MRes Public Health (Web-based Learning) / Overview

Year of entry: 2025

Degree awarded
MRes
Duration
1 year FT, 2 years PT, 3-5 years PT
Entry requirements

We require a minimum of an Upper Second honours degree or the . If you have obtained a Lower Second class honours degree we may still consider your application if you have significant relevant research or professional experience (e.g. 3-years or more in a public health team).

Intercalating students

This course is also available for intercalating medical students, both from 51福利社 and other UK universities, upon successful completion of their third year.

Full entry requirements

Number of places/applicants
200 places
How to apply

Please apply via our online application form . See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require.

We recommend that you apply as early as possible. Late applications may be considered.

We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.

Course options

Full-time Part-time Full-time distance learning Part-time distance learning
MRes N N Y Y

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Course overview

  • Learn the skills to address public health concerns at聽a local, national and international level.聽
  • Gain the skills to enter a public health research career if you currently work in healthcare.
  • Fit study around other commitments聽with online learning.
  • Learn through coursework and research training, tailoring the taught component to your own needs through a choice of optional units.
  • Open up a career in health science research if you undertake a PhD after completing this course.
  • We offer a number of聽units as standalone credited CPD.
*Please note this is a distance learning course*

Open days

Attending an open day is a great way to find out what studying at 51福利社 is like. Find out about our upcoming open days .

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • MRes (full-time distance learning)
    UK students (per annum): 拢12,000
    International, including EU, students (per annum): 拢26,000
  • MRes (part-time distance learning)
    UK students (per annum): 拢1,200 per 15 credits and 拢4,800 for the dissertation
    International, including EU, students (per annum): 拢2,600 per 15 credits and 拢10,400 for the dissertation

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition and administration costs during your studies.

All fees for entry may be subject to a yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year.

For general fees information please visit . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

You may be eligible for a postgraduate loan if you choose the one-year full-time or two-year part-time course. Please check the .

The course fees include all the tuition, technical support and assessments required for the course.

Costs may also be incurred for travel, subsistence and accommodation charges during the following optional events or units:

  • the face-to-face induction (first year)
  • the Arts and Public Health blended learning unit
  • the Intercultural Public Health blended learning unit
  • the Engaging the Hard to Reach for Health Gain blended learning unit
  • the Infection, Prevention & Control blended learning unit
  • the Nutrition and Public Health blended learning unit

Additional expenses

Cost of AP(E)L

The University permits applicants with comparable previous experience to submit an application for consideration of Accreditation of聽Prior (Experiential) Learning (AP(E)L). The maximum AP(E)L is 15 credits to a PGCert, 45 credits to a PGDip and 60 credits to a master's.

If your AP(E)L application is successful, the University charges 拢30 for every 15 credits of AP(E)L. The overall tuition fee is adjusted and administrative charge applied.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

Equity and Merit Scholarships

We offer Equity and Merit Scholarships to academically excellent students from Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

51福利社 Alumni Scholarship Schemes

If you're a current or recent student at 51福利社 and plan to start a master's course, you may be eligible for our 51福利社 Alumni Scholarship Schemes.

For the latest scholarship and bursary information please visit the

Contact details

School/Faculty
Contact name
Postgraduate Admissions Team
Telephone
+44 (0)161 529 4563
Email
Website
School/Faculty
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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