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Posted Feb. 2, 2017

Top 10 Epidemiology Masters Degree Courses In The UK & Europe

Top Epidemiology CoursesA Masters in Epidemiology can be approached by a number of different backgrounds.

A career in medicine, health administration or public policy could all benefit from specialising in epidemiology.

Some Masters in Epidemiology are designed as part of a PhD program and others are designed to follow a PgDip course.

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Here are ten of the best Masters degree courses in Epidemiology in the UK and Europe*.

MSc in Epidemiology – Utrecht University

Duration: 2 years full time

Cost: €2,006 (EU Students) / €18,201 (International Students)

What You Will Study:

This course at Utrecht University in the Netherlands is designed for those already working or have an interest in epidemiology in human or animal populations. Students concentrate on distribution and determining factors in illness and morbidity.

MSc in Epidemiology – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Duration: 1 year full time or 2 to 5 years part time

Cost: £9,150 (UK or EU Students) / £21,500 (International Students)

What You Will Study:

The aim of the MSc in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is for students to be able to add to the field of epidemiological research and be able to work in public health in low to high income nations.

MSc in Epidemiology – Imperial College London

Duration: 1 year full time

Cost: £12,000 (UK or EU Students) / £30,600 (International Students)

What You Will Study:

Modules studied at Imperial College London include principles and methods of epidemiology, infectious disease modelling and principles of global epidemiology.

MRes in Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics –  University of Birmingham

Duration: 1 year full time

Cost: £4,180 (UK or EU Students) / £16,740 to £35,640 Depending on research subject area (International Students)

What You Will Study:

This Research Masters at the University of Birmingham can cover topics in public health, epidemiology and biostatistics. The topic for research is agreed between the student and academic staff.

MSc in Immunology and Global Health – Maynooth University

Duration: 1 year full time

Cost: €16,990 (UK or EU Students) / €28,600 (International Students)

What You Will Study:

The compulsory modules at Maynooth University in Ireland include fundamental, clinical and applied immunology, global health and diseases of poverty, epidemiology, medical geography, systems biology. Some of the elective modules include immunology and global health, economic and financial risk analysis, climate change and spatial e-humanities.

MSc in Global Health – Trinity College Dublin

Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time

Cost: €8,750 (EU Students) / €17,500 (International Students)

What You Will Study:

The aim of the MSc in Global Health at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland is to give students an understanding of international and national health systems and how to improve them.

MRes in Epidemiology – Newcastle University

Duration: 1 year full time

Cost: £6,000 (UK or EU Students) / £17,935 (International Students)

What You Will Study:

This course at Newcastle University is research based with a taught element and is equivalent to an MSc. Students concentrate on the theory and practice of epidemiology and approaches to research in epidemiology.

MPhil in Epidemology – University of Liverpool

Duration: 1 to 3 years full time or 2 to 6 years part time

Cost: £4,121 (UK or EU Students) / £14,100 to £18,000 Depending on research topic (International Students)

What You Will Study:

This is a Research Masters and the topics for research can cover both human and animal illness and infectious and non-infectious diseases.

MSc in Global Health and Infectious Disease – University of Edinburgh

Duration: 3 to 6 years part time via distance learning.

Cost: £4,335 for all students

What You Will Study:

This distance learning course at the University of Edinburgh aims to give students an understanding of the issues facing global health policy makers today. Concentrating on the emergence of diseases this course is designed to fit around your current employment.

MSc in Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation and Epidemiology – University of Glasgow

Duration: 1 year full time

Cost: £6,000 (UK or EU Students) / £18,000 (International Students)

What You Will Study:

Compulsory modules on the MSc in Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation and Epidemiology at the University of Glasgow include measuring biodiversity and abundance, infectious disease ecology and the dynamics of emerging disease, multi-species models and molecular epidemiology and phylodynamic.

In conclusion...

These courses cover a range of different learning methods. Different learning methods have advantages for different future careers, so researching your Masters course is essential to your future success. There are other great masters courses in epidemiology avaiable, you can check our course search to find out where.

*SOURCE: TOP UNIVERSITIES.

PLEASE NOTE: As a result of Brexit, from Autumn 2021 postgraduate students from the European Union studying at a UK university will be charged the same tuition fees as international students. UK students studying their postgraduate course at a European university are also likely to incur higher tuition fees than their EU counterparts. It is advisable to check with the individual universities in the UK and Europe for up-to-date information on tuition fees for all postgraduate programs.

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6 comments

Sandra May 26, 2019, 12:09 a.m.

Interested for studying in 2020.

Need information

Charlotte King May 31, 2019, 5:05 p.m.

Hi Sandra,

If you paste this URL into your browser you will see all the different Epidemiology courses available to study in the UK and Europe. These should all mostly be valid for 2020 too.
https://www.postgrad.com/courses/epidemiology/europe/
Good luck finding the right course.

Charlotte

Samuel Oct. 8, 2020, 9:47 a.m.

Pls i need a very low tuition fees Msc in public health in UK universities my budget is btw €8,000 to €10,000 per year. Thanks

Charlotte King Oct. 13, 2020, 9:02 a.m.

Hi Samuel,
As you can see from this article about the top 10 Public Health masters in the UK and Europe the tuition fees tend to be around £9,000 (€9,800) to study at prestigious universities in the UK and Europe if you are a Home/EU student >
https://www.postgrad.com/blog/Top-10-Public-Health-Masters-Degree-Courses-In-The-UK-Europe/
And don't forget that once you have been accepted on a postgraduate program you are eligible to apply for a Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary worth £500 >
https://www.postgrad.com/psuk_study_bursaries_apply/
Good luck!

Onadipe Roi Adetola Dec. 30, 2021, 1:09 p.m.

Greetings, I am BSc(ed) holder in health education with a CGPA of 4.2/5 from a Nigerian University. I would love to know the most affordable and best schools I can apply for a masters degree in public health preferably MSC in epidemiology . my budget is 16000 GBP.
Thanks .

Charlotte King Jan. 5, 2022, 2:05 p.m.

Some of the courses featured in this blog article are within your budget – and the online one offered at the University of Edinburgh is a very affordable option for international students at just over £6,000. This URL has details of all the Epidemiology masters courses in the UK > https://www.postgrad.com/courses/epidemiology/

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