Global Health Studies
Entry requirements
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent. A biomedical, medical, public health, veterinary or relevant bioscience topic is particularly suitable for this degree programme. We may also consider your application if you have relevant work experience.
Months of entry
September
Course content
This programme is designed to enable those with a personal, academic or professional interest in global health to study a variety of related subjects and join colleagues and fellow students in a global community.
The programme is invoiced at course level, allowing you to pick and choose your curriculum content, and manage your learning within flexible 5 or 11 week teaching blocks, which are offered at fixed time periods across the academic calendar.
The programme is structured to equip students with a comprehensive knowledge base in various aspects of global health.
The emphasis is on the interdisciplinary nature of the subject and this is reflected by the wide range of courses it is possible to study within the programme.
Possible subjects include:
- Animal health
- Biodiversity
- Conservation and global citizenship
- Forensic medicine and science
- Global health
- Infectious and non-communicable diseases
- Sanitation and water issues
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PGCert
- part time36 months
- Online learningis available for this qualification
- Professional Development
- part time24 months
- Online learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Programme Director
- globalhealth.studies@ed.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 242 9376