Plymouth,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc Global Health in Plymouth United Kingdom | University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth
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Plymouth United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
19,000
(c. USD25,477.1)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The pandemic has demonstrated that health is truly interconnected worldwide, requiring all healthcare professionals to understand how major global health challenges - including climate change, pandemic readiness, disease control, and healthcare disparities - influence local health systems. Our global health program equips students with the expertise and competencies to become innovators, leaders, strategists, consultants, coordinators, and medical practitioners in the global health arena.
This program is ideal for healthcare practitioners, sustainable development specialists, and graduates who are particularly interested in or pursuing careers in global health initiatives and system strengthening efforts.
The MSc serves as valuable professional advancement for senior medical roles or allied health positions. Graduates will be prepared for international opportunities, whether through short-term NHS collaborations or extended engagements with organizations like VSO, MSF, the British Antarctic Survey, or any global/remote health setting. The program's emphasis on leadership development provides essential skills for diverse career trajectories in your chosen specialty.
1 year Full Time.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
This programme is applicable to public health and healthcare professionals who wish to pursue a career in public health or global health. It is also suitable for intercalating medical students between years 4 and 5 of their undergraduate course.
A recognised first degree or equivalent will be required with a minimum of an upper second/ 2:1 class honours degree. This can be in public health / health promotion, health professions (medicine, nursing, paramedic science, dentistry, etc) or in a global health related topic (for example health management, forestry, veterinary care, biomedical science, media and communications). Applicants who have acquired global health experience working or volunteering with the health sector, Non-Governmental Organisations, Local Government or International Agencies (such as WHO or UN) will be considered if staff responsible for admissions are confident of the candidate's ability to succeed in the programme, in line with QAA guidance.
If your first language is not English you will be required to provide evidence of competence in English language:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in each category (speaking, listening, reading, & writing) will be required.
TOEFL IBT 90
Minimum Component Scores - Component scores of listening 17, reading 18, speaking 20, writing 18
A recognised first degree or equivalent will be required with a minimum of an upper second/ 2:1 class honours degree. This can be in public health / health promotion, health professions (medicine, nursing, paramedic science, dentistry, etc) or in a global health related topic (for example health management, forestry, veterinary care, biomedical science, media and communications). Applicants who have acquired global health experience working or volunteering with the health sector, Non-Governmental Organisations, Local Government or International Agencies (such as WHO or UN) will be considered if staff responsible for admissions are confident of the candidate's ability to succeed in the programme, in line with QAA guidance.
If your first language is not English you will be required to provide evidence of competence in English language:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in each category (speaking, listening, reading, & writing) will be required.
TOEFL IBT 90
Minimum Component Scores - Component scores of listening 17, reading 18, speaking 20, writing 18
Tuition
GBP
19,000