2021/22 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MPH Public Health (International) 18-month duration (no longer recruiting)
Programme code: | MPH-PH/IL | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 18 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Mayeh Omar | Contact address: | m.omar@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Academic requirements:
Either: Candidates should be medical graduates or health professionals with at least a 2.2 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant related subject (for example, allied health field) plus at least 2 years working experience in public health or personal health services;
Or: exceptionally a professional diploma in a health related discipline with 4 years relevant experience in public health.
English language requirements:
Candidates whose first language is not English or who have not been educated previously in English will need to attain ONE of the following:
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System) an overall band of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each component skill
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of 92 with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Medicine, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Medicine Postgraduate Programmes Assessment Board
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
There are no QAA subject benchmarks specific to a postgraduate programme in public health international against which the programme can be assessed. However, there are several statements about competencies in public health set out by different documents from high income countries and one international organisation (PAHO/WHO) which can serve as a guidance for this programme:
Pan American Health Organization. Core Competencies for Public Health: A Regional Framework for the Americas. Edition translated and adapted. Washington, DC: PAHO, 2013. Available online at:https://www.campusvirtualsp.org/sites/default/files/noticias/competencies-en.pdf
Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence. NSW Public Health Training Program Competency Framework. Sydney: NSW Ministry of Health, 2014. Available online at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/training/phot/Publications/PHT-Competency-Framework.pdf
Public Health Agency of Canada. Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada. 2007. Available online at:www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/core_competencies
Public Health Resource Unit. Public Health Skills and Career Framework Multidisciplinary/multi-agency/multi-professional. 2008 (updated March 2009). NHS Health Education England. Available online at: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/PHSCF%20March%202009.pdf
UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework 2013. NHS Health Education England. Available online at: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/about/resources/public-health-skills-and-knowledge-framework
Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Revised and Adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice: June 26, 2014). Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation (PHF), 2014 Available online at: http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Pages/Core_Public_Health_Competencies.aspx
Zwanikken PAC, Alexander L, Huong NT, Qian X, Valladares LM, Mohamed NA, Ying XH, Gonzalez-Robledo MC, Cuu LL, Abuzaid Wadidi MSA, Neupane S, Tahir N, Scherpbier A. Validation of public health competencies and impact variables for low-and middle-income countries. BMC Public Health. 2014; 14(1), 55.
Frenk J, Chen L, BhuttaZA, Cohen J, Crisp N, Evans T, et al. Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world. Lancet. 2010; 376: 1923-58.
Programme specification:
The programme at Leeds is one of several programmes in the UK with a focus on public health in an international context. The major selling points of the programme are:
- the exposure to public health experience in the UK
- the opportunity to study in a multidisciplinary environment where learning and teaching is shared with other Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development (NCIHD) postgraduate students
- the accessibility of and support by academic staff for our students
- the diverse and relevant range of option modules including the Geneva study tour
The city of Leeds is a premier student destination because of its multi-culture, variety of student accommodation that are near the university campus, supportive learning environment, and low cost of living compared to that of London. The NCIHD and the University of Leeds are brands that attract students as does the active alumni network and the strong international working background of our academics.
The option of doing the programme with a module based on primary data collection over a period of 18 months instead of the 12 month durations of most similar programmes in the UK and other European countries will be another unique selling point. The choice of countries that you can go to for your project is dependent on travel advice from the FCO http://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, even if this may be your country of orgin.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Note: Module NUFF5665M MPH(I) Project runs from January Year 1 to March Year 2.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates have a choice between Stream A and Stream B. The programme structure for each Stream is show below.
All candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
NUFF5645M | Introduction to Global and Public Health | 30 credits | 1 Sep to 30 Nov | |
NUFF5665M | Master of Public Health International: Project | 45 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Mar (15mth) | |
NUFF5710M | Health Systems Research Methods | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Jan (1mth) |
Optional modules:
All candidates studying Stream A are required to take the following 30-credit module:
NUFF5675M | Principles of Public Health | 30 credits | 1 Nov to 31 Jan |
All candidates studying Stream B are required to take the following 30-credit module:
NUFF5655M | Principles of Health Management, Planning and Policy | 30 credits | 1 Nov to 31 Jan |
Candidates will also be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:
NUFF5001M | Non-Communicable Diseases | 15 credits | 1 Feb to 31 Mar | |
NUFF5435M | Human Resources Planning and Management for Health | 15 credits | 1 Feb to 31 Mar | |
NUFF5455M | Sexual and Reproductive Health | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 28 Feb | |
NUFF5465M | Health Economics for Developing Health Systems | 15 credits | 1 Mar to 30 Apr | |
NUFF5550M | Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programmes | 15 credits | 1 May to 30 June | |
NUFF5590M | Communicable Disease Control | 15 credits | 1 Apr to 31 May | |
NUFF5610M | Health Promotion | 15 credits | 1 Mar to 30 Apr | |
NUFF5685M | Health Systems Development and Leadership | 15 credits | 1 May to 30 June |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
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