MSc in Public Health
Limerick, Ireland
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* EU students: €6,000 | non-EU students: €12,000
Introduction
This Masters of Science in Public Health is designed to equip students with the marketable and transferable skill set and competencies that will enhance their career in public health or other health-related disciplines, both locally and internationally. The programme can be taken part-time or full-time. This competency-based blended learning programme is made up of five core modules, a practicum and a research project. Modules will be delivered in a blended format through a mix of case studies, online lectures, classroom-based workshops, group assignment work, and individual projects. The Public Health MSc has been awarded an Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA) accreditation for its outstanding curriculum in the public health field.
The focus of this Masters of Science in Public Health programme is to move from traditional public health teaching into competency-based and applied public health. The programme is exceptional in the strength of our modules in global health and sustainable development, the social determinants of health and health systems, public health research and data analysis, designing, monitoring and evaluation of public health interventions. From this MSc, any graduate irrespective of their professional background would be able to investigate, design, evaluate and address public health challenges and offers them a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary study and work. The student will also reflect critically on their own and others' learning styles and practice.
The programme is made up of five core modules with online lectures, face to face skills-building workshops on campus, practicum and a research project. Students can register on a full-time or part-time basis. The full-time programme runs for one academic year.
Graduate Profile
This programme will set up the graduates for a successful career in the field of public health as an academic researcher, data analyst, epidemiologist, health policy officer, project manager, health economist, public health nurse, public health dentist in various settings including health, research, business, government, national, international and non-governmental organisations.
This master programme is recommended to students who are looking to acquire a marketable and transferable skillset, and those who would like to get a sense of personal accomplishment, and those who would like to move in positions of leadership in healthcare. The programme will equip students with differentiated competencies including tangible skills that will not only be marketed to future employers, but also prepare our graduates for self-employment and consultancies.
Admissions
Curriculum
Programme Content
Each module will run as six weeks’ block. During the first three weeks, students will work individually on case studies and will receive a series of online lectures and tutorials that covers the contents areas of this module. Students will be required to answer a series of multiple-choice questions based on each lecture and case studies. On the fourth week of the module, students will engage with fellow learners and tutors in workshops and group assignments on campus.
The last two weeks of the module will be dedicated to individual projects where students will have the opportunity to demonstrate competence in applying the knowledge and skills they acquired throughout the module. Through the module, students will use an e-portfolio to document and reflect on their competencies attainment. Feedback on their learning will be provided on an ongoing basis and students will be able to track their own personal development throughout the programme.
The other great feature is that students will have the opportunity to attend these one-week residential workshops in Limerick or in one of our collaborating campuses in Sao Paulo in Brazil, Boston in the United States, and in India.
The practicum module is 8 weeks’ competency-based, planned, supervised, and evaluated practice experience. This module introduces the students to the real-world practice of public health, as a way to translate the competencies that students have acquired during MSc in Public Health into action to gain professional experience.
The research project module will enable students to identify a gap in public health research, formulate their research questions and design a research project. At the end of the module, students will be expected to submit their final report in journal article format. All modules are listed in the table below, including the semesters in which the modules run:
Full-time
Year 1 Full time - Autumn
- Public Health & Health Systems (9 ECTS)
- Public Health Interventions (9 ECTS)
- Public Health Research & Data Analysis (9 ECTS)
Year 1 Full time - Spring
- Monitoring & Evaluation in Public Health (9 ECTS)
- Global Health & Sustainable Development (9 ECTS)
- Public Health Practicum (15 ECTS)
Year 1 Full time - Summer
- Research Project (30 ECTS)
Part-time
Year 1 Part-time - Autumn
- Public Health & Health Systems (9 ECTS)
- Public Health Interventions (9 ECTS)
- Public Health Research & Data Analysis (9 ECTS)
Year 1 Part-time - Spring
- Monitoring & Evaluation in Public Health (9 ECTS)
- Global Health & Sustainable Development (9 ECTS)
Year 2 Part-time - Autumn
- Public Health Practicum (15 ECTS)
Year 2 Part-time - Spring
- Research project (30 ECTS)
Programme Delivery
Week 1-3 (Online) - Week 4 (On Campus) - Week 5-6 (Individual Project)
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5-6 |
| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | 5 days skills-based workshop | Individual project (Product) |
| 5 hours of online material | 5 hours of online material | 5 hours of online material | Complex Case Scenarios | - |
| Case Study | Case Study | Case Study | Group Project | - |
| 25 MCQs exam | 25 MCQs exam | 25 MCQs exam | Presentations | - |
| Marks: 10% | Marks: 10% | Marks: 10% | Marks: 20% | 50 % |
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Program Outcome
Learning Outcomes
1.1 Knowledge - Breadth and Kind:
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the complexity of public health and health systems in different contexts.
- Investigate problems that hinder health nationally and globally and identify the challenges facing the achievement of the Sustainable Developmental Goals
Knowhow and Skill - Range and Selectivity:
- Utilize various approaches, tools and metrics to design, deliver, monitor and evaluate public health interventions.
Competence - Context and Role:
- Develop quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis skills to critically appraise and design different methodological approaches to address public health issues.
1.2. Competence - Learning to Learn:
- Develop analytical and professional skills in planning, managing, monitoring and evaluating health services, policies, programmes, projects and initiatives.
- Apply a design thinking approach to identify, test, and implement creative public health solutions to improve global health issues.
- Critically evaluate contemporary issues in healthcare leadership and examine trends and developments in strategic management related to public health organizations.
1.3. Competence - Insight:
- Engage in meaningful reflection to identify, interpret, improve and evaluate personal, cultural, and professional competencies to guide their career.