MSc Global Health - Human Health and the Environment in Egham United Kingdom | Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Holloway, University of London | Egham United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 19,500
(c. USD26,093.93)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months

The Global Health master's program tackles current and future health issues in today's world, providing two specialization options: an MA with a social sciences emphasis and an MSc concentrating on data, natural, and physical sciences. Both pathways will provide you with comprehensive expertise to pursue careers at the intersection of environmental and human health, influencing our collective tomorrow.

The MSc in Global Health: Human Health and the Environment adopts a multidisciplinary approach to Anthropocene challenges like climate change, urbanization, geopolitical shifts, demographic transitions, sustainability efforts, biodiversity conservation, and development.

Through collaborative learning, you'll explore core issues while investigating environmental influences and international organizations' roles, leveraging our robust partnerships with Global South institutions. You can specialize in either Global North post-industrial societies or Global South developing nations, contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and forging a more sustainable path forward for humanity.

Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

We invite students from a wide range of scientific, social science and humanities backgrounds to be considered, whether they are coming from an undergraduate degree or relevant work or volunteering experience (at least five years in a relevant field preferred).

Eligible backgrounds include Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Conservation Science, Earth Science, Ecology, Environmental Science, Geography, Health Science, Horticultural Science, Plant Science, Soil Science, Epidemiology, Genetics, Medicine and Healthcare.

Applicants coming straight from undergraduate studies will be expected to possess, or be expecting to attain, a UK 2:2 (Honours) degree or international equivalent in subjects listed above. Applicants coming back to education from a career or volunteering experience should have at least 5 years work experience in a related field. Applicants with experience in other subjects, such as social sciences and economics, should contact the Course Lead to be considered, especially if they can demonstrate relevant training and/or professional vocational experience.

IELTS: 6.5 overall. Writing 7.0. No other subscore lower than 5.5.
Pearson Test of English: 61 overall. Writing 69. No other subscore lower than 51.
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE): ISE III.
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) grade C
TOEFL iBT: 88 overall, with Reading 18 Listening 17 Speaking 20 Writing 26.
Duolingo: 120 overall, 135 in Literacy, 135 in Production and no sub-score below 100.

Tuition GBP 19,500

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