Applied Health Research MPhil/PhD

UCL Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom

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36 monthsProgram duration

26,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

YesScholarships

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 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.

PTE Academic

62+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

176+

TOEFL

92+

IELTS

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.

Program Duration

3 Years

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Tuition Fee
Scholarships

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

5,690 GBP

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

26,500 GBP

Other Expenses

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