About This Course
Fact File
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Title
Master of Public Health
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Code
CKX11 Full-Time; CKX48 Part-time
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College
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Duration
1 year Full-time; Maximum 60 months Part-time
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Teaching Mode
Full-time, Part-Time. See Additional Teaching Mode Information for more info.
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Qualifications
MPH
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EU Fees 2018
€7,000
See Fees and Costs for full details. Non-EU Fees 2018
€14,000
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Entry Requirements
See Requirements for full details.
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Closing Date
Applications processed in rounds: See How To Apply section for full details
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Non-EU Closing Date
15th June
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Start Date
30th August 2018
Course Outline
This course will provide individuals from a range of different professional backgrounds with academic and experiential development in the theory and practice of public health. It allows you to focus on a selection of sub-specialties of public health:
- Health promotion
- Health protection
- Epidemiology
In Part I, you will take core modules to the value of 30 credits.
In Part II, you can choose one of the pathways and undertake modules to the value of 30 credits (Pathways 1, 2 and 3).
In Part III, you will undertake research and write a dissertation to the value of 30 credits (Pathways 1, 2 and 3).
You will take a total of 90 credits as below:
Part I
Core Modules - All Pathways (30 credits)
EH6025 Principles and Practice of Public Health (10 credits)
EH6026 Applied Research for Public Health (10 credits)
EH6027 Public Health Informatics (5 credits)
EH6028 Leadership in Public Health (5 credits)
Part II (Pathway preferences will be chosen in consultation with the course director.)
Pathway 1: Health Promotion (30 credits):
Student take 30 credits as follows:
EH6029 Health Promotion: concepts, principles and practice (10 credits)
EH6045 Practice Portfolio - Health Promotion (5 credits)
EH6039 Public Health and Behavioural Change (5 credits)
EH6091 Graduate Information Literacy Skills (5 credits)
plus 5 credits from the following:
EH6046 Global and Environmental Health (5 credits)
SS6017 Critical Social Science Perspectives on Public Health (5 credits)
Pathway 2: Health Protection (30 credits)
Students take 30 credits as follows:
EH6019* The Principles and Practices of Multi-Disciplinary Health Protection (10 credits)
MB6000* Microbiology for Health Protection (5 credits)
EH6035* Practice Portfolio (5 credits)
EH6046* Global and Environmental Health (5 credits)
EH6091 Graduate Information Literacy Skills (5 credits)
*Holders of the BSc in Public Health or the BSc in Public Health and Health Promotion will be exempt from EH6025; Principles and Practice of Public Health if he/she undertakes the MPH within five years from the date of successful completion of either of the above mentioned degrees. Learning outcomes for EH6025 have been covered in the following BSc modules; Currently EH1005, EH2005, EH4007, EH4003, EH4005, EH4008, SS4000 and GV4000
Pathway 3: Epidemiology (30 credits)
Students take 30 credits as follows:
EH6031 Advanced Epidemiology (10 credits)
ST6011 Advanced Biostatistics (5 credits)
ST6012 Survival Analysis (5 credits)
EH6044 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (5 credits)
EH6091 Graduate Information Literacy Skills (5 credits)
Students must achieve an aggregate of 40% overall in Part II in order to proceed to Part III.
Part III
Pathways 1 and 2:
EH6040 Minor dissertation in Public Health and Epidemiology (30 credits)
Pathway 3:
EH6043 Minor dissertation in Epidemiology (30 credits)
Further details on the content and modules are available on the Postgraduate College Calendar
Fitness to Practise
This programme will be subject to the University's Fitness to Practise Policy - full details may be found here
Additional Teaching Mode Information
All teaching is held on Thursday evenings from 4pm - 9pm and Fridays from 9:30am - 5pm.
Non-EU Applications
Applicants who are interested in applying for the programme can also apply online at PAC.
For full details of the non-EU application procedure please visit our how to apply pages for international students.
**All Applicants please note: modules listed in the course outline above are indicative of the current set of modules for this course, but these are subject to change from year to year. Please check the college calendar for the full academic content of any given course for the current year.
In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools and departments.
Course Practicalities
The teaching takes place from 4pm to 9pm on Thursdays and 9.30am to 5pm on Fridays. Teaching will include SPSS (all students) and STATA labs (Advanced Epidemiology students) and occasional field trips. For two of the pathways (Health Promotion and Health Protection) you are expected to do a ten day placement.
Assessment
You will have a range of written assignments, exams, placement portfolio, presentations and finally, the completion of 10,000-word dissertation.
Who teaches this course
Staff from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health along with guest lectures from outside the Department.
Dr Zubair Kabir, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology
Mary Cronin, Lecturer in Health Promotion and Qualitative Research Method
Maura Smiddy, Lecturer in Health Protection
Why Choose This Course
The MPH is a multi-disciplinary course where you can specialise in health promotion, health protection or advanced epidemiology. The course offers both quantitative and qualitative research methods and you can apply this knowledge to your dissertation.
There is an increasing awareness of the need for highly-trained public health specialists in Ireland and abroad to tackle issues such as health inequalities and their causes and solutions, communicable diseases, international health development, obesity and smoking. The MPH is an innovative course designed to offer multi-disciplinary academic and experiential development for students from a range of professional backgrounds.
Skills and Careers Information
Our graduates are currently employed in a range of careers in Ireland, Europe and in other developed and developing countries in diverse public health roles including health services, public health research, surveillance, environmental health and public health agencies.
Requirements
Prospective students must satisfy the following:
- students accepted on the course would normally be expected to hold an Honours primary degree in a relevant subject (minimum Second Class Honours) or an Honours primary degree in any discipline (minimum Second Class Honours) and either possess a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field or show evidence of at least two years work experience in a relevant field;
- applicants may be requested to submit a sample of their own written work after their initial application;
- applicants may be requested to attend an interview.
Applicants should indicate on their application form their reasons for wishing to enter this programme and will be required to discuss these at interview.
Note: In exceptional circumstances, applicants without a primary degree may be recommended for entry to the programme following a review of their individual qualifications and experience by the course committee. Admission of such applicants will be subject to the approval of the College of Medicine and Health Executive Committee.
If you are applying with Qualifications obtained outside Ireland and you wish to verify if you meet the minimum academic and English language requirements for this programme please click here to view the grades comparison table by country and for details of recognised English language tests.
View the grades comparison table
Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to Irish university primary degree level. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language. To verify if you meet the minimum academic requirements for this programme please visit our qualification comparison pages.
For more detailed entry requirement information please refer to the International website .
Fees and Costs
The fee for this course is €7,000.
Part-time students:
If your course is offered full time and part time, the fee for part time courses is half the full time fee.
Deposits:
If your course required a deposit, that figure will be deducted from your second semester fee payment in January.
EU student fee payment:
Fees for EU students are payable in two equal instalments. First payment at registration in August and the second in January.
International student fee payment:
Fees for Non-EU Students are payable in one instalment in August.
How can I pay?
By Credit/Debit card online or by credit transfer.
Questions?
If you have any questions on fee payment please email our Fees Office at fees@ucc.ie .
The Non-EU fee for this course is €14,000.
Non-EU Fees
The 2017/2018 Postgraduate Fees Schedule is available here
How Do I Apply
1. Choose Course
Firstly choose your course. Applicants can apply for up to three courses under one application. Details of taught courses are available on our online prospectus.
2. Apply Online
Once you have chosen your course you can apply online at the Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC). Applicants will need to apply before the course closing date. There is a €50 application fee.
3. Gather Supporting Documents
Scanned copies of the following documents will need to be uploaded to PAC in support of your application. Applicants may need to produce the original documents if you are accepted onto a course and register at UCC.
- Original qualification documents listed on your application including transcripts of results from institutions other than UCC
- Any supplementary forms requested for your course.
Please log into PAC for more details.
4. Application processing timeline
Our online application system PAC opens for applications in early November of each year.
Questions on how to apply?
EU students contact graduatestudies@ucc.ie
International students contact internationaloffice@ucc.ie
The closing date for non-EU applications is 15th June
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