MPH Global Health
Queen's University of Belfast - Medical Faculty
Key Information
Campus location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
The MPH in Global Health is intended to provide candidates with a clear understanding of global health issues and how those issues affect public health policy and practice.
The MPH in Global Health program will offer solid public health training and exposure to global health politics, policies, systems, and practices through didactic teaching sessions, team-based research and presentations, and individual work-based projects or dissertations.
This interdisciplinary course will help students build skills and competencies including communication, teamwork, and project management. Important links will be elucidated between strengthening health systems and key Sustainable Development Goals, such as poverty reduction, gender equity, meaningful work, and sustainable cities. Strategies for achieving universal health coverage and addressing inequity will be reviewed.
Students undertake taught modules over two semesters. Students will be required to submit a dissertation on a pre-approved global health topic. Successful completion of the dissertation and the assessments of the taught modules will lead to the award of the MPH in Global Health.
Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible and ideally no later than 31st July 2023 for courses that commence in late September. If any program receives a high number of applications, the University reserves the right to close the application portal. Notifications to this effect will appear on the Direct Application Portal against the program application page.
Please note a deposit may be required to guarantee a place on the course. Due to high demand, applications may not be considered if the course has reached its maximum class size and will be placed on a waiting list. Please see the deposit terms and conditions for more details.
Global Health Highlights
The first semester is spent learning the general tools of public health, including epidemiology and biostatistics.
World Class Facilities
The Centre for Public Health at Queen's University has for many years hosted one of five UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Public Health Research Centres of Excellence to encourage multidisciplinary working and increase capacity to address complex population-level health issues. The Centre for Public Health also hosts the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry which is responsible for the production of official statistics on cancer in Northern Ireland and provides evidence to help inform decision-making about cancer services. This can be a valuable resource for students interested in Global Health as well.
Student Experience
One of our strengths is a world-renowned interdisciplinary staff with experience in a wide range of public health programs and research both in the UK and in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is reflected in the content of the core and Global Health curriculum. Students will be taught and mentored by world-class researchers, as well as those with practical field experience as public health practitioners working for NGOs, governments, and multilateral agencies.
You will be taught by public health leaders and practitioners working in a wide range of disciplines. They aim to make effective changes that will benefit the health of underserved populations, often in low-resource areas. The course attracts students from all over the world, further enriching students' experiences.
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Curriculum
Semester 1 Modules:
Introduce core concepts, methodologies, and approaches, with an emphasis on critical thinking and the application of new knowledge:
SCM8165 Public Health Concepts and Methods (10 CATS)
This module provides students with the opportunity to learn fundamental skills in public health science.
SCM8167 Statistics in Public Health and Medical Research (10 CATS)
This module focuses on handling data, performing statistical analysis, and interpreting statistical output.
SCM8166 Health and Social Care Systems (20 CATS)
This module discusses how health systems can be strengthened and cover the application of a public health approach and perspective to the assessment of the health needs of the population and planning, commissioning, and delivery of high-quality evidence-based health and social care services and population screening programs.
SCM8168 Determinants of Health and Health Improvement (20 CATS)
Students will identify the determinants relating to health problems experienced by individuals, populations, and social groups in both a global and local context.
Semester 2 Modules
SCM8169 Health Protection (20 CATS)
This course will encompass a broad variety of public health interventions, aimed at protecting individuals, groups, and populations from single cases of infectious disease, incidents and outbreaks, and non-infectious environmental hazards such as chemicals and radiation.
SCM8170 Global Health Development (10 CATS)
This module includes global health policy and politics; governance; players, payers, and partners in international development; development, financing, and politics of health systems in less developed countries; health and human rights; and health in humanitarian crises.
SCM8172 Maternal and Child Health (10 CATS)
This module includes the roles and functions of maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health and rights services, and related public health threats in selected low and middle-income contexts.
Students must choose 4 of the 5 optional 10 CAT modules available from the list below:
SCM8173 Advanced Quantitative Methods (10 CATS) - optional
Learners will be able to demonstrate applied competence in advanced quantitative methods commonly encountered in public Health Research
SCM8174 Intensive Qualitative Methods (10 CATS) - optional
This module will focus on qualitative approaches and paradigms, and common research designs in public health including mixed methods.
SCM8175 Advanced Health Economics, Management and Planning (10 CATS) - optional
SCM8176 Non-Communicable Diseases (10 CATS) - optional
In this module, students will consider the following non-communicable diseases of global importance: Cancer, Diabetes and Circulatory Disease, Eye Health, Respiratory disease, Mental health problems, Violence, and Injuries.
SCM8177 Systems Thinking in Public Health (10 CATS) - optional
This module introduces students to the knowledge base and some of the methods in systems thinking and complex systems that can be used to interrogate, understand, and act in complex public health problems.
Dissertation (60 CATS):
Students are also required to complete a dissertation project under the supervision of an academic from the Centre of Public Health. The aim is to integrate and apply global public health-related knowledge and skills gained in earlier modules. Opportunities to conduct projects in underserved areas of LMICs may be arranged.
There is an opportunity to undertake a research project work placement, which will be a competitive process for interested students (1-2 places max)
Scholarships and Funding
We offer prestigious, competitive scholarships of up to 50% off tuition fees to new international students. You must have an offer to study a full-time course with us in 2023 to apply for a scholarship. Find out more by contacting the university.
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Career Opportunities
MPH in Global Health graduates will have the skills and knowledge foundation to pursue global public health career opportunities in the health and social care sector, health-related non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and governmental bodies formulating policy and practice guidelines.
Prizes and Awards
Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award for extra-curricular skills
In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports, and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognized by a world-leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus wider exposure to life overall. We call this Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.