Teaching & modules
Modules
Required Modules
- Public Health and Primary Care Dissertation (60 credits)
- Basic Epidemiology & Statistics for Public Health (15 credits)
- Health Economics (15 credits)
- Healthcare Public Health (15 credits)
- Prevention & Control of Communicable Disease (15 credits)
- Health Inequalities and Health Improvement (15 credits)
- Social Research Methods for Public Health (15 credits)
Optional Modules
In addition, you are required to take two optional modules to bring your total credits for the year to 180, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:
- Further Epidemiology & Statistics for Public Health (15 credits)
- Delivering Public Health in Primary Care: from Theory to Practice (15 credits)
- Sociology of Health and Illness (15 credits)
- Global Public Health (15 credits)
- Principles of Health Informatics (15 credits)
- Climate Change and Human Health (15 credits)
- Ethics, Privacy and Governance (15 credits)
Teaching methods - what to expect
| Module | Lectures, seminars and feedback | Self-directed study |
| Per 15-credit taught module | The total contact time for each 15-credit taught module is approximately 30 hours. These sessions will include lectures, teacher-led and student-led group discussions based on the main areas of study. |
Students are expected to do at least 1 hour of self-directed study for each taught hour of lectures. You may find that you need to study more or less than this for specific topics, depending on your background. In addition, a consolidation week, primarily for self-directed study, is scheduled during Week 6 of each module’s lecture schedule. Additional self-directed study time will be required to complete module assignments and to revise for examinations. |
| Dissertation module | There is no formal limit to the number of hours of contact with dissertation project supervisors, this varies between projects and according to the needs of the student. Formal timetabled compulsory dissertation training sessions are provided. | The dissertation module requires a significant level of self-directed study. Students should ensure they can allocate sufficient self-directed study time to their dissertation project over the full year, and particularly over the summer months after formal teaching has ended, in order to meet the deadline in early September. |
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment
- Coursework
- Exams
- Essays
- Reports
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include essays, reports, poster presentation and exams. The assessment strategy for each module is designed in accordance with the Transforming Assessment for Students at King’s (TASK) guidelines.
Application closing date guidance
Key Information
Course type:
Master's
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year full-time
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026