MPH Public Health

The MPH Public Health course offered at Edinburgh Napier University is a full-time postgraduate program designed to provide students with an understanding of how different scientific disciplines can be used to investigate and then develop the best professional practice in epidemiology, public health and the social science of health. This course seeks to produce graduates who are competent in the conceptual and practical understanding of public health issues and the wider determinants of health.Course Content: The course content includes foundations of public health, communicable disease control, health promotion, public health epidemiology, and research methods among others. This program is a blend of theory and practice, utilizing case studies and reflective practice. In the final phase of the program, students complete a research project on an approved public health topic.Key Modules: Some key modules include: foundations of public health, health promotion, communicable disease control, public health epidemiology, research methods, public health placement, research project. Accreditations: The program meets part of the requirements for registration as a Public Health Practitioner under the UK Public Health Register. Future Careers: Graduates from this course should be able to work in roles such as Health Development Manager, Health Promotion Specialist, Public Health Analyst, and Public Health Programme Manager. They could work in organisations including National Health Service, non-governmental organisations, and voluntary and private sectors.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page [here](https://www.napier.ac.uk/courses/mph-public-health-postgraduate-full-time).