Global Health MSc is a postgraduate degree at University of Sussex, based in Brighton, taught full-time over 1 year.
About this course
This innovative MSc in Global Health offers a stimulating and vibrant programme delivered by world leading experts, empowering you to kick-start a successful career in the field of global health policy, research and practice.
The degree combines four compulsory core modules with a variety of optional modules, allowing you to focus on areas relevant to your work and professional interests.
The course also allows students who do not have enough time to complete the full MSc to enrol on our PGDip in Global Health, PGCert in Global Health or individual modules. Credits earned can be used in the future towards completing the full MSc.
Key areas of study
- Determinants of health and ill-health in a globalised world
- Global burden and management of disease and injury
- Migration, asylum, and global health
- Climate change, disasters, and global health
- Global health policy, institutions, and politics
- Access to medicines
- Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
- Health, poverty and development
- Global mental health
- Emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance
- Impact of conflict and violence on health
- Research practice in global contexts
- Economic evaluation of healthcare
- Epidemiological concepts
- Essential Statistics for Health and Medical Research
Study Options
This course is available in 6 study options:
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: MSc
Location: Brighton
Duration: 2 Years
Qualification: MSc
Location: Brighton
Duration: 2 Years
Qualification: PgDip
Location: Brighton
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: PgDip
Location: Brighton
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: PgCert
Location: Brighton
Duration: 2 Years
Qualification: PgCert
Location: Brighton
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Course Details
- Qualification
- MSc
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Brighton
- Scheme
- Postgraduate
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ