Global Public Health Newcastle University

MSc - full time: 12 months, part time: 24 or 36 months
PGDip - full time: 9 months, part time: 21 months

Overview

There are many public health challenges facing societies today, including:

• increasing inequalities
• climate change
• displacement of populations
• global pandemics

Global Public Health MSc addresses these issues and others. It encourages you to consider the roles of and interactions between:

• governments
• international organisations
• multinational corporations.

You'll investigate global health challenges with a specific focus on your interests.

The United Nations and the World Health Organization have identified ways to improve health for all. These include the UN Sustainable Development Goals. To work towards universal health coverage and universal access targets, it is necessary to have an understanding of complex health interventions. You'll consider their social, political, and economic contexts.

The Global Public Health MSc is part of the Population Health Sciences Institute.

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a medical, health or social sciences discipline. You can also apply if you have successfully completed the fourth year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course, or equivalent.

If you have a different background you will be considered on an individual basis. If you have non-standard qualifications then you will be invited to an interview.

English Language requirements:

Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with at least 7.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other subskills)