MPhil Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Services Research
- Country United Kingdom
- Course Duration 12 month
- Course Type Full Time
- Courses Campus On Campus
- Language Specification IELTS
- Program Level Post-Graduate
- Education Required Graduate
- Admission intake SEP
- Minimum GPA 3.3
Application Charges
| Application Fee | Tution Fee |
|---|---|
| Free | GBP 26,100 |
Application Date
| Application Start Date | Application Closing Date |
|---|---|
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2022-12-08
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2023-01-10
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Program Description
Postgraduate research supervision is available in:- applied epidemiology
- decision-making organisation of care
- life-course
- development and ageing
- public health improvement
Our research
We have four research themes underpinned by four discipline groups. You'll work within these themes and groups. You'll have a team of supervisors, including clinicians or policymakers. They will be from a range of health and social care settings. Current research interests, projects and publications are available from our staff profiles.Our research themes include:Applied epidemiology
The applied epidemiology theme contributes to the understanding of chronic non-communicable disease across the life course. Research areas include:
- maternal and perinatal health
- childhood cancer
- life course epidemiology
Decision making and organisation of care
Decision making and organisation of care brings together social and behavioural science, and clinical expertise to conduct applied health research. Research areas include:
- implementation/improvement science
- shared decision making/patient-centred care
- experience of health, illness and healthcare.
Life-course, development and ageing
Life-course, development and ageing explores healthy ageing. From development in childhood and consequences of disability to health and wellbeing of the oldest old. Research areas include:
- ageing and health
- transitions in health and disability
- understanding child disability
- improving quality of life
- technologies and the environment
- cognitive impairment and dementia.
Public health improvement
The public health improvement theme conducts applied health research. It has a focus on the development, evaluation and translation of health interventions. Research areas include:
- understanding and tackling health inequalities
- understanding and changing health-related behaviours
- evaluation of public health policy
- public health nutrition
- prevention of alcohol misuse
