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Master of Public Health (MPH)
Prepares students for public health leadership, covering how to promote health and prevent disease across communities and populations. Open to health and non-health graduates with relevant experience.
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A clearer look at Master of Public Health (MPH)
Prepares students for public health leadership, covering how to promote health and prevent disease across communities and populations. Open to health and non-health graduates with relevant experience.
This 12-month postgraduate route concentrates on population health and health inequalities, epidemiology, prevention and health promotion, health policy, programmes and evidence evaluation. The course record does not promise a placement, so students should judge it primarily by its curriculum, teaching approach and project opportunities.
Course focus
What you can expect to explore
- Population health and health inequalities
- Epidemiology, prevention and health promotion
- Health policy, programmes and evidence evaluation
- Customer and visitor experience
Skills development
Capabilities you can build
- Population-data interpretation
- Public-health research
- Policy evaluation
- Health communication
The balance of technical, academic and professional skills depends on the modules and assessments offered for your intake.
Learning experience
How you may learn
- Applied work such as case studies, workshops, projects or problem-based tasks.
- Independent postgraduate study, critical reading and a dissertation or major project where required.
- Assessment may combine coursework, reports, presentations, examinations or projects; the exact balance is set by the university.
Who is this course for?
A strong fit for students who want to improve health at community or population level through evidence, policy and prevention. Entry requirements still determine eligibility, and students should compare the official module list with their own career goals before applying.
Career direction
Where it may lead
Relevant career directions may include:
- Public-health practitioner
- Health-promotion specialist
- Policy analyst
- Epidemiology or research officer
These are examples, not guaranteed outcomes. Employment depends on your experience, location, professional registration where applicable and the modules completed.
Course contents
Published course content for this programme.
12 curriculum items were captured from the university’s official course page. These may include modules, course units or published curriculum topics, and can change by intake, pathway and availability.
- 01EPIDEMIOLOGY AND STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IModule PUBH110
- 02HEALTH IMPROVEMENTModule PUBH130
- 03AN INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCHModule PUBH160
- 04GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTHModule PUBH001
- 05HEALTH ECONOMICSModule PUBH003
- 06HEALTH INEQUALITIES: EVIDENCE AND POLICY.Module PUBH407
- 07HEALTH PROTECTIONModule PUBH220
- 08EPIDEMIOLOGY AND STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IIModule PUBH250
- 09EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH: THEORY, METHODS AND PRACTICEModule PUBH418
- 10PLANETARY HEALTHModule PUBH002
- 11HEALTH & SOCIETYModule PUBH150
- 12DISSERTATIONModule PUBH300
Entry requirements
Can I apply?
- Academic
- Degree at 2:2 or above (medicine, health-related or non-health subjects) plus relevant public health work experience
- Sri Lankan qualifications
- 4-year Bachelor's (Special or Honours) degree with minimum GPA 3.0/4.0, 55% or 2:2 overall; some courses higher. Pre-Master's available otherwise
- English (IELTS)
- 7.0 overall, no component below 6.5
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Course information checked October 2026 from the official course page on liverpool.ac.uk. The expanded description is original GEC guidance built from the recorded course summary, award level and subject; it does not reproduce a university or partner listing word for word. Exact modules, teaching, assessment, professional recognition, fees, entry requirements and intakes can change. We confirm the latest details with University of Liverpool before you apply. Global Educational Consultants is an independent consultancy.