MPH Public Health (Data Science)

Data science is a rapidly growing field of employment opportunity where government agencies, universities, international health agencies, consulting/research firms and other scientific organisations are typical employers.

One key focus of public health data science is the analysis of routine administrative health data to improve monitoring of population health and prevent ill health. It covers aspects of information governance and disclosure control and introduces advanced methods of data management and analysis, which help in exploring disease pathways and factors important in patient care, and in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of health research.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Graduates have entered a wide range of professions and job roles across the world, for example:

• public health specialist
• clinical senior researcher
• policy officer
• senior research nurse
• lead pharmacist
• specialist registrar
• research scientist.
• lecturer
• health development manager
• public health advisor
• health programme specialists
• medical practitioner positions in public health
• clinical university teacher
• research positions
• Others have gone on to study for PhDs in public heath and epidemiology.