Applied Public Health Master's Degree - MSc/PgD/PgC
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityLlandaff Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
The MSc Applied Public Health degree places a strong focus on health equity and social justice at local and global levels. Our aim is to develop reflective public health practitioners who apply a systematic and practical understanding of public health to improve and protect the health & well-being of the individuals, groups and communities that they work with. We will support you to develop and use a combination of leadership, innovation and technical skills to advocate for, influence and implement changes in policy and practice to reduce or eliminate unjust, preventable differences in health, and promote sustainable development.
Key highlights
- Strong focus on health equity and social justice, locally and globally
- Develops reflective practitioners applying systematic, practical public health understanding
- Builds leadership, innovation and technical skills for policy and practice change
- Prepares you to advocate for reducing unjust, preventable health differences
- Option of a work-based placement project of up to six months
- Concludes with a supervised research project for the MSc award
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
MBA Scholarship
Award: Up to £4,000.
Vice Chancellor Scholarship
Award: Up to £3,500
Careers this course leads to
- Public health practitioner
- Health improvement officer
- Public health policy officer
- Health promotion specialist
- Public health researcher
- Health equity programme manager
Cost of study
UK/Home: £11,000 | International: £17,600
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Cardiff Metropolitan University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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