PgDip Global Health (Online)
Course overview
PgDip Global Health (Online Futures) will empower you to confidently meet the clinical and logistical challenges of working in complex and unpredictable situations; overseas, in low resource settings, on expedition or within your UK practice.
Key highlights
- Prepares you for clinical and logistical challenges in complex settings
- Covers working in low resource settings overseas
- Includes preparation for healthcare on expeditions
- Applicable to practice within the UK as well as abroad
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — to include relevant global health subject; or above
- Degree: 2:2 — considered case by case
- Additional condition: interview — …confirming your suitability for the course; or to take part in an interview and you will be sent a decision by letter or email.
Scholarships
International Postgraduate Welcome to Plymouth Scholarship
£4,000 off tuition fees in year one
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Global health practitioner
- Humanitarian health worker
- Expedition medic
- International health programme manager
- NGO health adviser
Cost of study
UK/Home: UK International Tuition fees for UK students starting in 2026-2027 academic year Full-time study To be confirmed per year Part-time study To be confirmed per credits. | International: UK International Tuition fees for UK students starting in 2026-2027 academic year Full-time study To be confirmed per year Part-time study To be confirmed per credits.
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Plymouth, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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