Global MPH costs less than on-campus alternatives, as well as other top online programmes for international (non UK/European) students. Keep your job while earning the Global MPH degree, by studying online on your own schedule.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Through this master of public health degree you will develop a wide range of research skills, underpinned by knowledge of the most pressing global health issues.
As this is a new degree online, there have not yet been any graduates of the programme. However, the School of Public Health also offers a highly successful and established on-campus MPH, taught full time at our St Mary’s Campus over one academic year. Graduates of this programme have gone into leadership roles in academia, government, industry and non-governmental organisations such as the Gates Foundation, the United Nations, and the World Health Organisation.
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
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- 100 Weeks
- Two year Master'sCore specialisations focus on building core skills and knowledge in epidemiology, the spread and prevention of disease, statistical analysis and modelling, public health practice and global health challenges. Students build a degree that best suits their interests, through the selection of 4 elective specialisations (out of a choice of 8), allowing students to focus efforts on areas of study most important to them and their future public health careers. All GMPH students will be required to complete a substantive research output, across a number of core specialisations in the research portfolio, which accounts for a third of the course. During the first half of the portfolio, students gain key knowledge and skills required to design, plan, conduct, analyse and disseminate research in public health through three taught specialisations (research portfolios 1 – 3). Within these specialisations, students develop their own research in a fully supported learning environment. Students will finish their research portfolio in the second half, which will lead to a draft paper (academic or policy), blog and dissemination plan. Students will be supported throughout their project and will enjoy a consistent level of supervision and structured study.0
- Three year Master’sFor the three year Master’s programme, students must first enrol on a one year Postgraduate Certificate programme. Students who complete the Certificate will have the option to continue on to study for a one year Postgraduate Diploma, followed by the option of a final year to achieve the Master’s qualification. By the end of the Postgraduate Certificate programme, you will have gained an understanding of the basic foundations of public health, having completed the core specialisations of Epidemiology for Public Health, Foundations of Public Health Practice, Statistics for Public Health, Population Health Improvement and a choice of two electives, allowing you to choose/specialise at this level in areas of your own interest. The PG Diploma will allow you to develop and build upon your knowledge and skills with further choice and specialised subjects within public health, directed towards your own public health practice and research. You will be required to complete all 4 core specialisations (Global Diseases Masterclass, Global Health Governance and Challenges, and Health Systems Development). You can then choose a further two electives. This level also requires you to undertake Research Portfolio 1: Designing a Research Study. This specialisation will provide you with the basic/foundation understanding of research practice. The Master’s will allow you to continue to build upon your knowledge and skills, and the majority of this level requires you to undertake the remaining Research Portfolio core specialisations, building your own research practice and skills at this level to completion of your project. You will also be required to undertake the core Health Economics specialisation and have 1 further elective choice. Within each pathway core, specialisations focus on building core skills and knowledge in epidemiology, the spread and prevention of disease, statistical analysis and modelling, public health practice and global health challenges.0
- SpecialisationsCore specialisations: Statistics for Public Health Epidemiology for Public Health Foundations of Public Health Practice Global Diseases Masterclass Health Systems Development Research Portfolio 1: The Research Question Population Health Improvement Global Health Challenges and Governance Research Portfolio 2: The Study Question Health Economics Research Portfolio 3: Core Research skills Research Portfolio 4: Research in Practice Elective specialisations: Global Health Innovations Infectious Disease Modelling Quality Improvement in Healthcare Participatory Approaches in Public Health Social Epidemiology for Public Health Digital Health Advanced Statistics and Data Science (Master's only) Life Course Public Health (Master's only)0
