Program Overview

MSc Global Health (Emergency Medical Response)

Overview

The MSc Global Health (Emergency Medical Response) program is designed to study the worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats. The program covers topics such as emergency medicine, disaster management, community health, anthropology, and sociology of health and illness.

Entry Requirements

We require a Lower Second Class Bachelor's degree or the overseas equivalent, although each application is judged on its own merits and exceptions to this entry requirement may be made. Applicants who do not have a Bachelor's degree or the overseas equivalent may apply if they can demonstrate (via a personal statement) that they can communicate clearly, are highly motivated, and have experience of prior learning.

Application and Selection

Apply online.

Course Details

• Duration: TBC
• Degree Awarded: Master of Science
• Course Options:
  • Full-time: N
  • Part-time: N
  • Full-time distance learning: N
  • Part-time distance learning: Y

Course Overview

• Study the worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats.
• Cover topics such as emergency medicine, disaster management, community health, anthropology, and sociology of health and illness.
• Benefit from insights from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), collaborators on the content of this course.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of health challenges in disaster and conflict contexts.
• Study via distance learning without leaving home or interrupting your career.
• Benefit from the expertise of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, including a decade of online teaching.

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MSc (part-time distance learning)
  • UK students (per annum): £4,800
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £9,333

Policy on Additional Costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

Careers

The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue careers in global health, emergency medical response, and humanitarian aid.