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.
Subjects taught
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
Entry requirements
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.
Application dates
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.
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time. Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face.
Fees
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.
Enrolment dates
Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.
Post Course Info
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.