Applied Health Research MPhil/PhD Program By UCL |Top Universities
Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

26,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Medicine Related StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The aim of our MPhil/PhD in Applied Health Research is to equip the next generation of experts with the tools to address major 21st century health challenges and deliver real-world impact. You will be supported to learn new skills and broaden your professional networks by multi-disciplinary teams of world-leading academics.

The Department of Applied Health Research is leading a wide range of research projects and is also collaborating on a large number of national and international research projects. The Department:

  • is driven by the need to tackle the social gradient in health and to improve health and health care across all social groups;
  • focuses on those interventions, programmes and pathways which are most likely to have a substantial impact in terms of health outcomes and reductions in health and health care inequalities;
  • has interests that span health care and public health services and measures to influence policy, clinical decisions and health related behaviour;
  • is concerned with evaluating the quality (effectiveness, cost effectiveness, equity and appropriateness) of health care and public health interventions; and
  • focuses on developing the knowledge base about the adoption, implementation and dissemination of evidence based health care and public health interventions.

Program overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The aim of our MPhil/PhD in Applied Health Research is to equip the next generation of experts with the tools to address major 21st century health challenges and deliver real-world impact. You will be supported to learn new skills and broaden your professional networks by multi-disciplinary teams of world-leading academics.

The Department of Applied Health Research is leading a wide range of research projects and is also collaborating on a large number of national and international research projects. The Department:

  • is driven by the need to tackle the social gradient in health and to improve health and health care across all social groups;
  • focuses on those interventions, programmes and pathways which are most likely to have a substantial impact in terms of health outcomes and reductions in health and health care inequalities;
  • has interests that span health care and public health services and measures to influence policy, clinical decisions and health related behaviour;
  • is concerned with evaluating the quality (effectiveness, cost effectiveness, equity and appropriateness) of health care and public health interventions; and
  • focuses on developing the knowledge base about the adoption, implementation and dissemination of evidence based health care and public health interventions.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

62+
176+
92+
6.5+
A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A relevant Master’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution is desirable.
3 Years
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

5,690 GBP
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International Students

26,500 GBP
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