MA/MS in Public health

This master's programme trains public health leaders equipped with strategic, analytical and systemic thinking who can shape health policy, manage public health services and carry out research aimed at improving population health and reducing health inequalities. Coursework covers advanced epidemiology, public health information systems, health policy and intervention design, public health ethics and law, and public health management and economics, with a specialisation available in epidemiology. Learning outcomes include evaluating population health and identifying problems, setting priorities for health surveillance and organising the collection and interpretation of related data, assessing how environmental factors affect different population groups, and developing, implementing and evaluating both health policy and preventive programmes. The course includes professional training alongside specialists in the field, and graduates are described as prepared for roles in public health centres, education institutions, occupational medicine services, labour and food inspectorates, and other government or academic institutions.