MSc Global Public Health

at Newcastle University

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Compulsory Modules
 

• Fundamentals of Research
• Advanced Social Determinants of Health
• Introduction to Health Policy and Health Systems
• Public Policy, Health and Health Inequalities
• Introduction to systematic reviewing and critical appraisal
• Global Health
• Dissertation (FT)

Academic 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)

Fees and funding

Home students
£6,000

International students
£16,000

Tuition fee increases
If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

Our global health master's postgraduate students can go on to work in:
 

• government
• international organisations
• the voluntary sector
• NGOs
• healthcare and service delivery
• consultancies
• the private sector where there is involvement with providing healthcare and public services