MSc Global Health
Course overview
The MSc Global Health at the University of Sussex is an interesting programme offered by Brighton and Sussex Medical School and is delivered by world-leading experts. It is designed for graduates, researchers, health professionals, and government personnel who wish to address global health inequalities and strengthen healthcare systems worldwide. It combines core areas of study in modules such as Globalisation and Health, Global Burden and Management, Migration, Refugees and Wellbeing.
Learning and assessment are built around interactive teaching methods like seminars, workshops, research-informed lectures, tutorials, and student-directed presentations and seminars with continuous assessment through essays, policy briefs, presentations, and a dissertation or research project. The programme is available full-time (1 year), offering core and optional modules and the flexibility to study in manageable blocks or take them individually.
Entry requirements
Grade Requirements:
- Applicants need a first-class or upper second-class (2:1) undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) in a subject relevant to global health, such as development studies, anthropology, nursing, political sciences, geography, psychology, biomedical sciences or similar.
- Alternatively, applicants with a lower second-class (2:2) degree plus relevant global health experience may be considered on an individual basis.
English Language requirements:
- For International students, an IELTS (Academic) score of 7 or above is required, with no less than 6.5 in each section.
Scholarships
Cate Haste Scholarship in History
£3,000 tuition fee reduction.
Up to £3,000Cate Haste Scholarship in Media and Film
£3,000 tuition fee reduction.
Up to £3,000Chancellor's Masters Scholarship
£3,000 for applicants assessed as 'Home' for fees or £5,000 for applicants assessed as 'Overseas' for fees.
Jan Metzger Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems MSc
£12,550 fee waiver
Up to £12,550John Kinghorn Scholarship in Engineering
£10,000 tuition fee reduction.
Up to £10,000MBA Impact Scholarship
£2,500 - £5,000 towards tuition fee reduction.
Up to £2,500Sanctuary Scholarship (Masters)
Shan Vaswani Borgartz Scholarship in Media
£5,000 tuition fee reduction.
Up to £5,000Stuart Hall Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee discount.
Up to £5,000Sussex Alumni Scholarship
£3,000 tuition fee reduction.
Up to £3,000Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarships
£10,000 tuition fee reduction.
Up to £10,000The University of Sussex Business School International Masters Award
£2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the Business school.
Up to £2,000The University of Sussex Engineering and Informatics International Masters Award
£2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the School of Engineering & Informatics.
Up to £2,000
Career opportunities
The MSc in Global Health provides students with valuable skills for a wide range of career options. After completing the course, graduates can work in roles such as:
- Global Health Practitioner
- Policy Adviser in health systems
- Researcher
- Epidemiologist
- Public Health analyst
Cost of study
International students enrolling for the full-time MSc Global Health programme offered by the Brighton and Sussex Medical School are required to pay a yearly tuition fee of £22,580.
Admission
To apply for the course, you can apply directly to the university through its online application portal. For personalised help with your application, please speak to one of our trained counsellors.
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