Global Health

Entry requirements

You should have or be expected to achieve, a minimum of a second class degree (2:2). For healthcare graduates, a pass is required. All degrees must be awarded before 1 August on the year of entry.

We welcome applications from individuals from a range of backgrounds, including humanities, science and healthcare.

Alternative professional qualifications, or previous related experience, may be considered and we encourage you to apply. You will be expected to have experience of working in global health (e.g. for non-governmental organisations) and you may be required to submit supplementary details (e.g. transcripts).

Intercalating students

Applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree but are current medical students who have successfully completed 360 credits (or equivalent) including at least 120 credits at Level 6 (or equivalent) of their medical degree are also eligible to apply.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Develop the expertise and research skills you need to create change, address inequality and improve health globally.

Climate change. Non-communicable diseases. Conflicts. Unfair healthcare provision. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), solving these urgent health challenges requires a coordinated effort from the global health sector, policymakers, international agencies, and communities. Could you be part of that solution?

Join us for a thought-provoking course that draws on the research and experience of our experts. Build the knowledge you need to reduce health inequality, inequity and injustice. Explore the measures needed to protect communities of the majority and of the marginalised from global threats such as conflict, economic crises and preventable diseases.

Is this course right for you?

If you’re looking to make a real difference in the pursuit of health equity and global justice, we’ll help you better understand global health issues, policy and practices in the 21st century.

Some of our students have recently finished their undergraduate studies, while others already have a career in development, policy, education, research or humanitarian relief. You might be a policymaker, doctor, or other health professional, but you’ll also fit in if you have an interest in areas like economics, anthropology or philosophy and ethics.

Why City St George's, School of Health & Medical Sciences?

• Pick your level of study - We offer this course as an MRes (subject to validation), MSc, PgDip or PgCert. If you join us for the PgDip or PgCert, you can continue to the full master’s course if you change your mind.
• Extensive research project - Spend up to four months (MSc) or eight months (MRes) on a project working alongside leading researchers, respected within their fields. Some students have also had their work published, contributing to intervention research, evidence syntheses and policy reviews.
• International opportunities - Our students have completed global health projects around the world in countries including Cambodia and Sierra Leone.

Course content

Global health is a highly interdisciplinary field. That’s why we’ve designed this course to help you analyse key global health challenges from a wide range of different academic and practical perspectives. To understand the problems we face today, you’ll also explore historical events and processes.

You’ll examine the socioeconomic and environmental changes and barriers that have created a fresh set of global health challenges. We’ll also discuss how strong international commitment, coupled with new scientific and technological advances, presents the opportunity to reduce the impact of global health disparities.

From migration to mental health humanities

Our core and elective modules give you the expertise you need to understand, interpret and help solve critical global health challenges. Pick from modules exploring vital areas like migration and health, gender and sexuality, transcultural mental health humanities, and more.

If you take the MSc or MRes, we’ll also help you prepare to carry out a high-calibre research project. This includes providing support in areas such as risk assessment, research methodologies and data analysis.

Past research projects have covered the full spectrum of the discipline – from the assessment of mental health care provision in rural South Africa to an analysis of the narratives of women imprisoned in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Careers

You’ll graduate with the skills you need to make impactful change and positively influence the health of people anywhere in the world.

Careers in global health are often divided into clinical and non-clinical, with opportunities to address issues of public or global health. Perhaps you’ll apply your expertise to policy development or advocacy. Or maybe you’ll find a role in community outreach, education or infectious disease management,

You’ll be a good fit for work in leadership, consultancy or research roles in either government or the private sector, as well as national and international agencies, such as WHO, UNICEF or Save the Children.

If you complete the MSc or MRes, you’ll also have practical research-based training and skills putting you in a good position to apply for a PhD. Some students have also applied to study medicine after graduating.

After our students graduate, they work in a range of organisations including:

• Academic institutions
• Aid agencies
• Civil service
• Hospitals
• Local or national government
• National health services
• National ministries of health
• NGOs
• Professional bodies
• Third sector organisations

Whatever your ambition, we offer tailored career support to help you find a rewarding global health role or excel in your existing career.

Information for international students

For information on how to apply, advice on visas and immigration and English language requirements please visit our international student support webpages.

Fees and funding

For information about tuition fees, funding and scholarships please visit our fees and funding webpages.