The Master of Public Health is a part-time 90-credit programme delivered wholly online and runs over 22 months.

Students take modules to the value of 90 credits as follows:

Part I - Year 1
Students take 50 credits of core modules and may select up to 5 credits of electives.

Core Modules
EH6088 Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (5 credits)
EH6094 Public Health Core Principles and Overview (10 credits)
EH6132 Health Economics for Public Health (5 credits)
EH6150 Introduction to Health Protection (5 credits)
EH6153 Quantitative Research and Epidemiology (10 credits)
EH6154 Contemporary Perspectives of Global Health (5 credits)
EH6157 Qualitative Research in Public Health (5 credits)
EH6158 Health Promotion I (5 credits)

Elective Module
EH6063 Tobacco Control: National and International Approaches (5 credits)

Part I - Year 2
Students choose modules to the value of 20 credits (or 15 credits if EH6063 was taken in Year 1) from the following groups. Maximum of one module per group can be chosen.

Group A
EH6141 Psychosocial Epidemiology (5 credits)
or EH6155 Migration and Public Health (5 credits)

Group B
EH6152 Principles and Practices of Screening (5 credits)
or EH6156 Public Health in Humanitarian Crises (5 credits)

Group C
EH6000 Implementation Science in Health (5 credits)
or EH6130 Critical Appraisal of Publications for Research and Practice (5 credits)

Group D
EH6140 Environmental Health: Principal Aspects and Burden of Disease (5 credits)
or EH6151 Advanced Health Protection (5 credits)
or EH6159 Health Promotion II (5 credits)

Group E
EH6101 Microbiology, the Environment and Infectious Diseases (10 credits)
or EH6133 Advanced Quantitative Research (10 credits)

Part II - Year 2
EH6115 Master of Public Health Dissertation (20 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Exit Awards:
Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
A candidate who passes EH6094, EH6150, EH6153 and EH6158 (30 credits) may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health. A student who subsequently applies to complete the Master of Public Health must do so within 5 years (60 months) from the date of award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health.

Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (NFQ Level 9, Major Award):
A candidate who achieves a pass mark of 40% in 60 credits (including all core modules in Year 1 and elective modules to the value of 10 credits) may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health. A student who subsequently applies to complete the Master of Public Health must do so within 5 years (60 months) from the date of award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Master of Public Health (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
(Online)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically analyse theories and issues related to public health;
• Construct arguments around the social, political and economic factors determining the health of populations;
• Demonstrate competence in the key underpinning disciplines and theories of public health including epidemiology, communicable diseases including health care associated infections, biostatistics, social and behavioural sciences and social policy;
• Analyse and synthesise evidence and apply it to public health;
• Demonstrate enhanced knowledge in specific Public Health areas e.g. Health Promotion, Health Protection, Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Public Health;
• Demonstrate logical reasoning in written work and discussion;
• Employ a range of appropriate research and analysis methods with confidence and expertise;
• Critically reflect on their own and others' learning and practice.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
(Online)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically analyse theories and issues related to public health;
• Construct arguments around the social, political and economic factors determining the health of populations;
• Demonstrate competence in the key underpinning disciplines and theories of public health including epidemiology, communicable diseases including health care associated infections, biostatistics, social and behavioural sciences and social policy;
• Analyse and synthesise evidence and apply it to public health;
• Demonstrate enhanced knowledge in specific Public Health areas e.g. Health Promotion, Health Protection, Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
(Online)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically analyse theories and issues related to public health;
• Construct arguments around the social, political and economic factors determining the health of populations;
• Demonstrate competence in the key underpinning disciplines and theories of public health including epidemiology, communicable diseases including health care associated infections, biostatistics, social and behavioural sciences and social policy;
• Analyse and synthesise evidence and apply it to public health.