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Master’s awards, both the EUCLID MPH degree and the Public Health U Masters-level award, require successful completion of 8 modules (including the required modules) plus the dissertation module, at the master’s academic level (pass mark 65%).
A Diploma Award requires successful completion of 8 modules, at the master’s academic level, but not the dissertation module. A Certificate Award requires the successful completion of 4 modules at the master’s academic level.
For a Masters-level award, you need to complete the modules: Introduction to Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, 3 modules from the Foundation Sciences of Public Health group, and 3 modules from the Public Health Problems group.
The Curriculum for the master’s programs includes core and optional modules, as in the table below.
Core Modules
Module Name | ECTS Credits | US Credits |
Introduction to Epidemiology | 6 | 3 |
Biostatistics | 6 | 3 |
Modules from the Public Health Problems group | 6 | 3 |
Modules from the Foundation Sciences of Public Health group | 6 | 3 |
Dissertation (Masters Awards only) | 12 | 6 |
Foundation Sciences of Public Health Group
Module Name | ECTS Credits | US Credits |
Evidence-Based Practice | 6 | 3 |
Health Promotion | 6 | 3 |
Evaluation of Interventions | 6 | 3 |
Health Economics | 6 | 3 |
Inequalities and Social Determinants of Health | 6 | 3 |
Public Health Concepts for Policy Makers | 6 | 3 |
Public Health Problems group
Module Name | ECTS Credits | US Credits |
Communicable Diseases | 6 | 3 |
Disaster Management and Emergency Planning | 6 | 3 |
Maternal Mortality | 6 | 3 |
Non-Communicable Diseases | 6 | 3 |
Public Health Nutrition | 6 | 3 |
Each module in this program is divided into 5 topics, each with a set of resources (as online links with descriptive metadata, as well as in pdf format in zip files), a discussion forum for the exchange of ideas and the exploration of concepts between students and an online facilitator, and a quiz. Summative assessments comprise discussion forums, quizzes, and essay questions equivalent to 3,500 words, including critical analysis. The notional learning hours are shown in the table below.
| Weeks of Learning | Notional Learning Hours | ECTS Credits** | US Credits |
Topic | 2 | 30 |
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Course Module (5 topics) | 15* | 150 | 6 | 3 |
Certificate-Level award (4 course modules) | 40 (1 year part-time) | 600 | 24 | 12 |
Diploma-Level award (8 course modules) | 80 (2 years part-time) | 1200 | 48 | 24 |
Dissertation (for Masters-level award in addition to Diploma) | 40 (1 year part-time) | 600 | 12 | 6 |
Total Masters-Level program | 120 (3 years part-time) | 1800 | 60 | 30 |
* Includes time for orientation and assignments
** European Credit Transfer System
Modules are offered each semester, students usually enroll part-time and are advised to take no more than two modules per semester.
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