MA/MS in Applied Public Health

This master's programme in applied public health is designed for graduates who already hold a bachelor's or master's degree and want to broaden their expertise for leadership roles in public and private health sectors or nongovernmental organisations. First-year subjects include public health law and ethics, one health and climate change, health economics and politics, applied epidemiology and research methodology, and health information management, while the second year covers disease prevention and health promotion programmes, occupational health and safety, and data-analysis methods, alongside a master's thesis and practice placement each year. Learning outcomes include analysing and interpreting population health indicators, designing and leading epidemiological studies, and formulating evidence-based health-intervention recommendations after controlling for bias in collected data. Students also learn to identify and manage environmental health risks, assess how effective community health-promotion projects are, and apply management theories to strengthen health care system organisation and policy. Elective options include biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship, qualitative research methods, design thinking, and health data science.