Online public health degrees

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Learn part-time with our flexible online degrees in public health and global health.

  • Flexible hours, so you can work full-time while earning qualifications.
  • Pay-per-term fees, so you can spread the cost.
  • Take study breaks between courses when you need to.
MSc • PgDip • PgCert

Applied Health Sciences

Earn a Masters, Postgraduate Diploma, or Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Health Sciences with our flexible online and on-campus courses. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Blended learning
  • January or September
MSc • PgDip • PgCert

Health Economics for Health Professionals

Advance your career in health. Develop sought-after research skills and build your knowledge of health economics tools and principles. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • September
MPH

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Join an accredited online Master of Public Health (MPH) you can study part-time and tailor to you. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January or September
PgCert

Research Methods for Health

Learn to design and carry out healthcare research projects. Study part-time with active health researchers at an award-winning health sciences university. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January or September

Online public health short courses

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Not ready to take on a full degree? Start small with an online short course.

Many of our short courses in public health and global health are part of online Masters degrees. They give you a flexible way to:

  • build graduate qualifications in public health, one short course at time
  • add postgraduate skills to your CV when it suits you
  • move towards a career in public health or global health.

Whether you’re looking to earn a Masters, change career, or upskill for the future, find your first course to get started.

Short course

Applied Statistics

Join our expert statisticians online and learn to use statistics in your health research or professional practice. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Challenges in Global Nutrition

Join our online global nutrition course and learn about nutrition challenges around the world. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Designing Real-World Trials

Learn to design and implement your own Randomised Controlled Trials with our experienced trialists and award-winning researchers. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Epidemiology

Learn to understand, measure and tackle disease with this flexible online Epidemiology course you can fit around full-time work. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Evidence-Based Health

Learn to extract, assess and use evidence gained in health research in this Masters-level online short course. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Health, Law, and Socio-Cultural Sensitivity

Learn to recognise, report and prevent FGM practices. Join our free online course for anyone with safeguarding duties, including health and social care professionals.

  • Online learning
  • Any time
Short course

Fundamentals of Research Design

Gain fundamental skills in health-related research. Join this online research design course that fits around full-time work. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Health Economics

Boost your skills as a health professional or researcher. Join an online health economics course that fits round full-time work. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Health Informatics

Are you ready for Big Data? Learn to handle the growing volume of data in healthcare, and how we can use it to improve health and wellbeing for all. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Key Concepts in Global Health

Learn about essential concepts in global health on this flexible online short course that fits around full-time work. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Nutrition and Health Through the Life Stages

Study the relationship between diet, human development, health and disease at every stage of life. Learn with leaders in nutrition research, part-time online. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Public Health in Action

Learn how to protect, promote, monitor and improve public health, at an award-winning health research university. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Qualitative Health Research

Discover an exploratory approach to health research. Learn from experienced researchers on a course that fits round full-time work. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • September
Short course

Sustainable Diets and Global Food Systems

Earn credits towards a Masters degree with our online sustainable food systems course. Learn about global food systems with world-leading experts at a UK university. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
Short course

Women’s Health in a Global Setting

Join our online women’s health course and study global women’s health issues, from LGBTQ health inequalities to the effects of Covid-19 on women in developing countries. 10% NHS staff discount.

  • Online learning
  • January
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Outstanding research quality

We’re rated 1st in Scotland for Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care research in the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

1st in the UK for Medicine (Guardian University Guide 2024)

Join one of the UK’s best medical schools

We’re ranked first in the UK for Medicine by the Guardian University Guide 2025.

Choose an award-winning UK university for online public health courses

Pioneering research

Be part of a university leading the way in nutrition, women’s health, infection control and clinical scanning, transforming lives and medical practice around the world.

Award-winning research

We’re proud winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize, the highest national honour for a UK university, for sustained excellence in health research over the last 40 years.

Why we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize

Real-world impact

Our work has changed clinical practice, policy, legislation and academic method, directly impacting the lives of millions of people.

Our research impact

Learn with us anywhere, with no need for a student visa

Access our expert teaching wherever you are. Students join us online from over 100 countries around the world each year.

  • You’ll earn exactly the same qualification online as you would studying with us on campus.
  • Our online qualifications are recognised by healthcare employers and learning institutions around the globe.
  • With no student visa required, benefit from our expertise in the UK without the cost and hassle of having to relocate.

Careers in public health and global health

Our online courses will help you prepare for success in a broad range of public health, global health, and academic careers.

We can help you gain the skills you need to:

  • pursue a career in the public health sector
  • influence public health policy
  • undertake independent public health research
  • move on to a PhD.

Choose from a substantial range of public and global health courses to tailor your learning to your career goals.

Choose flexible online learning with the University of Aberdeen

Fits around full-time work

Online courses designed to fit around work. With flexible hours and 24/7 study access.

You’re in expert hands

We’ve been delivering online and distance learning for decades.

NHS and alumni discounts

NHS staff receive a 10% discount on a range of our online courses and degrees, and our alumni receive 20% off.