Overview
Due to COVID-19, we are continually reviewing the delivery of our courses. Our priority is to ensure that safety of all our students and staff, and we are currently planning for flexibility and resilience in our approach so that whatever the year brings we will still be delivering the high level of teaching that we always have. You can stay updated on our website as the situation progresses.
- You will look at how public health decision-makers think through the kinds of challenging problems they encounter in their work
- We work closely with healthcare collaborators in the region, and across the globe, to ensure we are meeting the complex needs of a changing healthcare sector
- This course combines the expertise of our world-renowned public health experts with specialists in leadership and management in our outstanding Business School
- We use a blended learning approach which includes significant self-directed online learning, facilitated chat rooms which are complemented by face-to-face networking opportunities
- You will be equipped to work in interdisciplinary healthcare teams to tackle the exciting opportunities and challenges in public health across a wide range of careers
83% of research in Clinical Medicine classified as world-leading or internationally excellent
Top 10 in the UK for world-leading and internationally excellent research in Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
Major capital investment in new buildings and state-of-the-art facilities
Developed in association with University of Exeter Business School
Entry requirements
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds. You will have, or be predicted, at least a 2:2 degree in a relevant subject such as Life, Health or Medical Science degrees, or intercalating medical students, with relevant public health work experience.
We will also welcome applications from people who can demonstrate evidence of significant Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) experience.
Entry requirements for international students
English language requirements
• IELTS: Overall score 6.5. No less than 6.0 in any section.
• TOEFL: Overall score 90 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, 21 for listening, 22 for reading and 23 for speaking.
• Pearson: 58 with no less than 55 in all communicative skills
Please visit our entry requirements section for equivalencies from your country and further information on English language requirements.
Please visit our international equivalency pages to enable you to see if your existing academic qualifications meet our entry requirements.
International students are normally subject to visa regulations which prevent part-time study. It is recommended that international students apply for the level of the final award you intend to complete i.e. PGCert, PGDip or Masters, due to the associated cost and requirements for a Tier 4 student Visa.
Entry requirements for international students
Please visit our entry requirements section for equivalencies from your country and further information on English language requirements.
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Entry requirements for international students
English language requirements
Please visit our entry requirements section for equivalencies from your country and further information on English language requirements.
Course content
Our Master of Public Health (MPH) will help you to become a compassionate and inclusive leader ready to address the biggest health challenges faced in our local and global communities. This course combines the expertise of our world-renowned public health experts with specialists in leadership and management in our outstanding Business School.
- Designed to develop public health leaders of the future, with learning centred around complexity, leadership and decision-making
- Unifying the best and most relevant elements of our local expertise and global networks in environment and health, global health, complexity in healthcare, systems approaches to leadership and partnership working, and collaborative decision-making
- Designed so that students would have the knowledge needed to undertake Part A examinations of the Faculty of Public Health
- Developed against leading international standard for public health teaching and learning
Programme structure
The Master of Public Health (MPH) can be taken as a full time or part time programme of study, as appropriate. It is delivered at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 7.
The programme is divided into units of study called modules which are assigned a number of 'credits'. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work, a 15 credit module being equivalent to 150 hours of work and a full Masters degree being equivalent to approximately 1,800 hours of work. Therefore, for applicants who are working full time (or close to full-time), we recommend applying to complete the Masters degree over 2 or 3 years rather than 1 year.
See the MPH programme schematic to see the programme structure.
Modules
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
The MPH comprises 180 credits in total: taught compulsory modules worth 135 credits in total, one optional module (Masterclass) of 15 credits, and a Capstone Project worth 30 credits.
It is also possible to exit with a PGCert after completing 60 credits of taught modules or a PGDip after completing 120 credits of taught modules. The list of modules below shows which are compulsory.
Modules will use a blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning throughout 2020/2021. Generally, synchronous content will be delivered face-to-face, with live remote participation available if needed. However, synchronous content may be delivered fully online if necessary.
View the draft timetable of contact days for 2020/21 (please note: these dates are subject to change)
Fees
2021/22 entry
UK fees per year:
- MSc £9,650 full-time, £4,825pa part-time 2 years, £3,100pa part-time 3 years
- PGCert £3,220 part-time 1 year
- PGDip £3,220 part-time 2 years
International fees per year:
- MSc £22,000 full-time
- PGCert £7,350 part-time 1 year
- PGDip £7,350 part-time 2 years
Find out more about tuition fees and funding
Fee information
Fees can normally be paid by two termly instalments and may be paid online. You will also be required to pay a tuition fee deposit to secure your offer of a place, unless you qualify for exemption. For further information about paying fees see our Student Fees pages.
Scholarships
The University of Exeter is offering scholarships to the value of over £4 million for students starting with us in September 2021. Details of scholarships, including our Global Excellence scholarships and GREAT scholarships (British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign) for international fee paying students, can be found on our dedicated funding page.
Funding and scholarships
UK government postgraduate loan scheme
Postgraduate loans of up to £10,609 are now available for Masters degrees. Find out more about eligibility and how to apply.
Funding
The Funding website has information on all available options for funding open to prospective students of taught Masters programmes. You can also use the searchable database of all Scholarships and Bursaries to find funding for which you are eligible.
There are various funding opportunities available including Global excellence scholarships. For more information visit our Masters funding page.
Scholarships
The University of Exeter is offering scholarships to the value of over £4 million for students starting with us in September 2021. Details of scholarships, including our Global Excellence scholarships for international fee paying students, can be found on our dedicated funding page.
Master of Public Health International Scholarships
We are delighted to offer 7 scholarships to international students who accept a place to study on the Master of Public Health enrolling in 2020. Scholarships will be automatically awarded based on academic merit and commitment to the area of public health.
The scholarships will be worth between £3000-£6500 and are payable as a reduction on tuition fees. Find out more.
Pro Vice Chancellor's NHS Postgraduate Scholarship
The College of Medicine and Health is delighted to offer the Pro Vice Chancellor's NHS Postgraduate Scholarship of £5000 to two NHS staff who accept a place to study on one of our Masters programmes. Please check your eligibility before applying.
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Teaching and research
In the College of Medicine and Health, our purpose is to deliver transformative education that will help tackle health challenges of national and global importance.
Teaching
Modules include immersive learning at start and end of the taught components of the programme, with two ‘longitudinal’ modules delivered principally online and four modules delivered primarily face-to-face through teaching days.
See the MPH programme schematic to see the programme structure.
Learning
We use a blended approach which includes a significant self-directed online learning, peer supported learning groups, facilitated chat rooms, and personal learning logs. This will be complemented by face-to-face networking opportunities.
Teaching methods on the Masters course include:
- case-based discussion
- simulation and problem-based learning
- seminars
- group discussions
- reflection sessions
- buzz groups
- chat backs
- interactive workshops
Support
You will be allocated an academic tutor who will remain with you throughout the programme. Academic tutors are able to provide guidance and feedback on assessment performance, guidance in generic academic skills and pastoral support. They are also able to refer you to more specialist support services, both within the College and elsewhere across the University.
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Professor G J Melendez-Torres
Programme Director
Dr Bharat Pankhania
Senior Clinical Lecturer
Dr. Gary Abel
Dr. Kristin Liabo
Professor Richard Smith
Professor Sarah Dean
Professor G J Melendez-Torres
Programme Director
Professor Melendez-Torres arrived at the University of Exeter in March 2019 to take up a personal chair in clinical and social epidemiology. As part of this, he leads the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), one of nine research units in the UK providing expert advice on the clinical and cost effectiveness of new drugs to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. His interest in health technology assessment stems from an enjoyment of the kinds of knotty methodological problems, both statistical and conceptual, that this area can present.
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Dr Bharat Pankhania
Senior Clinical Lecturer
Dr Pankhania took up his post as head of Public Health Medicine teaching at the University of Exeter Medical School in 2017. He has worked in Public Health Medicine for over 25 years.
Dr Pankhania has widespread experience of advising on national communicable disease control action plans at national and international level. He worked as a Consultant in Communicable Disease Control, for local authorities, the newly created Health Protection Agency and subsequently Public Health England, where he was the training lead for Health Protection in the South West Region.
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Dr. Gary Abel
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Abel is a statistician working within Primary Care at the University of Exeter Medical School. He has a strong interest in routine data, both derived from primary care and other healthcare settings. This interest spans two approaches, which are: 1) using routine data to explore a variety of health research questions and 2) understanding the limitations of, and the interpretation of, routine data used to inform health service delivery.
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Dr. Kristin Liabo
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Liabo is part of the Patient and Public Involvement Team in the Third Gap team at the Medical School, and within PenCLAHRC. The team supports researchers to involve patients and members of the public in their research.
Dr. Liabo has worked collaboratively with service users, patients and members of the public since she started out in research with Barnardo's, the children's charity.
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Professor Richard Smith
Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor of Health Economics
Richard Smith is inaugural Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor for the University of Exeter Medical School, and Professor of Health Economics. He was previously at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he served as Head of the Department of Global Health & Development from 2008-2011, and as Dean of the Faculty of Public Health & Policy from 2011-2018.
Richard has experience with a wide range of economic methods, including micro-, macro-, behavioural-, and political-economic techniques, applied to various areas, from health outcome assessment to antibiotic resistance. In the last decade he has especially pioneered the macro-economic modelling of communicable and non-communicable diseases, and the economic analysis of the impact of trade and trade agreements on health and health care across a range of areas.
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Professor Sarah Dean
Professor in Psychology Applied to Rehabilitation and Health
Professor Dean has extensive experience of working in interdisciplinary environments for both teaching and research at the Universities of Southampton, Otago (New Zealand) and including her current role within the South West Peninsula Applied Research Collaboration (PenARC) and at the University of Exeter Medical School.
She has a dual professional background as a Chartered Physiotherapist and a Chartered Psychologist with two higher degrees in Health Psychology. She worked clinically in both the NHS and private sector, specialising in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, particularly exercise therapy for sports injuries and cardiac rehabilitation.
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Careers
Careers
You will be equipped to work in interdisciplinary healthcare teams to tackle the exciting opportunities and challenges in public health across a wide range of careers. Careers include working in the health and pharmaceutical industry, supporting local commissioning, local authority public health, and work at the frontlines of health policy.
Careers support
All University of Exeter students have access to Career Zone, which gives access to a wealth of business contacts, support and training as well as the opportunity to meet potential employers at our regular Careers Fairs.
