Public Health for Global Practice (Taught)

Dive deeper into the world of public health, elevating your expertise to become a trailblazing leader in the field. Address critical healthcare challenges, from malaria to sexual health, and find groundbreaking solutions for underserved communities in low- and middle-income countries.

Studying our MSc Public Health for Development, you’ll learn from a diverse range of specialists in health economics, statistics, epidemiology, social science, and health policies. Then explore how these can be applied to low- and middle- income settings. Considering health services from a multidisciplinary perspective, you’ll engage with complex health and development challenges and design and manage interventions to improve the outcomes. Your new skills will help you make a lasting impact in the most marginalised groups in the world.

What you will learn:

• Grow in-depth knowledge of a range of current issues and topics related to public health in low- and middle-income settings

• Explore core public health disciplines including epidemiology, statistics, social science research, health economics and health policy

• Gain experience with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, understanding their strengths and how to apply them globally

• Discover how to identify and assess health problems and evaluate actions designed to improve public health

• Develop appropriate strategies to manage and promote health, collaborating in a team and across disciplines.

Please note: applications for the 2026/27 academic year are expected to open in November 2025. This information relates to 2025/26 academic year and will be updated in due course.