The programme consists of 11 modules (including the master’s dissertation) that are required to fulfill the requirements of the award of Master in Public Health (MPH) degree.

Each student must take all 8 core (compulsory) modules plus 2 out of the 4 specialization modules and the master’s thesis module. These correspond to a total of 90 ECTS with 60 ECTS of taught modules (46 ECTS core modules and 16 ECTS specialization modules) over a minimum of two academic semesters (Fall and Spring). The remaining months are fully devoted to the research-based dissertation (thesis) for 30 ECTS.

Full-time (14 months) programme schedule*:

1st Semester – Fall (September-December)

• MPH_601 Basic Epidemiology (8 ECTS) Compulsory
• MPH_602 Basic Biostatistics for Public Health (8 ECTS) Compulsory
• MPH_603 Health Informatics (6 ECTS) Compulsory
• MPH_604 Research Ethics in Public Health (4 ECTS) Compulsory
• MPH_612 Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (4 ECTS) – Compulsory

2nd Semester – Spring (January – May)

• MPH_605 Health Education and Promotion (6 ECTS) – Compulsory
• MPH_606 Health Economics and Policy (6 ECTS) – Compulsory
• MPH_607* Applied Methods for Public Health (8 ECTS) – Specialization
• MPH_608^ Environmental Health Evaluation (6 ECTS) – Specialization
• MPH_609* Advanced Biostatistical Methods (6 ECTS) – Specialization
• MPH_610^ Environment and Population Health (8 ECTS) Specialization
• MPH_611 Global Health (4 ECTS) – Compulsory

* Specialization in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

^ Specialization in Environmental Health

3rd Semester – Fall (June – November)

• MPH_613 Thesis (30 ECTS) Compulsory*

*Part-time students would typically need to split modules offered in the 1st and 2nd semester into four (4) semesters over a period of two academic years.

**The master’s thesis can be submitted once a year at the end of November.

Format

All taught modules are comprised of in-class lectures/seminars/tutorials (each of two to three hours duration), in addition to self-study (e.g. homework).

The master’s dissertation/thesis is supervised by at least one member of the programme’s faculty with relevant expertise to your topic of interest and it may involve field work (i.e. data collection) and/or computer-based data analysis, in addition to self-study (i.e. literature review and writing).

Methods of Assessment

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework and examinations. Depending on the specific module, these could be in the form of problem-solving exercises, essays, reports, oral presentations and/or computer-based practicals.

The curriculum of the MPH program is nationally-, and EU-accredited by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (DI.P.A.E.) and the European Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA), respectively.