Study Details: MSc 1 year Full-time
Public health reaches beyond local and national dimensions, people and communities across the world require global solutions.
The core concept underpinning this Global Public Health course is the examination, analysis and reflection upon complex health determinants in an increasingly globalised world. You will explore the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and public health challenges contributing towards global inequalities. The central aspects of the course include creating an environment for interdisciplinary and interprofessional learning through embedding research and scholarship within the course, enhancing engagement with public health and wider health industry stakeholders and integrating the development of employability skills throughout. The course will use traditional face-to-face learning, combined with an innovative learning approach which will support you within a flexible learning environment.
Why study Global Public Health?
The course will provide you with:
comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills to become an effective global health practitioner to pursue your career in public health practice and research at local, national and international levels
the support to develop competencies to work in global public health and health service delivery within the NHS, local government, private and charity organisations, international development sector, academia and the wider health and wellbeing economy
opportunities to engage with national and international stakeholders within the School and beyond through academic input, knowledge exchange, implementation and research activities
the support to explore and find opportunities for paid or unpaid work, which could be aligned with the work-based learning module on the programme;
an interdisciplinary learning environment by bringing together graduates from other disciplines and experts from different fields of study and practice
opportunities for flexible learning through full-time or part-time study, morning and/or afternoon taught sessions, and face-to-face and an innovative learning approach.
MSc in Global Public Health is an internationally recognised qualification that will prepare you for a career in public health worldwide.
A relevant first degree.
Consideration is given to other applicants who have experience of working in the field of practice relevant to their proposed study and a cover letter to demonstrate this.
International students will need to meet the requirements of any international student coming to study in the UK.
If English is not your first language you require an IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no element below 5.5 for most standard undergraduate and postgraduate courses. There are some exceptions and if the IELTS requirement differs it will be specified on the course page.
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