Public Health (MPH) By Online Distance Learning

Our postgraduate programmes have a strong multi-disciplinary flavour, attracting students with a wide range of different qualifications and professional backgrounds.

We welcome applicants from across the world with clinical, health and social policy, and NGO backgrounds.

You should have a degree in a relevant discipline at 2:1 level or above. You will have proven proficiency in English and will be able to meet the minimum computer requirements.

You will need an undergraduate degree in medicine, nursing, science, biomedicine, a social science or another relevant discipline.

A 2:1 or above, or an equivalent degree, is required. Eligibility for students with degrees awarded outside the UK will be based on the National Academic Recognition Information Centre scheme.

You must be able to meet the minimum English language standards required by the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and recommended by the University.

You must provide evidence that you meet these criteria unless you are citizen of one of the following countries, which are the list of primarily English-speaking countries as defined by the UK Border Agency:

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Granada, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America.

If you are not a citizen of one of these countries, you can provide evidence in the form of one of the result certificates listed below.

• IELTS academic module (with a minimum overall score of 7.0, and with a minimum of 6.5 in each section)
• TOEFL-iBT 100 (with at least 23 in all sections)
• Cambridge CPE 185 (at least 176 in each module)
• Cambridge CAE 185 (at least 176 in each module)
• Pearson Test of English (A): 67 (with no score lower than 61 in each of the \xc2\x91Communicative Skills\xc2\x92 sections - \xc2\x91Enabling Skills\xc2\x92 section scores are not considered)

Tests must have been taken within two years of the proposed date of admission. Qualifications sat over two years ago are invalid. Photocopies of certificates cannot be accepted unless they have been certified as true copies, for example by the British Council.

Other requirements

You will also need to provide:

• a personal statement describing your reasons for applying to the programme
• one good academic reference*

* If you are submitting the copy of your reference it must be signed, dated and on headed paper. If you choose to have your referee contacted directly, you must supply an institution-based email address (web-based addresses such as hotmail or Yahoo are not acceptable).