Overview

Whether you're a medical, nursing, allied health or social science professional, this Public Health course at Teesside University enables you to shape policy, influence practice and lead meaningful change within complex healthcare environments.

You gain the tools to analyse and respond to global health challenges, translating best evidence into effective public health action. With a focus on real-world application, you explore the social, economic and environmental drivers of health and develop sustainable, evidence-based solutions for improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities.

Career opportunities

This course supports your progression into high-level roles across the public health sector, helping you develop the leadership and strategic thinking skills employers are looking for. The Doctor of Public Health is widely recognised by public health organisations and valued by employers around the world.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Developing Contemporary and Novel Research

Project Focused Negotiated Learning

Public Health Doctoral Research Project

Strategies for Dissemination

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The admission criteria to the DrPH programme is:

you must have completed the equivalent of 120 Level 7 (L7) credits, relevant to public health: this can be from a postgraduate diploma or master’s or MPhil course normally within the last five years

applicants who completed a postgraduate diploma or master’s qualification outside of five years will normally need to demonstrate currency of the qualification through two years professional experience in a relevant field supported by an employer’s letter confirming the applicant uses the learning regularly in practice, or provide modules of equivalent learning

all applicants, both UK-based and international, at the point of application, must provide a short proposal including the area they wish to explore for their doctoral work and proposed methodology

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17000 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

6100 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Fee for UK applicants Part-time: £4,575 a year

Living costs

Middlesbrough

United Kingdom

600 - 1000 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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General requirements

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