Global Health

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months HealthSocial work, childhood, and youth studies

About this course

The Masters in Global Health offers you a unique opportunity to develop a critical understanding of the key issues within health and medicine, health policy and health planning, and of the determinants of health and health inequalities from a social science perspective.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • The MSc and MRes are both designed to allow you to focus your learning around the global health issues that interest you most, and are fully interdisciplinary in their structure and content.

  • You will examine health issues that arise for different population groups and across national boundaries, including the social and cultural constructions of health, chronic illness and disability, and global and national health policies.

  • You will make a critical analysis of health and its determinants, and develop a deep understanding of the influence and role of equality/inequality, demographics and location on health.

  • You will study social science research methods, and apply them in the completion of an original piece of research.

  • You will be taught by experts from the following world-leading centres based at the University: School of Health & Wellbeing, MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, Centre for the History of Medicine, and Policy Scotland.

  • You will become part of a leading centre of applied and policy related research bringing together expertise in health inequalities, health and wellbeing, disability, urban health, health economics and the history of medicine.

  • Participate in networking activities, for example, inviting international Global Health professionals to attend a Careers in Global Health event, and a week-long fact-finding trip to Geneva (or other European centre for Global Health organisations).

  • Closely supported to build the skills, experience and networks that will open doors to you in your future career in Global Health.

  • Sociology at Glasgow is ranked 4th in the UK by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 and 4th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    In the MSc, you will take three core and three optional courses. In the MRes, you will take four core courses and two optional courses. In both programmes, courses will be delivered via lectures and seminars. You will also undertake an independent research project focusing on an issue in Global Health that particularly interests you, and will submit this as a dissertation at the end of your degree.

    MSc core courses Global Health in Social Context Improving Health and Society: Programme Development and Evaluation PGT Research Design in Practice

    MRes core courses Global Health in Social Context Research Design Qualitative Research Methods Quantitative Data Analysis

    Optional courses Anthropology of Global Health Communicable Diseases Cultural, Social and Biological Determinants of Mental Health Planetary Health Globalisation And Public Health Global Health Challenges Health and Culture Health Economics for HTA online Health Technology Assessment in a global context Improving Access to Mental Health Care in the Global Context Managing Health Care Organisations Mental Health and Disability: International Law and Policy Mental Health Promotion Across the Life-span Research Design Quantitative Data Analysis (MSc only) Understanding Health Policy

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 4 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MRes

    Location: Glasgow

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MRes

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2119 Natural and social science professionals
    3111 Laboratory technicians
    2223 Speech and language therapists
    3213 Medical and dental technicians
    2231 Midwifery nurses
    2222 Occupational therapists

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Health, Social work, childhood, and youth studies

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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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