MPH (Master of Public Health)

Programme background

The University of Glasgow has been involved in teaching public health since 1839, and its commitment to the public health curriculum is well recorded. The Master of Public Health (MPH) programme has been taught in the Academic Unit since 1981. Over the years the programme has responded to the changing emphasis in public health debates. The Academic Unit was among the earliest to move towards a multidisciplinary range of courses involving staff from a number of areas. Currently disciplines represented include health protection and health promotion, epidemiology, sociology, psychology, statistics and health economics.

Today the science and art of public health is a major force. It has a central role in guiding clinical practice, influencing health policy and improving population health. The Master of Public Health programme in Glasgow is designed for the 21st Century practitioner, it follows a flexible and innovative curriculum and enables students to study under the supervision of some of the leading experts in public health. Students also have the possibility to work with PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and to become involved in pioneering work within the Academic Unit and among experts from other institutions.

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Who is the programme for?

Public health practitioners are drawn not only from the health services, but are also employed in the education system, national and local government, the voluntary sector, as well as industry or commerce. In essence, anyone who works or intends to work in an organisation which has public health responsibilities or aims to improve population health.

Job titles of graduates include:

Professors of Public Health, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Directors of Public Health, Head of Scottish Health Prison Service, Chief Executive of Primary Care Trust, Dean of Faculty of Dentistry, Head of International Development NHS Health Scotland, Epidemiologists, Health Promotion Managers, Commissioning Officer for Learning Disability, Consultants in Public Health, Health Promotion Officers, Public Health Practitioners, General Practitioners, General Dental Practitioners.