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International Health – (M.Sc.)
Queen Margaret University
Institute for International Health & Development
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| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,550 - ≈ € 14,975 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Queen Margaret University
QMU’s Institute for International Health and Development (IIHD), which opened in 1983, is one of the longest established centres working on the social determinants of health in middle income and resource poor settings in the UK. IIHD focuses on multidisciplinary postgraduate education, research and technical assistance to development agencies, non-government organisations and government.
The focus of IIHD is on the social determinants of health such as inequality, poverty, conflict and gender differences as well as topics such as sexual and reproductive health, health systems and human resources for health in globally and locally marginalised populations. There is a particular focus on the health and wellbeing of people in post conflict settings as well as refugees. Uniquely IIHD has developed teaching and research in the area of human resources for health.
The MSc in International Health is for middle to senior-level health professionals working, or planning to work, in developing and transitional countries. It will equip you to work effectively at a senior level to promote the health and social well-being of populations in low, middle income and transitional countries through the development of effective and responsive health systems.
Participants are typically drawn from health ministries and the NGO sector. International health is a multidisciplinary field of study that takes a global perspective on the state of peoples health, enhances knowledge and implementation of effective intervention strategies through a systematic examination of health problems, their determinants, and their solutions around the world. It examines the drivers of global health policy and determinants of health in disadvantaged populations.
As a graduate you will be well equipped to work as an international health practitioner or as a senior health manager or policy maker in a developing country or one in economic transition. Graduates have attained such positions as: health programme manager; project consultant; human resource manager; donor agency health advisor and a variety of advanced positions within home ministries and educational institutions.
Contents
This is a modular programme of study with the taught Postgraduate Certificate component extending over one 15-week semester and the taught Postgraduate Diploma component extending over two 15-week semesters. The Dissertation component extends over the summer period (mid-April-August). Planning for the dissertation necessarily begins in Semester 2 and requires the completion of the core module, Research Design and Planning in Semester 2. For full-time participants, the programme will run over one calendar year, starting in September each year (although January entry is permitted for suitably qualified participants).
The programme is based on completion of between 4-8 modules, with a dissertation for those completing the MSc. A module is equivalent to a notional 150 learning hours (the anticipated average time for the participant to complete the module). Learning hours are the combination of teaching contact hours and self-directed study time.
Core Modules include:
International Health and Social Policy
- Health Related Research
- Health Systems
- Research Design and Planning
- Dissertation (MSc only)
One core module from:
- Social Development Policy and Practice
- Health Economics
- International Public Health
Three elective modules from:
-Project Design and Management
- Gender, Health and Development
- Policy and Practice in Complex Emergencies
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Participatory Appraisal and Evaluation
- Psychosocial Intervention with War-affected Populations
- HIV and Development
- Leading Change
- Psychosocial Intervention with War-affected Populations
- Strategic Human Resources for Health
- Workforce Planning
- Workforce management
- Independent Study
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Honours degree or diploma, preferably in a health-related area. Diplomates should have completed the final exam of a professional body. Applicants from other backgrounds (eg social science, social anthropology) are also welcomed, if they can demonstrate understanding/ experience of health issues.
Minimum education level: Bachelors degree
Proficiency in English: You are required to have a 6.0 IELTS score (with no individual element below 5.5) or 88 in the TOEFL internet-based test (iBT). If your primary language has been English you may be exempt the above test scores.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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