Course Overview

The Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development has taught international health and development programmes at Leeds for over 30 years and so has a large alumni network of public health specialists, health systems experts, health managers and planners holding senior positions around the world.

Graduates of this course have gone on to work in ministries of health, international organisations, civil society organisations, universities, consulting firms and private health providers.

General Eligibility

The Master of Public Health (International) is designed for you if you are a health professional with diverse experience in national health systems. For example, you may be a district and provincial medical officer, disease control, reproductive and child health and another programme officer, health service manager, community nurse, health educationalist or general medical practitioner. Our entry requirements are:

A medical degree or bachelor's degree with a 2:2 (Hons) or equivalent qualification in a related discipline (eg medicine, health, science, social sciences, management or administration).

All applicants must have a minimum of two years of full-time professional work experience in a health service or developing health system in a low-middle income country (please note that we cannot count internships, lab-based positions or work-based training towards the entry requirement).

OR exceptionally a professional diploma in a health-related discipline with 5 years relevant experience in public health.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.