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Most Frequently Asked Questions
What is the duration of the program?
Europubhealth is a two-year master course.
Can I study 1 year only ?
You cannot study 1year only if you want to get Europubhealth double degrees.
Can I directly enter the 2nd year?
It is not possible to enter directly the 2nd year. You must undertake the entire master course.
Is Europubhealth a part-time or full-time programme?
Europubhealth is a full-time programme.
Does Europubhealth master offer distance (on-line) training?
No, Europubhealth does not offer distance training. On the contrary, it requires international mobility, as students must undertake courses in at least three different countries.
How are organized the courses during the two years?
Europubhealth is a two year Masters course equivalent to 120 ECTS Credits.
The first year concerns the foundations of public health and takes place either in Sheffield (in English) or in Granada (in Spanish).
The second year of specialisation is held in a different country.
Two modules bring together all Europubhealth students in Rennes at the end of the first year (4 weeks) and at the end of the second year (2 weeks).
How are the modules assessed?
Assessment is divided into three stages:
1. National assessment
Each member of the consortium assesses the students at the end of each training module. The assessment methods and grading scales have been agreed upon by all the members of the consortium. The student will need to obtain the minimum required standards for module validation.
If the coordinator of the module considers that a student has not achieved the minimum required standard, he will then set the student complementary work designed to help the student achieve the required level. Such a procedure would not disqualify the student from continuing on to another module.
If however following such corrective help achievement levels remain insufficient, the student will be asked to redo the modules in questions.
2. Transnational integrated assessment:
This assessment involves at least two members of the consortium. This applies to the integration module 1 and 2 and the final dissertation.
3. An assessment committee comprising one member of each partner of the consortium has the task and responsibility of gathering the results of the different assessments.
This committee reviews individual module assessments and the integrated assessment and grants admission (or not) into the 2nd year. If the student has not achieved the minimum required standards the committee will propose supplementary tasks to the student to be carried out during the summer break.
The final decision to grant or not grant the Masters degree will also be taken by the same assessment committee.
Can you send me a catalogue?
What are the different options?
During the first year, you can choose either courses delivered by the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, or courses delivered by the Andalusian School of Public Health in Granada, Spain. During the second year, you can choose among 7 specialisations: 1. "Advanced Public Health Methods", at the University of Copenhagen Denmark (in English) 2. "Health Management", at the Andalusian School of Public Health Spain (in Spanish) 3. "Quality improvement ", at the Andalusian School of Public Health Spain (in Spanish) 4. "Health Economics and Financial Management", at the Jagiellonian University of Krakow Poland (in English) 5. "Social and health protection", at the Jagiellonian University of Krakow Poland (in English) 6. "Environmental health and occupational health", at the French School of Public Health France (in English) 7. "Law, health and ethics", at the University of Rennes 1 France (in French) The list of courses offered by each institution are described at http://www.europubhealth.org/us/presentation/
What are the job opportunities?
Europubhealth is for all those who wish to embark on a career in public health. The Master provides a high level education in public health issues. Job opportunities can be in the designing, planning, implementation, advising and assessment of health prevention and promotion programmes, but also in the management of health and social services and establishments. Finally, the professional opportunities vary according to the specialisations undertaken in the Master during the second year. On our website, you will find details of career opportunities by clicking on each speciality ( http://www.europubhealth.org/us/presentation/index.php). These opportunities may lead to particular occupations or to new professional profiles in the following fields: - Management of social and healthcare institutions
- Implementation and assessment of public health policies
- Management of health programmes
- Risk management and assessment
- Inspection and evaluation
- Audits and consulting
- Education and research
What is the final diploma?
Europubhealth delivers a double diploma made up of:
the diploma delivered by the institution in which the student undertakes his year 1 of study (Granada "Master en Salud Publica y Gestion Sanitaria", Sheffield "Master of Public Health") and his year 2 of specialisation (Copenhagen "Master of Public Health", Granada "Master en Salud Publica y Gestion Sanitaria", Krakow "Master of Science in the field of Public Health", EHESP "Master international en santé publique", University of Rennes "Master Droit santé et protection sociale - spécialité Droit, Santé, Ethique).
What are the admission requirements?
The criteria for eligibility are:
- A university Bachelor degree, i.e. 180 ECTS
- Proficiency in one, two or three languages of institution (English, English + French, Spanish + French + English, Spanish + English)
- Submission on line before the deadline of a full application file, together with all the supporting papers required
Who are the candidates? Is there an age limit?
The candidates come from all over the world and have various backgrounds: professionals of social and sanitary institutions who want to develop their knowledge and skills in the designing, planning, implementation, advising and assessment of health prevention and promotion programmes or in the management of health and social services and establishments. They can be graduate students in law, economics, management, public health, biology, medicine, engineering, etc…
There is no age limit. You can apply at any age provided you meet the eligibility requirements in terms of study level and language proficiency in particular.
Must candidates be introduced by a University of their country or can professionals make unsolicited applications?
Candidates apply individually, although they must provide 3 reference letters (including 2 from academics, if possible, for students or for those who left the University recently).
To which address should the reference letters be sent to?
Reference letters need to be uploaded online directly by your referees onto your Europubhealth online application account.
How can I apply to Europubhealth master?
To apply to Europubhealth, you first fill in the on-line application form available in English only at: http://emundus.izp.cm-uj.krakow.pl/
If you want to apply both for Europubhealth and the Erasmus Mundus scholarship, your application form should be filled in by December 13, 2011 for Category A and Category B applicants and by 6 April 2011 for Self-Funded applicants with a scanned copy of all supporting documents. What are the required pieces of information?
Application Form has to be uploaded online together with the following attachments:
- Copy of identity card or passport
- Curriculum Vitae (European model), click here to download the template
- Essay - motivation and plans
- University degrees (minimum Bachelor) with the Diploma Supplement if available (more details on this page) and the official translation in English.
- University transcripts and mark sheets in English (or official written English translation from the candidate's native language) from all colleges and universities or any other institution of higher education attended.
- Evidence of language proficiency, according to the chosen pathway
- Two letters of recommendation, to be uploaded onto the application by the referees directly(please provide e-mail addresses for them).
For further information about how to fill in the application form, please read this document. What are the admission requirements for non-European candidates?
The admission requirements are the same for all candidates: see “How can I apply to Europubhealth master?
How do you select the candidates?
The application form is studied by the establishment that is coordinating the recruitment. The pre-selection procedure checks that the applicant meets all the eligibility conditions defined by the consortium. After pre selection, applications are studied by the Selection Committee. A Selection Committee composed of representatives of all the partner universities meets twice a year (once for Eramus Mundus applicants and once for the self-funded ones). The Committee studies each of the eligible applications. It classifies the applicants and publishes the list of those accepted as well as a waiting list. The co-ordinating establishment of the consortium notifies each applicant of the results and organises the registration for the Masters Course. What are the selection criteria?
The selection criteria assess the quality of educational background, professional experience, motivations and cultural adaptability of the candidates.
What are the selection dates? When will I know the results?
- For the Erasmus Mundus’ applicants: we examine your application form as soon as we receive it, or by the latest as soon as the deadline for applying is over. We will inform you in the following days if you are eligible or not.
Then, Europubhealth’s consortium selection committee will meet in February for category A and Category B students to select eligible applications.
We will receive the European Commission decision on the selection late April and will inform you immediately by mail and by post.
- For the other applicants: we examine your application form as soon as we receive it, or by the latest as soon as the deadline for applying is over. We will inform you in the following days if you are eligible or not.
By the end of June, we will inform you about the final decision by email and by post.
What are the language requirements?
One, two or three languages are required for attendance on the EUROPUBHEALTH Masters course, among one of the following combinations, according to the training path chosen:
English only; or English + French; or Spanish + French + English; or Spanish + English. What is the deadline for the language tests?
- If you apply to the Erasmus Mundus scholarship, you must send a copy of your test language certificates at the same time as your application form before the deadline 13th December 2011
- If you do not apply to the Erasmus Mundus scholarship, the deadline for both your application form and your test language certificates is 6th April 2012.
What are the tuition fees and what do they include?
The Europubhealth Master fees have been set at :
- 16.000 € for the two years of study (120 ECTS) for the non European students
- 8.000 € for the two years of study (120 ECTS) for the students stemming from country of the European Union.
These fees include all the following services:
- Enrolment in all the teaching units and modules and access to related educational ressources
- Participation to an orientation programme for international students
- Free access to library, document centres and related services
- Language course during first and second year (survival language)
- Examination, diploma and certificate.
They don't include costs related to accommodation, food, international travel, and travel on site or insurance.
In addition to the tuition fees, health insurance is compulsory for students who receive an Erasmus Mundus grant. Health insurance costs 350€ per year and will be directly deducted from the grant. The purchase of a third party liability insurance is also highly recommended.
The self funded students will have the choice to take their own health insurance and present a certificate of their insurer or take the insurance of the Consortium.
The students must be in compliance with the regulations of social welfare of the country which welcomes them.
For all the students, third party liability insurance has to be purchased individually. Who can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship?
Erasmus Mundus scholarships are for European and Third-country students and scholars from Third-country institutions. Students and scholars have to apply for these scholarships directly to the Europubhealth consortium.
Erasmus Mundus grants full scholarships to Third-country students - which cover travel & accomodation, participation costs to the course and a monthly allowance. Erasmus Mundus grants for Category B students (European and Third-country students who have spent more than 12 months in Europe within the last 5 years) are considered as a partial contribution to the costs. Erasmus Mundus scholarships allow third-country scholars to perform a teaching or research assignment of a maximum of three months at the Masters consortium.
The consortium decides who receives an Erasmus Mundus scholarship on the basis of CVs, study and academic merits, motivation, recommendations, language skills, etc. The Commission confirms this selection and assigns the grants. Nationals coming from all countries other than the 27 EU Member States (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK, Sweden, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania) and the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), who are not residents of any of the above countries, and who have not carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the above countries are considered “Third-country nationals.
How can I apply to Erasmus Mundus scholarship?
You can apply to Erasmus Mundus Scholarships at the same time as you apply to Europubhealth master, by simply choosing your profile (Category A or Category B) when registering onlinea to create your Europubhealth application account (http://emundus.izp.cm-uj.krakow.pl/). Please see “How can I apply to Europubhealth master? (in “About the application‿).
Warning: the number of applications to Erasmus Mundus scholarships is limited to three Erasmus Mundus Master Courses per student. In case of a candidate applying to more than three Erasmus Mundus grants he/she will be excluded by the European Agency from all Erasmus Mundus Scholarships.
For further enquiries about Erasmus Mundus scholarships, you can visit the European Commission website at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/faq/index_en.html What is the amount of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship for students?
For each Category A student, the grant amounts to 48,000€ for the two years.
For each Category B student, the grant amounts to 23,000€ for the two years (including potential mobility grant of 3,000€ for third-country partner institution). Can European students receive scholarships from other Community programmes for the purpose of following the Europubhealth Masters Course?
European students can apply for an Erasmus/Socrates scholarship under the standard Erasmus/Socrates conditions and procedures. In practice, this means that the university in which the European student starts the Erasmus Mundus Masters Course may grant an Erasmus/Socrates scholarship for the student’s study period at the second hosting institution within the Erasmus Mundus Masters consortium. Erasmus/Socrates scholarships can cover mobility periods of 3 to 12 months. It is therefore not (yet) possible for European students to receive an Erasmus/Socrates scholarship for the whole duration of the Europubhealth Masters Course. However, other types of grants from public or private funds are available (see "Funding for the course").
Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association
The EMA website has now been launched and is accessible on the following link www.erasmusmundus-alumni.eu. Please note that this website is still under construction. Its layout and functions are being further developed. The aim of this preliminary version is to provide you with a forum to share your their views on the future Erasmus Mundus Association. The European Commission and ACA will contact students to invite them to register via the EMA website What kind of training would be useful before applying to Europubhealth?
It is required to have a bachelor level degree (180 ECTS) to apply to Europubhealth. It may be useful, depending on the student’s language proficiency to undertake language courses as the language level required is high. For further information, refer to question about language requirements.
Can I study and work at the same time?
If you are a professional and want to undertake Europubhealth master, you must undertake the entire master course (full-time programme). If you are a student who wants to find occasional employment, you must be aware of the personal workload required by the master's course before taking your decision and make sure you respect legal regulations, specifically regarding work permit regulations. For further information: http://www.egide.asso.fr/uk/guide/vivre/travailler/
How to be prepared to study in one of your universities?
In our website you can download a welcome guide for each university in which you will find very useful information about the university, the town, country, your preparation to live abroad, etc. See the following pages Who needs a visa to study in Europe and how to get it?
According to the European Commission, third-country students and scholars can obtain a visa in their home countries in the embassies of the respective European countries which are involved in the Masters Course after they have been accepted in Europubhealth. Third-country nationals need visas for all European countries they will study in. It can take several months to obtain the necessary visas. See: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/faq/faq6_en.htmlAre students and scholars covered by an insurance scheme?
Until June 2010, Erasmus Mundus grantees are covered by a health and accident insurance offered by the European Commission. Accompanying spouses and/or children can be covered by this insurance scheme at the personal cost of the third-country student concerned. All other students following the Europubhealth Masters Course and third-country scholars working for the Course have to take out their own insurance (if necessary). Starting in September 2010, Erasmus Mundus grantees will be covered by a health and accident insurance subscribe by the coordinator of the consortium. All other students will have to subscribe their own insurance and provide an insurance certificate.
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