Program Overview

Program Overview

The M.Sc. in Global Health is a multidisciplinary course that uses biosocial models to address global health challenges. It emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants, and solutions, and involves many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences. The course promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and is a synthesis of population-based prevention with individual-level clinical care.

Course Details

• Awards: NFQ Level 9
• Number of Places: 25 Places
• Next Intake: September 2025
• Course Director: Dr. Felicity Daly
• Closing Date: 30th April 2025

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to complete an online application and provide:

• A personal statement stating interest in global health issues, prior global health experience, and career aspirations
• A professional CV
• Two references, with at least one from a contact in academia
• Copies of certificates of English language competence (for applicants whose native language is not English or who have not been taught at university in the English language)

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Structure

The M.Sc. in Global Health is a full-time programme taught over one year. Students must complete 90 ECTS to graduate: 60 ECTS for the taught component and 30 ECTS for the dissertation. The academic year is divided into three terms, with the first two terms forming the taught component of the course, and the last term to complete the research dissertation.

Course Content

Modules may change from year to year to reflect current thematic changes and remain relevant and responsive to international policy priorities for health. Modules taught in recent years included:

• Conceptualisations of Global Health
• Health Economics and Finance
• Quantitative Research Methods and SPSS: Quantitative Research Methods for Global Health
• Mental and Cognitive Health and Ageing: A Global Perspective
• Epidemiology
• Health Environment and Climate
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Culture Health and Illness

Career Opportunities

Graduates pursue leadership positions in global health research, policy, and practice, among a variety of other fields related to global health issues.

Is This Course For Me?

This programme is intended for individuals from a range of disciplines and professions who wish to develop an understanding of health issues that integrate health and social science perspectives in a global context. As global health is a multidisciplinary field, applicants can be graduates of any academic discipline.