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Public Health MPH

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Overview

Programme disclaimer

Please note the course details apply to 2026 entry. Details for 2027 entry for our postgraduate courses will be published from mid-October 2026.

Our Master of Public Health (MPH) is a multidisciplinary programme that covers a wide range of disciplines which are required for leadership roles in public health. The programme equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to engage in national and global public health concerns.

Key benefits

Reflects breadth of the public health discipline and taught by experienced academics and researchers from epidemiology, statistics, social sciences, health economics, global health, and public health.
Offers rich global public health perspectives as well as unique UK insight, with emphasis on the prevention and control of disease.
Regular speakers from local NHS bodies and central government agencies such as the UK Health Security Agency and the Department of Health.
Combines the development of a strong interdisciplinary foundation in public health with the opportunity to develop specialist expertise through the dissertation project.

Course essentials

Understand the complexity of public health issues and the importance of context. The programme will examine the key disciplines informing public health practice and policy. Students will develop wider transferrable skills around critical analysis and problem solving. The programme is designed to enable you to become a critical consumer of public health evidence and to meaningfully contribute to that evidence base.

Key Information

Course type:

Master's

Delivery mode:

In person

Study mode:

Full time

Duration:

One year full-time

Credit value:

UK 180/ECTS 90

Application status:

Open

Start date:

September 2026

Key Links

Taught in

Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Department of Population Health Sciences

School of Life Course & Population Sciences

Administrative bodies

Regulating body

King's is regulated by the Office for students

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed and we may need to request further information from you during the application process.

Our first application deadline is on 9 March 2026 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:

Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2026 (23:59 UK time)
Home fee status: 25 August 2026 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline in March:

if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications

Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

Base campus

Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.

Guy’s Campus

Located near London Bridge, Guy’s Campus offers a dynamic yet focused environment, ideal for health and science students. Offering cutting-edge labs and a close-knit academic community, at the heart of one of London’s most vibrant and historic areas.