Public Health - Nutrition

MPH Public Health (Nutrition)

Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90)



The MPH Nutrition programme in UCD has been developed to offer multi-disciplinary training and development in Public Health Nutrition, emphasising the application of food and nutrition knowledge, policy, and research to the improvement of population health.



- Knowledge of the factors influencing health status.

- The epidemiological skills of study design and analysis.

- A proper understanding of the Public Health function.

The MPH programmes are divided into four six-week blocks, each of which contain Core and Option modules. This is a 90 credit Masters. Each student must take 70 credits of taught modules and a 20 credit Dissertation.



Stage 1 - Core

Principles of Epidemiology PHPS40010

Public Health Practice and Policy PHPS40040

Nutritional Epidemiology PHPS40050

Biostatistics I PHPS40190

Communicable Disease Epidemiology PHPS40200

One Health PHPS40230

Health Promotion PHPS40300

Non Communicable Disease Epidemiology PHPS40370

SDGs and Global Health PHPS40430

Risk Perception, Communication and Behavior Changes PHPS40450

Applied Research Methods, Data Management, Analysis & Reporting PHPS40750

Sociology&Social Epidemiology PHPS40850

MPH Dissertation PHPS41140



Stage 1 - Option

Biostatistics II PHPS40460

International Health in Action PHPS40650

Principles of Health Financing and Management PHPS40860

Intro to Genetic Epidemiology PHPS40880

Clinical Trials PHPS40970

Advanced Epidemiology PHPS41110

Health Technology Assessment PHPS41120

Graduate Teaching Assistant PHPS50010

This programme is intended for Graduates of Health Science degree programmes (Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Nutrition, Nursing, or other), Science degree programmes (Biology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Physiology, Pharmacology, or other) or Social Science degree programmes (Psychology, Sociology, Economics, or other) preferably with a 2.1 Award or higher. Awards of 2:2 or less may be considered with additional suitability credentials. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of the highest level of mathematics achieved in prior education.



• Applicants to this programme should apply to the general MPH programme. Further information is available online.



• Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 7.0 (no band less than 6.5 in each element), or equivalent.



• These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes.

How to apply?

The following entry routes are available:



MPH (Nutrition) FT (X299)

Duration

1 Years

Attend

Full Time

Deadline

Rolling*



MPH (Nutrition) PT (X300)

Duration

2 Years

Attend

Part Time

Deadline

Rolling*



* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised.

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time. Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face.

MPH Public Health (Nutrition) (X299) Full Time

EU fee per year - € 8545

nonEU fee per year - € 19740


MPH Public Health (Nutrition) (X300) Part Time

EU fee per year - € 4305

nonEU fee per year - € 12800


***Fees are subject to change

Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website.

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.

Career Opportunities

As UCD has a globally acclaimed reputation in the area of Public Health, you will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in a wide range of careers in the Public Health sector. Many of our former students hold significant posts in Public Health in various parts of the world. MPH Graduates include, for example, Consultants in Public Health Medicine, University Professors and Ministry of Health Medical Officers.