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Centre for Population Health Sciences

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Courses

The courses listed below are offered as part of the MPH programme. Selected MPH courses can also be studied on a CPD basis.

All students study the core courses and undertake a dissertation. The remaining course credits, needed for an MPH award (120 for courses, 180 including dissertation), are then accumulated by the student's choice from a wide range of elective courses - listed below. Students may also acquire credits from courses offered by School of Health in Social Science, Graduate School of Social and Political Sciences or Business School, subject to approval of the MPH programme director.

Core studies

Courses

Introduction to EpidemiologyPDF icon PDF
Introduction to Qualitative ResearchPDF icon PDF
Introduction to Research EthicsPDF icon PDF
Introduction to StatisticsPDF icon PDF
Introduction to Systematic ReviewPDF icon PDF

Dissertation

Dissertation detailsPDF icon PDF

Elective courses

Advanced Protocol DevelopmentPDF icon PDF
Clinical TrialsPDF icon PDF
Communicable Disease ControlPDF icon PDF
Epidemiology for Public HealthPDF icon PDF
Extended EpidemiologyPDF icon PDF
Further StatisticsPDF icon PDF
Genetic EpidemiologyPDF icon PDF
Health PromotionPDF icon PDF
Introduction to Global HealthPDF icon PDF
Palliative & End of Life Care in Local & Global ContextsPDF icon PDF
Public Health EthicsPDF icon PDF
Public Health Research: International IssuesPDF icon PDF
Qualitative Research in HealthPDF icon PDF
Resource Allocation & Health EconomicsPDF icon PDF
Sociology of Health & IllnessPDF icon PDF
Statistical ModellingPDF icon PDF

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