MPH Public Health

The Public Health Master's degree (MPH) offered by Cardiff University is a full-time, one-year course designed for students and professionals interested in promoting health, preventing diseases, and understanding health policy. The course provides a comprehensive and integrated approach to public health, focusing on the fundamental aspects of health improvement, health protection, and service improvement. Course Content: The course is divided across two semesters. Semester one focuses on foundations of public health and research methods, while semester two goes deeper on essential issues like epidemiology and prevention, health improvement and protection, and service improvement. A research dissertation is also a vital part of the course, providing a rigorous inquiry into a public health topic of choice.Key Modules: The course involves several significant modules, including Foundations of Public Health, Health Promotion Theory and Methods, Communicable Disease, and Healthcare Planning and Commissioning. Other modules such as Medical Research and Health Analysis and Improvement are also part of the core curriculum.Accreditations: The Public Health MPH course is approved by the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA), ensuring that the course curriculum is up to the high standards required for a successful career in public health.Future Careers: After graduating from the MPH course, students can go on to play an essential role in public health agencies, health service bodies, health policy organizations, or non-governmental organizations dedicated to health and disease prevention. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.