Public Health MPH at Kings College London

The Master of Public Health (MPH) course is a multidisciplinary course of study that aims to provide graduates and holders of relevant medical or non- medical professional qualifications with the advanced academic background required for leadership roles in public health. The course covers the breadth of public health.

Key benefits

• Flexible interdepartmental study programme that can be tailored to reflect your academic interests
• Regular speakers from local NHS bodies and central government agencies such as Public Health England and the Department of Health
• Combines the development of a strong interdisciplinary foundation in public health with the opportunity to develop specialist expertise
• Primarily UK-focused with emphasis on the prevention and control of disease

Career prospects

A useful source of public health careers information is the NHS Health Careers website. You might find it helpful to review the information on this website as a starting point if you are considering a career in public health, or would like to further your current career in public health.

Career destinations

 Job titles of recent MPH graduates include: Public Health Specialist; Head of Public Health Intelligence; Health Partnership Programme Manager; Health Promotion Campaign Manager; Epidemiologist; Health Data Analyst; Project Coordinator; Public Health Advisor; Health Protection Specialist; Public Health Screening Coordinator; Vascular Prevention Programme Coordinator; Health Improvement Practitioner; Public Health Specialist: Healthy Living; and Lecturer in Public Health. Other MPH students have gone on to PhDs at King’s and other universities.