Global Health (MSc)

Program Overview

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Discover the issues driving the world's population health and wellbeing on our MSc Global Health degree. Learn to tackle the risks posed by global issues such as infectious disease, rising obesity and climate change.

You'll cover socio-behavioural, demographic, spatial, economic, political, environmental and healthcare perspectives.

We have three Wellcome Studentships available for this programme for September 2022.  Two of these studentships are reserved for applicants from low- and middle income countries and the third is for a UK student.  For full details please visit the

Wellcome Scholarship page

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Explore the global risks of disease and changing population structures. Understand the trends behind inequality, globalisation, migration and urbanisation.

You’ll learn:

the concepts and dimensions of global health

the issues underpinning health outcomes and inequalities between countries and population sub-groups

how to analyse and solve complex global health problems

how to apply critical thinking and analytical skills to problem-solving

You’ll also develop:

quantitative skills in global health research

key transferable skills, including independent research, report writing, data analysis, and teamwork

ways to develop your professional career in global health and related fields

The modules you study may be taught by academics from specialisms including social sciences, medicine, the environment, and life sciences.

Students on this master's degree come from a range of backgrounds, in the UK and overseas. This makes for a diverse learning environment where you can connect with peers from all over the world.

This degree is available to take as an intercalation degree for undergraduate medical students. Intercalation means that you'll take a year out of your undergraduate medicine degree to gain this extra award.

Flexible study

If you prefer, you can apply to study this course as:

a part-time master's - study the same course content over 2 or more years

Your modules and fees may vary if you choose a different study option.

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Course lead

Your course leader is Dr Sarah Neal. Her research interests include maternal and child health, inequities in health, and health in conflict affected areas. Sarah has close links with the World Health Organization (WHO) Reproductive Health team and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Visit Dr Neal’s profile page

to learn more about her work.

Program Outline

On the full-time version of this UK master’s your studies take place over 12 months.

The course is made up of 9 months of taught learning between October and June. This includes modules that all students on the degree study, as well as a number of modules that you can choose.

The last 3 months of the course focuses on the research and preparation of your master’s dissertation.

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See all the modules in the course.