MPH Public Health (Palliative Care Research)

Overview

Are you interested in worldwide medical issues and learning the practical skills to help confront them?

Our Master of Public Health course (MPH) focuses on the epidemiological, statistical, and behavioural techniques which are applicable to public health practice and research around the globe.

You will learn how to design and carry out public health research, gaining the skills to improve the health of communities on a local, national and global scale. You will also have the opportunity to improve and enhance your generic and transferable skills. With the help of our team of dedicated teaching staff, this course can offer an ideal starting point for a career in public health practice, or for further study at PhD level.

Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

The University of Dundee has been given a Gold award – the highest possible rating – in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

Read more about the Teaching Excellence Framework

Teaching & Assessment

 _{How you will be taught}

• Lectures
• Guest lectures
• Online resources
• Practical classes
• Tutorials

_{How you will be assessed}

• Written assignments
• Examinations
• Online discussion
• Dissertation

_{What you will study}

_{Semester 1}

• GM51010 - Clinical Statistics
• GM51011 - Epidemiology
• GM51012 - Public Health
• GM52020 – Data Visualization

_{Semester 2}

• GM51040 - Behavioural and Social Science
• GM52006 – Applied Statistics with Routine Health Datasets
• GM52007 - Statistics for Clinical Trials
• GM52008 - Research Methods
• GM52011 – Spatial Epidemiology
• GM52017 – Applied Epidemiology
• GM52019 – Introduction to Systematic Reviews

_{Semester 3}

• GM53003 – Dissertation

Careers

Worldwide, there is a recognition that public health will be a priority for governments, health professionals, and academics in the future – and a UK public health masters course is recognised the world over. The University of Dundee's MPH course prepares students for research and management careers in a wide variety of medical and health-related disciplines.

Previous students graduating with the MPH from Dundee have taken up management positions in public health practice, nursing, education, government, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and NGOs. Others have taken research positions within academic public health, general practice, veterinary medicine, dentistry, environmental health, and more.

In addition to providing a solid foundation upon which to build a career, the MPH is also an ideal springboard for further postgraduate study.

Your Application

You apply for this course via the UCAS Postgraduate website which is free of charge. You can check the progress of your application online and you can also make multiple applications.

You'll need to upload relevant documents as part of your application. Please read the how to apply page before you apply to find out about what you'll need.

Visit the MPH Public Health (Palliative Care Research) page on the University of Dundee website for more details!