Develop an understanding of global and local public health challenges, learn strategies and build skills to promote health and wellbeing of populations, preventing diseases and addressing health inequities.

Delve into the diverse world of Public Health including professional public health practice, epidemiology, disease prevention and control, health promotion, policy analysis and development, health economics, health program design and development, and environmental sustainability.

Your understanding of the multiple systems in which public health operates will allow you to investigate and apply interdisciplinary and creative approaches to address real world problems, within the goals of sustainable development. 

The course also has an emphasis on health equity and the development of culturally safe public health practices with a spotlight on First Nation’s health imperatives, locally and globally. 

This degree is open to both clinical and non-clinical health professionals, as well as graduates from a wide range of other fields looking at approaches to enhancing the health of individuals, communities, and populations.

UC’s Master of Public Health is delivered in partnership with the esteemed UC Health Research Institute (HRI) to help you gain the skills needed to analyse health information and plan and manage public health programs for communities and populations.