MSc Global Health

Program Overview

MSc Global Health

Course Overview

The MSc Global Health programme is designed to engage students with contemporary issues, global themes, and challenges in the field of global health. The course draws on a range of academic fields of study in the social and clinical sciences to understand the policy and practice of global health.

Course Features

• Study alongside global health practitioners from around the world on this distance learning course
• Gain knowledge and skills to work as part of an interdisciplinary team in global health
• Learn from an experienced and approachable teaching team with wide-ranging backgrounds
• Excellent networks and practitioners with extensive experience of working internationally
• Make a difference to health where human need is great and available resources are limited

Course Details

Suitable for applicants from:

• UK
• EU
• World

Learning and Teaching

• Start date: September
• Distance learning available: This course is offered as distance learning only.
• Full-time students will be required to attend live, interactive sessions for a total of four hours a week.
• Part-time students will be required to attend for a total of two hours a week.
• In addition, in their own time, students will need to engage with reading and practical tasks in order to prepare for these taught sessions.

Assessment

• A wide variety of assessment types are used, including:
  • Written assignments (including essays and case studies)
  • Presentations (including oral and poster presentations)
  • Projects
  • Research proposals
• Students also complete a substantial independent research project.

Modules

Year 1

• Defining Concepts (20 Credits)
• Determinants of Health (40 Credits)
• Project Planning for Sustainable Global Health (40 Credits)
• Research and Evaluation in Global Health (20 Credits)
• Dissertation (60 Credits)

Entry Requirements

• UK: A first or second-class honours degree
• International: Normally a first or second-class Honours degree or professional experience in the area of study.
• Personal computing requirements: Due to the Distance Learning deliverance of the course, there are minimum personal computing requirements. Please see the Distance Learning Policy.

Tuition Fees

Additional Tuition Fee Information

• If you are a UK student starting your degree in January / September 2025, the first year will cost you £9,250.
• The University of Winchester will charge the maximum approved tuition fee per year.

Additional Costs

• As one of our students, all of your teaching and assessments are included in your tuition fees, including lectures/guest lectures and tutorials, seminars, laboratory sessions, and specialist teaching facilities.
• You will also have access to a wide range of student support and IT services.
• There might be additional costs you may encounter whilst studying. The following highlights the mandatory and optional costs for this course:

Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards

• We have a variety of scholarship and bursaries available to support you financially with the cost of your course.
• To see if you’re eligible, please see our Scholarships and Awards section.

Career Prospects

• Graduates of the MSc Global Health programme can go on to pursue careers or advance their existing career in charities, intergovernmental organisations (e.g., United Nations), NGOs, and consultancies in the UK and abroad with roles in aid and development, general/project management, community and/or business development, campaigning, advocacy, fundraising, service improvement, policy analysis and development, evaluation and research, and health promotion.
• Alternatively, you may choose to take your studies further to a higher degree such as doctoral studies.

Programme Leader

• Dr. Rachel Locke is a Deputy Head of School, Sport, Health and Community, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing.
• She is Programme Lead for MSc Global Health and BA International Development: Global Health.
• She is currently leading research with international collaborators in Tanzania and Ghana examining the impact of large-scale in-country innovations in terms of sustainability in health and wellbeing (i.e., SDG 3) and global health partnerships (i.e., SDG 17).