The Global Public Health Nutrition MSc is designed for students interested in pursuing a career focused on using their knowledge of food to improve health outcomes for communities on a local, national and global level. This four-year course integrates undergraduate and postgraduate education into a single degree, where each year has been designed to develop your personal and professional skills as you progress.

In this course in MSc Applied Health and Care Research, you’ll ask these key questions and many more as you master the basics of research design, ethics and how to design a research protocol. You'll cover key areas in this field including formative, process and summative research, realistic evaluation, case study design and evaluation methods, action research and participatory methods.

Prepare for a career as a nutritionist who specialises in public health – developing your skills and competencies while applying evidence-based nutrition to real-world scenarios.

Gain the knowledge and insight necessary to achieve change and influence health policy at all levels with our Master’s degree in Public Health and Health Promotion.

The programme in MSc Public Health will provide you with a firm theoretical grounding in the principles and practice across the topic areas of public health, health improvement, epidemiology and statistics, research methods and evaluation, health protection, health economics, ethics, and healthcare services.

This MSc in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health was one of the first to recognise the need for specialisation in the three intertwined disciplines of nutrition, physical activity, and public health to tackle non-communicable diseases. The programme will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the evidence around the role of nutrition and physical activity in public health; the factors that influence people's physical activity and eating behaviours; and how to develop and evaluate nutrition and physical activity interventions.

Our master's degree in Chronic Disease Management is designed to develop your skills and the expertise needed to promote and support behaviour change. This skill-enriching master’s programme provides you with the opportunity to enhance skills, knowledge and understanding of facilitating, managing and supporting behaviour change at individual, group and population levels. The degree also aims to expand your research expertise.

This Master's Psychology of Health and Wellbeing program examines advanced concepts in psychology related to health and well-being. It is suitable for you if you have completed an undergraduate psychology program, or have a degree in an allied subject. The program is ideal if you want to build a career in clinical psychology, or are looking to work in the health and social care sector.

The MScR Science Communication, Public Engagement, and Informal Learning provide a tailored opportunity for students pursuing a PhD in Science Communication or those seeking a more research-focused master's degree. You will gain a critical understanding of contemporary science communication practices, global and local challenges, and areas for research. You will complete formal, academic courses in research skills for science communication and complete a four-month dissertation enabling you to conduct research in a science communication topic of your choice.

The Global Health & Social Justice course will provide you with a demanding study pathway covering dynamic topics within global health. You will explore major issues and debates, as well as develop the capacity for critically assessing the scientific research and practices aiming to address global health inequalities. You with also cover the fundamental aspects relating to philosophical debates about social justice and health equity.

Due to the complex and fast-evolving nature of the determinants of health and associated global challenges, for 2024 our MSc Global Health Management (previously MSc International Health Management) adopts an interdisciplinary approach, going beyond traditional training on healthcare management and leadership.

Explore global approaches to public health and their increasing impact on global security with a MSc Global Public Health. Global attitudes to public health have never been more significant. Migration, inequality, and the global economy have changed how we think about health and illness. As a result, tackling public health issues now needs to be viewed on a global scale.

The MSc Global Health Management course has been designed in collaboration with leading employers to ensure you gain the most important skills needed to develop a rewarding and valuable career, including the latest digital abilities in healthcare data analytics and global health management. This means you will be ready to take on senior managerial or leadership roles with confidence after graduation.

Our Global Public Health Nutrition MSc will give you the specialist scientific knowledge and practical skills to take an active role in global public health nutrition in a range of different settings. Nutrition has long been recognised as a vitally important determinant of health status within both industrialised and industrialising countries. Significant changes are occurring in the profile of nutritional problems. Many countries continue to face problems of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, but countries in economic transition also face the public health challenge of rising rates of diet-related chronic diseases, such as obesity and coronary heart disease. Also, many industrialised countries now face problems of food insecurity among low-income groups. These challenges have led to growing political resources to address nutrition.

Study MSc Public Health at an institutional member of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER). You’ll develop core public health skills including epidemiology, statistics, and research methods and gain knowledge in evidence-based public health, global health economics and 21st-century health challenges. Our master’s course aligns with the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (2016). You’ll learn minutes from Manchester city centre, home to one of the UK’s largest NHS Trusts.