The Imperial College London Master of Public Health (MPH) programme aims to equip students with the skills needed to contribute to meeting the many challenges faced by populations and health systems across the world. Worldwide, the burden of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and kidney disease in increasing, both in developed countries with ageing populations and in developing and middle income countries that are undergoing economic and demographic transitions.
Important risk factors for chronic diseases include smoking, hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity, and impaired glycaemic status. Integrated approaches to their prevention, early identification, and effective management could therefore have major public health and economic benefits and help limit the impact of the predicted future rise in chronic diseases. Infectious and environmental diseases also contribute to the burden of ill-health experienced across the world. Diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV infections cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Air pollution also remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality,
By covering core skills such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health improvement, evidence synthesis, and healthcare management, graduates of the Imperial College MPH programme are well-equipped for future careers in public health research and practice. For those MPH graduates who wish to pursue a research career, the strong emphasis on quantitative research methods provides a solid grounding for future PhD studies and further academic career progression. For those graduates who wish to pursue a career in public health practice, the solid grounding in the key elements of public health practice allows them to pursue careers in NHS public health training; with NHS and other government organisations; with international bodies such as WHO; and with NGOs.
Important risk factors for chronic diseases include smoking, hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity, and impaired glycaemic status. Integrated approaches to their prevention, early identification, and effective management could therefore have major public health and economic benefits and help limit the impact of the predicted future rise in chronic diseases. Infectious and environmental diseases also contribute to the burden of ill-health experienced across the world. Diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV infections cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Air pollution also remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality,
By covering core skills such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health improvement, evidence synthesis, and healthcare management, graduates of the Imperial College MPH programme are well-equipped for future careers in public health research and practice. For those MPH graduates who wish to pursue a research career, the strong emphasis on quantitative research methods provides a solid grounding for future PhD studies and further academic career progression. For those graduates who wish to pursue a career in public health practice, the solid grounding in the key elements of public health practice allows them to pursue careers in NHS public health training; with NHS and other government organisations; with international bodies such as WHO; and with NGOs.
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